Rockingham Luncheon Ruritan Club Records

Access and use

Location of collection:
James Madison University
Second Floor Room 203, MSC 1704
Carrier Library
James Madison University
880 Madison Drive
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Tiffany Cole
Phone: (540) 568-3444
Phone: (540) 568-3612
Fax: (540) 568-3405
Restrictions:

Collection open to research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection.

Terms of access:

The copyright interests in this collection have been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Rockingham Luncheon Ruritan Club Records, 2008-2010, SC 0291, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Summary

Extent:
0.08 cubic feet 1 folder
Creator:
Rockingham Luncheon Ruritan Club and Harter, Dale F.
Abstract:
The Rockingham Luncheon Ruritan Club Records, 2008-2010, comprise administrative records documenting the club's activities. Materials primarily include meeting agendas and minutes.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Rockingham Luncheon Ruritan Club Records, 2008-2010, SC 0291, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Background

Scope and content:

The Rockingham Luncheon Ruritan Club Records, 2008-2010, comprise administrative records including calendars, meeting agendas and minutes, treasurer's reports, club objectives, and correspondence.

Biographical / historical:

The Rockingham Luncheon Ruritan Club was chartered on August 19, 2008 as the first ruritan club in Virginia to provide daytime meetings. Some of their first initiatives included cleaning up the Lincoln Homestead Cemetery, supporting naturalization ceremonies, and donating the Dorothy L. Baugher papers to James Madison University Special Collections. During its first year, the club donated Rudy Ruritan Bears to pediatric patients at Rockingham Memorial Hospital and provided hot dogs and beverages for the Bridgewater Challenger Baseball Team.

Acquisition information:
The records were donated by Dale Harter, member of the Rockingham Luncheon Ruritan Club, in April 2019.
Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into one folder.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard