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Tiffany Cole
Administrative Information
Use Restrictions
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).
Access 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.
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.
Acquisition Information
The records were donated by Dale Harter, member of the Rockingham Luncheon Ruritan Club, in April 2019.
Administrative History
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.
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.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into one folder.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Agendas (administrative records)
- Business records -- Virginia -- Rockingham County
- Calendars (documents)
- Harter, Dale F.
- Letters (correspondence)
- Minutes (administrative records)
- Rockingham County (Va.) -- History