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Pango Club: Ladies Auxiliary of Downtown Kiwanis Club

 Series

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection was created by the Research Library and contains papers related to a variety of clubs and organizations in Ventura County. Materials include minutes and reports, membership directories and yearbooks, event programs, newsletters, newspaper clippings, and photographs. This is not a comprehensive collection of clubs within Ventura County and all materials were donated by the organization itself or members.

Dates

  • circa 1881-1998

Conditions Governing Access

COLLECTION STORED ON-SITE: Open for research. Advance requests can be made to Research Library staff via email.

Biographical / Historical

The Ladies Auxiliary of the Kiwanis Club of Ventura County was organized in 1927. Their name was later changed to the Pango Club due to restrictions on the use of the name "Kiwanis" set forth by the by-laws and constitution of Kiwanis International. The first meeting of the advisory board of the newly minted Pango Club was held on February 20, 1928 in the home of Marguerite Conklin. Katie Sue Ogilvie was voted in as chair, Louise Hedley as Secretary, Minnie Spafford as Vice President, Florence Cole as Treasurer. The purpose of the Pango Club was to "promote sociability and friendliness among its members".

Extent

From the Collection: 28.24 Cubic Feet (22 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Description

The wooden binding of the Pango scrapbook is broken. Needs to remain housed in enclosure.

Repository Details

Part of the Museum of Ventura County Repository

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