| Description | This collection is uncatalogued. Below is a summary of the records by accession date:
Accession, Aug 2017 (3 boxes)
Minute books; Presidents' papers; publications; papers on establishment of The Lime Stone Way; record of Charter Anniversary Dinner
Accession, May 2018 (0.25 box)
Account book, 1928-1984; Minute book, 1934-1951; bound book of 'Rotary Tidings' the newsletter of the Rotary Club of Matlock, 1953-1963
Accession, Jul 2018 (0.25 box)
Charter establishing the Rotary Club of Matlock, Dec 1927; certificate commemorating the twinning of the Rotary Club of Matlock and the Rotary Club of Silves, Portugal 2004; Certificate of appreciation for financial support of Rotary's US$200 Million Challenge, 2008-2009; Certificate of Presidential Citation awarded by Building Communities Bridging Continents to the Rotary Club of Matlock for committment, fellowship and service, 2010-2011; menu for 49th Anniversary of the Charter Presentation dinner, March 1977; Paul Harris Fellow certificate and medal presented to Tony Broome, n.d
Accession, Feb 2019 (2 boxes)
Attendance and Visitors Registers, 1949-1973 (x4); Annual/District/Committee Reports, 1974-1985; Cash book, 1927-1974; Record of Financial Transactions, 1954-1963; Correspondence re Matlock Rotarian John Broome (District Governor), 1975-1976; Committee Minutes, 1963-1976 (gaps); Minutes of Special General Meeting, 1964; Record of Meetings and Officers, 1970-1981 (gaps); Meeting records 1982-1989; Council minutes, 1963-1988 (gaps); AGM minutes, 1968-1976 (gaps); Newsletters 'Rotary Tidings', 1963-c1974; Photos of various Rotary events, c1950-c1980s; other, 1980s
Accession, Dec 2023
Committee minutes 1978-2013 (9 volumes/files), Newsletter 'Rotary Tidings' 1995-2002 (27 items); 75th year anniversary programme, Club Directories 1996-2005 (gap 1999, 2002); file re 'Limestone Way Bequest' 2014-2019; "Old Matlock's Hidden Secrets - Recollections of an Octogenarian" by Doug Walford |
| Administrative History | The first Rotary Club had been established in Chicago, USA in 1905, with the aim of bringing together professionals from different occupations. The organisation soon had clubs across the world
The Rotary Club of Matlock was established in 1927 and is still actively meeting, fundraising and working in their community in 2023. |
| Custodial History | This records were deposited in Derbyshire Record Office on behalf of the Club between August 2017, February 2019 and December 2023. |