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Guide to the Coulee Clown Club Records, 1982-2000 MSS 056

Guide to the Coulee Clown Club Records, 1982-2000

MSS 056

Summary Information

Abstract
The Coulee Clown Club was organized in 1980 with the purpose of supporting local non-profit social organizations, such as hospitals, nursing homes, community parades and special populations. By 1991, the purposes were changed to promote the art, education and enjoyment of clowning in the La Crosse area; to assist Club members to achieve their personal clowning goals; and to make a scholarship available to Club members. The group is affiliated with the World Clown Association as Alley #5. Materials that are well represented in the collection include minutes from 1982-1999. These highlight the Club's activities in the La Crosse area. Membership lists span from 1991-1999. Constitution and by-laws are represented though not all dated, and a folder on the Club's involvement with the Wishland Pony Express from 1990-1991 also sheds light on the Club's philanthropic efforts.
Collection Title
Coulee Clown Club Records
Date of Materials
1982-2000
Creator
Coulee Clown Club (La Crosse, Wis.).
Call Number
MSS 056
Amount
0.8 cubic feet
Physical Description
2 archives boxes
Language of Materials
English
Repository
La Crosse Public Library Archives

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Coulee Clown Club Records, MSS 056, La Crosse Public Library Archives, La Crosse, WI

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Historical Note

The Coulee Clown Club was organized in 1980 with the purpose of supporting local non-profit social organizations, such as hospitals, nursing homes, community parades and special populations. The first Clown Camp as held in the summer of 1980 at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse campus. By 1991, the purposes were changed to promote the art, education and enjoyment of clowning in the La Crosse area; to assist Club members to achieve their personal clowning goals; and to make a scholarship available to Club members. The group is affiliated with the World Clown Association as Alley #5.

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Scope and Contents

Materials were copied from the originals provided to the Library by the Coulee Clown Club and then the originals were returned to the Club. As a result, not everything in the Club's historical files were copied. An example of this are the correspondence files after 1991 because of their bulk and lesser historical value.

Materials that are well represented in the collection include minutes from 1982-1999. These highlight the Club's activities in the La Crosse area. Membership lists span from 1991-1999. Constitution and by-laws are represented though not all dated, and a folder on the Club's involvement with the Wishland Pony Express from 1990-1991 also sheds light on the Club's philanthropic efforts. The Wishland Pony Express grants wishes to children with serious illnesses.

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Arrangement

The collection is arranged alphabetically, therein chronologically. The materials have been photocopied from the originals, and the originals returned to the donor.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

La Crosse Public Library Archives 2000 December-2001 February

800 Main St.
La Crosse, Wisconsin, 54601
(608) 789-7136
archives@lacrosselibrary.org

Access to Materials

Materials in this collection are available for patron use.

Acquisitions Information

(Accession nos. 1999.017, 2000.008, 2001.007) Donated by Sue Titter, June 1999, April 2000, Feb. 2001; all materials photocopied and originals returned to donor.

Processing Information

Processed by Anita Taylor Doering, Dec. 2000; Feb 2001.

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Controlled Access Headings

Geographic Name(s)

  • La Crosse (Wis.)--Societies, etc.

Subject(s)

  • Clowns--Wisconsin--La Crosse--Societies and clubs

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OCLC Number

47635264

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Collection Inventory

Box Folder

Constitution/by-laws, 1997 

1 1

Correspondence, 1990-1991 

1 2

Membership lists, 1991-1999 

1 3-7

Minutes 

Box Folder

 1982-1993 

1 8-19

 1994-1999 

2 1-4
Box Folder

Wishland Pony Express, 1990-1991 

2 5

Scrapbooks, 1980-2000 

2 6