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Guide to the Walter W. Moreland Papers

Record Group 198

Date Span: 1954 – 2001

Extent: 1.33 cubic feet

Biographical Sketch:  Walter W. Moreland was a long-time member of the Dothan Rotary Club and its newsletter editor, ca. 1958-59, 1986-[99].
Moreland, born in Thomasville, GA, in 1919, returned to the Wiregrass after U.S. Army service in Egypt during World War 2 (clerk in Adjutant General's Office).  He worked for the W. J. Powell Company (wholesale fruits and vegetables, est. 1931) of Thomasville, GA.  He transferred to Dothan, AL, in [1954] to manage the Powell Company office there.  In 1941, Moreland married Doris West.  They had four children:  Karen, Melanie, Leslie (Les), and Bret.
Moreland joined Rotary in October 1952 and became the Dothan Club president for 1956-57.  He was a Paul Harris Fellow and served on multiple Rotary committees, foundations, and other bodies.  In the Dothan community, Moreland served on many committees and governing boards for Covenant UMC Church, the Houston County Red Cross, Boys Club, Chamber of Commerce, and City of Dothan Personnel Board.
His son, Les Moreland, joined the Dothan Rotary Club at age 21 and in 1996 served as president.
[Sources:  Olliff conversation with Les Moreland, 7/8/15, and 1989-90 Dothan Rotary membership Directory]

Scope / Content Note: Documents activities and membership of the Dothan, AL, Rotary Club and, to a much lesser extent, Rotary International.  Contains Dothan Rotary newsletters, 1965-1999; Dothan Rotary Membership Directories, 1954-2001; VHS and audiocassettes of Dothan Rotary meetings; a few Rotary International publications; and Walter Moreland's papers including copies of Rotary talks he gave, correspondence about his editorship of the newsletter and information on the Southeast Alabama Rehabilitation Center.

Organization: Organized into five series:

Series:  Walter Moreland Papers, 1956-1992: Documents talks before various Rotary Clubs by Moreland and others, his correspondence, his report as Rotary President, 1957 and his involvement in various service projects.

Series:  Dothan Rotary Newsletters, 1965-1999: Weekly newsletter for the Dothan Rotary Club.  The title changed from The Rotary Bulletin to Alter Ego in July 1986.

Series:  Dothan Rotary Membership Information Directories, 1954-55, 1989-90, 2000-01: Information on club members including a headshot of the member, birthday, spouse and children, contact information, church affiliation, education, hobbies, the date the member joined and who proposed their membership, and any credits and honors the member has received.
Series:  Audiovisual Materials, 1974-2001: Recorded speakers at Dothan Rotary Club meetings.

Series:  Rotary Publications, 1954-1998: Publication about what it means to be a Rotarian, detailing the history of the club and the various aspects of club service.

Provenance: Saved by Walter Moreland and inherited by Les Moreland after his father's death in 2005.  Les Moreland arranged and packaged the material with the intent to give it to the Dothan Rotary Club.  He discovered he had packed it away in his home, then gave it to the Wiregrass Archives in July 2015.

Preferred Citation: Walter W. Moreland Papers, RG 198. Wiregrass Archives, ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Dothan Campus, Dothan, AL.

Access/User Limits?: Open per Donor Agreement

 

INVENTORY

Walter Moreland Papers, 1956-1992: Documents talks before various Rotary Clubs by Moreland and others, his correspondence, his report as Rotary President, 1957 and his involvement in various service projects.

 

File I.D.				File Label
198	15-0708	001	036	Newspaper Clippings, ca. 1977-1983
198	15-0708	001	037	Correspondence, 1956-1987
198	15-0708	001	038	Club History, ca. 1956-1989
198	15-0708	001	039	White Elephant sales & Wiregrass Rehabilitation Center, 1962-1986
198	15-0708	001	040	Walter Moreland talks to Rotary Club, 1977-1986
198	15-0708	001	041	Harry Hall, correspondence & speech on race relations, 1969
198	15-0708	001	042	W.R.C. [Wiregrass Rehabilitation Center?] success stories
198	15-0708	001	043	Mark S. Cannon - nomination for Harry P. Hall Meritorious Service Award, 3/12/1982 & Rotary Club resignation, 11/16/1992
198	15-0708	001	044	Southeast Alabama Rehabilitation Center, ca. 1982
198	15-0708	002	015	President's Report, 1957

 

Dothan Rotary Newsletters, 1965-1999: Weekly newsletter for the Dothan Rotary Club.  The title changed from The Rotary Bulletin to Alter Ego in July 1986.

File I.D.	File Label
198	15-0708	001	014	The Rotary Bulletin, May-June 1965  [Bound Volume]
198	15-0708	001	015	The Rotary Bulletin, 1967-1968  [Bound Volume]
198	15-0708	001	016	The Rotary Bulletin, 1968-1969  [Bound Volume]
198	15-0708	001	017	The Rotary Bulletin, 1969  [Bound Volume]
198	15-0708	001	018	The Rotary Bulletin, 1969-1970  [Bound Volume]
198	15-0708	001	019	The Rotary Bulletin, 1970-1971  [Bound Volume]
198	15-0708	001	020	The Rotary Bulletin, 1971-1972  [Bound Volume]
198	15-0708	001	021	The Rotary Bulletin, 1972-1973  [Bound Volume]
198	15-0708	001	022	The Rotary Bulletin, 1973-1974  [Bound Volume]
198	15-0708	001	23	The Rotary Bulletin, 1974-1975  [Bound Volume]
198	15-0708	001	024	The Rotary Bulletin, 1976-1977  [Bound Volume]
198	15-0708	001	025	The Rotary Bulletin, 1978-1979  [Bound Volume]
198	15-0708	001	026	The Rotary Bulletin, November 1979
198	15-0708	001	027	The Rotary Bulletin, 1980
198	15-0708	001	028	The Rotary Bulletin, 1981
198	15-0708	001	029	The Rotary Bulletin, 1982
198	15-0708	001	030	The Rotary Bulletin, 1983
198	15-0708	001	031	The Rotary Bulletin, 1984
198	15-0708	001	032	The Rotary Bulletin, 1985
198	15-0708	002	001	The Rotary Bulletin, May 1986- July 1986 Alter Ego, July 1986 - June 1987
198	15-0708	002	002	Alter Ego, 1987
198	15-0708	002	003	Alter Ego, 1988
198	15-0708	002	004	Alter Ego, 1989
198	15-0708	002	005	Alter Ego, 1990
198	15-0708	002	006	Alter Ego, 1991
198	15-0708	002	007	Alter Ego, 1992
198	15-0708	002	008	Alter Ego, 1993
198	15-0708	002	009	Alter Ego, 1994
198	15-0708	002	010	Alter Ego, 1995
198	15-0708	002	011	Alter Ego, 1996
198	15-0708	002	012	Alter Ego, 1997
198	15-0708	002	013	Alter Ego, 1998
198	15-0708	002	014	Alter Ego, 1999

 

Dothan Rotary Membership Information Directories, 1954-55, 1989-90, 2000-01: Information on club members including a headshot of the member, birthday, spouse and children, contact information, church affiliation, education, hobbies, the date the member joined and who proposed their membership, and any credits and honors the member has received.

File I.D.	File Label
198	15-0708	001	033	Directory, 1954-1955
198	15-0708	001	034	Directory, 1989-1990
198	15-0708	001	035	Directory, 2000-2001

 

Audiovisual Materials, 1974-2001:  Recorded speakers at Dothan Rotary Club meetings.

File I.D.				File Label
198	15-0708	001	008	The Dothan Rotary Video 2001   [VHS]
198	15-0708	001	009	Dothan Rotary Club Meeting, 07/13/1981 J.H. Glanton, Sr. - speaker & recipient of Paul Harris Fellowship Award  [Master Tape]   [90 min]
198	15-0708	001	010	J.H. Glanton, Sr. speaks to Dothan Rotary Club; made Paul Harris Fellow, 07/13/1981  Intro: Harry P. Hall  Presentation: Walter W. Moreland   [90 min]
198	15-0708	001	011	Dothan Rotary Club Meeting, 01/21/1974  Presentation to Mark Cannon   [90 min]
198	15-0708	001	012	WWM [Walter W Moreland] - Rotary [Business Ethics]  [90 min]
198	15-0708	001	013	WWM [Walter W Moreland] - Rotary Info / H. Cossell on Himself (TV) [sports journalist Howard Cossell]  [90 min]

 

Rotary Publications, 1954-1998: Publication from Rotary International about what it means to be a Rotarian, detailing the history of the club and the various aspects of club service.

File I.D.				File Label
198	15-0708	001	001	Rotary Wisdom -- Reflections on Service. Volume 2. Evanston, IL: Rotary International, 1998.
198	15-0708	001	002	Rotary: Fifty Years of Service, 1905-1955. Evanston, IL: Rotary International, 1954.
198	15-0708	001	003	The Rotarian Reader: a 75-Year Anthology. Evanston, IL: Rotarian, 1986.
198	15-0708	001	004	The Rotary Foundation. Evanston, IL: Rotary International, 1995.
198	15-0708	001	005	Rotary in Profile. Evanston, IL: Rotary International, 1995.
198	15-0708	001	006	Service is My Business. Evanston, IL: Rotary International, 1967.
198	15-0708	001	007	Rotary Basic Library. Evanston, IL: Rotary International, 1982. V. 1. Focus on Rotary V. 2. Club Service V. 3. Vocational Service V. 4. Community Service V. 5. International Service V. 6. Youth Activities V. 7. The Rotary Foundation

 

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