Basil Lewis Essays
“The origins and development of the Rotary movement are important in a full understanding of our present world position. It is only in such an understanding that we can move into a relevant future. This project seeks to encapsulate the evolution of the whole of Rotary in a way no book or other medium has done so effectively before.”
Basil Lewis Essays
Early Leaders of Rotary
“The First President of Rotary” Silvester Schiele
The seven Schiele brothers in a pre-1900 photo
What did Abe Lincoln, his assassin John Wilkes Booth and British Prime Minister Tony Blair have in common? And how did former RI president Arch Klumph get involved?
Another “Early Leader” who sold membership and brought Rotary across the sea.
Background on Hiram Elmer Shorey
The obituary of founding member Hiram Shorey and a “Horse Story.”
Ches Perry and Rufus Chapin – Rotary’s First Secretary and First Treasurer
The “Gang of Four” (Harris, Schiele, Loehr and Shorey – plus #5 Ruggles)
Gus Loehr, background and his death
Jim Davidson
Davidson goes to Turkey, Greece, Egypt, Israel, and Palestine
Dr Eduardo Moore, past VP of Rotary International
John Innes of Leeds, who was Treasurer of RIBI
Willem De Cock Buning
Frederick Warren Teele
Frank Molloy
Presidents of Rotary
Paul P. Harris 1910-12
Paul Harris in England, by Basil Lewis
The Paul Harris “study” maintained by Rotary International at its headquarters in Evanston, IL, USA
What Paul Harris was telling clubs in England and Europe in 1928
The “Rawlins Survey” and how Rotary may have became non political
Cedar City asks questions
Paul Harris on the “Mayflower?”
Paul Harris in Britain (early RIBI article)
Paul and Jean visit Wallingford, England
History of the Wallingford Club
Paul Harris’ Signature
The publisher of Harris’ third book, “My Road to Rotary”
Paul Harris’ office, now in Evanston
A special gift of a painting from RC of Cheltenham Spa, UK
Harris and Perry listen to the RIBI-RI difficulties in 1934
The tale of a photo (?) of Paul Harris
Reference to the Victor Hugo autographs
The Paul Harris “Study” project
British Memorial Service
The Founder’s visits
- Liverpool
- Manchester
- London
- Glasgow
- Dublin
- Belfast
- Edinburgh
- Newcastle
- Douglas, Isle of Man
- Fort Myers, Florida, USA
- The other Ches Perry
1937 Fort Myers Speech
Bill Huntley 1994-95
The interesting story of UK’s RI president Bill Huntley and his presidential year theme.
Remembering Bill Huntley
Conventions of Rotary
1910 Chicago
Story of the official car
1930 Chicago
Women in Rotary
Women in 1912?
Women’s Auxiliaries
General History
Rotary Bibliography
Genealogy contributions http://www.rotarylibrary.org/genealogy/
Jean Thomson Harris’ Parents
Early critics of Rotary. http://www.rotarylibrary.org/critics.htm
Issues of Club Business
Do Rotarians everywhere sing?
Do all clubs meet every week?
The question of extending new clubs
“Why One Only”
Rotary the World Over – types of clubs/meetings
Famous Rotarians
Harlan Sanders (Kentucky Colonel)
British Stage Stars of Rotary
SIR NIGEL GRESLEY
Rotary and the Railroads
Rotary during global conflicts
Rotary in World War I
Onset of World War II
End of World War II
The Outpost Club of Rotary in England
Revival of Rotary in Estonia
Friendship Trees
The first tree, according to Walsh
Trees in the “Harris Study”
Other Organizations
Free Masonry
Rotary “Lodge” #4195
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
Region History
History of Rotary in Australia
AN ENQUIRY LEADING TO A LINK BETWEEN THE UK AND AUSTRALIA: TEN POUND POMS
History of Rotary in Africa
History of Rotary in Asia
History of Rotary in Europe
History of Rotary in Poland
History of Rotary in Russia
Re-entry of Russia
ROTARY IN BELARUS (BYELO-RUSSIA)
Rotary Club of Liechtenstein, the First Club of Liechtenstein
Rotary Club of Luxembourg, the First Club of Luxembourg
History of Rotary in UK and Ireland
History of Rotary in The Netherlands
The early clubs
DISTRICTING IN RIBI, amended 3 August 2006
RI RIBI Peace Initiative
Early notes to Australia from President Greiner and Secretary Perry
How clubs are chartered and numbers? Notes on the UK & Ireland
The Allied Rotary Club of France Where America’s World War One Soldiers gathered
Rotaryclubhistory? “#100” — was there more than one?
13 Kansas City “Stand Together Club”
50 London
Early Clubs of London
60 Glasgow
Harry Lauder, Glasgow’s famous Rotarian
66 Manchester UK
Birmingham, UK
Brighton, UK
Newcastle, UK
Battersea, UK 1926, home of RIP Carter 1973
The formation of RC of Tokyo, the war and reconstruction
Wolverhampton
The constitutional “vacation” issue
Amsterdam, Holland
Hilversum, Netherlands. Home of RI President C. P. H. Teenstra 1965-66
One of the first Clubs in community of less than 25,000 “Galesburg”
First Club of Rotary Countries (Also see Terminated Clubs)
Sofia, First Club of Bulgaria
Praha (Prague) first of Czechoslovakia 1925
History of Rotary in Czechoslovakia
Cardiff, First Club of Wales (1917)
Paul Harris Visits Cardiff
Isle of Man (first club of country) (including a visit from Paul Harris)
Åland Islands – Mariehamn
Kenya – Nairobi
Zimbabwe – Harare
Channel Islands – Guernsey
Rotary Club of Tallinn, the First Club of Estonia
Rotary Clubs of Kaunas & Vilnius, the First Clubs of Lithuania
Rotary Club of Riga, the First Club of Latvia
Rotary Club of Bucharest, the First Club of Romania
Letter from Harris to an RID from Bucharest
Rotary Club of Budapest, the First Club of Hungary
Rotary Club of Belgrade, the First Club of Yugoslavia
Rotary Club of Nanking, first club of Nanking
Rotary Club of Tripoli, the First Club of Libya
District Histories
D1090 UK
D1110 UK
D1130 UK, partial
D1170 UK
D1230 UK
D1270 UK
Histories of Global Networking Groups
Esperanto
RGHF History