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Summary Information
Mendota Yacht Club Records 1903-2002
- Mendota Yacht Club (Madison, Wis.)
Mss 979; PH Mss 979
2.0 c.f. (5 archives boxes), 49 photographs, 2 negatives, and 5 transparencies
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Records of the Mendota Yacht Club, Madison, Wisconsin, organized in 1903 and reincorporated in 1935 reflecting members' efforts to organize and promote the sport of yachting and their interest in Lake Mendota's lake front park development. The collection includes annual directories (1937-2002); Board of Directors and annual meeting minutes (1947-1998); constitution and bylaws (1903-1990); correspondence on the topics of boat storage, club property, marina construction, races, the club's records, and safety issues (1940-1999, undated); financial records (1947-1999, undated); historical sketches (1973-1978); membership materials (1974-2001); news clippings (1906-2001); newsletters (1965-2001); and files on special events including regattas (1928-2001). Also included are photographs, negatives, and slides documenting regattas, trophies, and other club events. English
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mss00979
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