The Herman Blizzard Rotary Archives Become Part of
Randall Library Collection

Past District Governor Herman Blizzard's life-long passion for Rotary International began when he joined the Wilmington Rotary Club on June 6, 1956. What's known fondly as "Herman's Archives" resulted from Herman's meticulous collecting of local, national and international Rotary memorabilia. From fragile books containing minutes of the Wilmington Rotary Club's earliest meetings in 1915, to programs and proceedings from nearly every Rotary International Convention in the past 30 years, to more than 50 years of Wilmington Rotary club bulletins and newspaper clippings, to Rotary flags from hundreds of national and international Rotary clubs, Herman has collected and collected and collected. Rotarians from other clubs knew of Herman's passion for Rotary history and they often contributed documents adding to his collection.

He was chairman of the board of Coastal Lighting Supply Co. at the time of his retirement. Herman continues to serve as club historian, and his archives, until recently, were housed in Herman's "office" at 108 N. Front St. in Wilmington. Thankfully, his wonderful collection is now archived in the Special Collections section of Randall Library at UNCW.