Friendship Force of Lincoln (Lincoln, Neb.) [RG5589.AM]

NEBRASKA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MANUSCRIPT FINDING AID

RG5589.AM:  Friendship Force of Lincoln (Lincoln, Neb.)

Records:  1980-2017
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska:  
Size:  6.5 cu.ft.

BACKGROUND NOTE

The Friendship Force is an international organization based in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1977, the Friendship Force’s goal is to bridge the gap of understanding among the citizens of the world, thereby making it possible to bring about world peace. Members of Friendship Force travel to other countries and stay with host families in order to gain a better understanding of other cultures. The Friendship Force is nonpolitical, nonsectarian and nonprofit in structure. Outside its central office in Atlanta, volunteers conduct the primary activities of the organization.

The Friendship Force of Lincoln began in 1980 with an exchange to Newcastle, England. Each year the club usually takes two exchanges to countries such as England, South Korea, Germany, Russia, Japan, China, New Zealand, Australia, Taiwan, and the Middle East. The club also hosts two foreign groups in Lincoln each year. Inter-Club visits for a weekend or a week are arranged with other cities in the United States to encourage participation by those unable to take part in an overseas exchange.

The Friendship Force of Lincoln has some 160 family and individual members. An annual meeting is held in the fall, when officers are elected. Annual dues are $30 per family unit, which covers the national magazine and the local newsletters and mailings (as of July, 2007). For additional information, see:  Friendship Force of Lincoln

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The collection consists of the records of the Friendship Force of Lincoln and includes minutes of meetings, correspondence, reports, membership materials, newsletters and information on the various exchanges the club participated in over the years. The materials in the collection date from 1980-2017. No additional organizing was done to the collection. It was left as it was organized when received.

INVENTORY

Box 1
Folder

1. Membership and Meeting Minutes, 2006
2. Exchange Information for Historian, 2006
3. Salt Dogs Outing, 2006
4. Friendship Force International, 2006
5. Passport Newsletters, 2006
6. Club News, 2006
7. Outgoing Exchange – Open World Russians, 2006 (CD included)
8. Open World Ukrainians, 2006 (CD included)
9. Membership, Annual Report, Meeting Minutes, 2005
10. Activities and Conferences, 2005-2006
11. Club News, 2005
12. Midwest Regional Conference, 2005
13. New Zealand Exchange, 2005
14. Membership, Meeting Minutes, 2004
15. Publicity, 2004
16. Club Activities, 2004
17. Records for Historian, 2004
18. Meeting Minutes, Budget, 2003
19. Club Activities, 2003
20. Publicity, 2003
21. Passport Newsletter, 2002-2003
22. Club News, 2002
23. Historian Records, 2002
24. Membership, Bylaws, 2002
25. Budget, Meeting Minutes, Historian’s Report, 2002
26. Club Activities, 2002
27. Membership, 2001
28. Activities, 2001
29. Publicity, 2001
30. International Friendship Award
31. History Exchanges Annual Report, 1980-2004

Box 2
Folder

1. Passport Newsletter, 2004-2005
2. Friendship Quarterly, 2002-2005
3. Miscellaneous Forms, Stationary
4. Passport Newsletter, 2000-2002
5. Passport Newsletter, 1996-1999
6. Passport Newsletter, 1991-1995
7. Outgoing Exchanges, 2005
8. Outgoing Exchanges, 2004
9. Outgoing Exchange, Wolfsburg Germany, 2004
10. F.F. of Louisville, 2003
11. Open World Leadership, 2003
12. International Conference Award Nominations, 2002
13. Outgoing Exchanges, Part I, 2002
14. Outgoing Exchanges, Part II, 2002
15. Incoming Exchanges, 2002
16. Exchange – Florida, 2001
17. Outgoing Exchange, Part I, 2001
18. Outgoing Exchange, Part II, 2001
19. Twentieth Anniversary, 2001
20. Outgoing Exchanges, 2000 (CD included)
21. Incoming Exchanges, 2000

Box 3
Folder

1. Outgoing Exchanges, 1999
2. Incoming Exchanges, 1999
3. Habitat for Humanity Exchange, 1999
4. Outgoing Exchanges, 1998
5. Incoming Exchanges, 1998
6. Interclub Activities, 1998
7. Exchanges, 1997
8. Exchanges, 1996
9. Exchanges, 1995 (photographs included)
10. Exchanges, 1994 (photographs included)
11. Exchanges, 1991-1993 (photographs included)
12. Exchanges, 1989
13. Exchanges, 1998
14. Exchanges, 1987
15. Exchanges, 1986
16. Exchanges, 1985
17. Exchanges, 1984
18. Exchanges, 1983
19. Exchanges, 1982
20. Tenth Anniversary, 1990
21. Friendship Quarterly, 1999-2000
22. Friendship Quarterly, 1996-1998
23. Friendship Quarterly, 1993-1995
24. Friendship Quarterly, 1989-1992
25. Friendship Quarterly, 1989-1988
26. Friendship Quarterly, 1982-1985

Box 4
Folder

1. Meeting Minutes, 2001
2. Meeting Minutes, Membership, 2000
3. Activities, 2000
4. Publicity, 2000
5. Meeting Minutes, 1999
6. Membership, Budget, 1999
7. Publicity, 1999
8. Club Reports, Membership, 1998
9. Club News, 1997-1998
10. Passport Newsletters, 1998
11. Meeting Minutes, Membership, 1998
12. Meeting Minutes, 1997
13. Meeting Minutes, Membership, 1996
14. Meeting Minutes, Membership, 1995
15. Meeting Minutes, 1994
16. Meeting Minutes, Membership, 1993
17. Lincoln Sister Cities, 1995
18. Sister City Messenger, 1995
19. Sister City News, 1995
20. Annual Reports, 1992-2006
21. Sister Cities Financial Records, 1991
22. Activities, 1990
23. Lincoln Leninabad Sister Cities, 1990
24. LIBA
25. Lincoln Sister Cities, 1994
26. Thematic Youth Exchange
27. Lincoln Sister Cities, 1993
28. Operation Support Freedom
29. Exchange – China, 1987
30. Eurasia Foundation, Grants
31. Meeting Minutes, Membership, 1990
32. Meeting Minutes, 1989-1991
33. Meeting Minutes, 1985-1988
34. Meeting Minutes, 1994
35. Meeting Minutes, 1983
36. F.F. of Lincoln Newsletter, 1982-1991
37. Bylaws, 1982-1988
38. Membership, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1989
39. Outgoing Exchange Prep. Packet
40. General Information
41. Friendship Force Award, 1985
42. 25th Anniversary Celebration, Dec. 3, 2006 (see also oversize)

Volume

1. Newcastle-on-Tyne (1980) & Seoul, Korea (1981) scrapbook (see oversize)
2. Seoul, Korea (1981) scrapbook (see oversize)

Addendum 2016

Box 5
Folder

1. Newsletters, 1991-1993
2. Newsletters, 1994-1995
3. Newsletters, 1996-1997
4. Newsletters, 1998-1999
5. Newsletters, 2000-2001
6. Newsletters, 2002-2003
7. Newsletters, 2006-2007
8. Newsletters, 2012-2013
9. Club President Guidelines, pt. 1
10. Club President Guidelines, pt. 2
11. Club President Guidelines, pt. 3
12. Club President Guidelines, pt. 4
13. Friendship Force, 2007, pt. 1
14. Friendship Force, 2007, pt. 2
15. Inter-club Exchanges (U.S.), pt. 1
16. Inter-club Exchanges (U.S.), pt. 2
17. History and Annual Reports
18. John Comer notebook, pt. 1
19. John Comer notebook, pt. 2
20. Friendship Force, 2005
21. Friendship Force, 2008, pt. 1
22. Friendship Force, 2008, pt. 2
23. Friendship Force, 2009
24. Friendship Force, 2012-2015, pt. 1
25. Friendship Force, 2012-2015, pt. 2
26. Friendship Force, 2012-2015, pt. 3

Addendum 2019

Box 6
Folder

1. 2010, pt. 1
2. 2010, pt. 2
3. 2010, pt. 3
4. 2011, pt. 1
5. 2011, pt. 2
6. 2012, pt. 1
7. 2012, pt. 2
8. 2013, pt. 1
9. 2013, pt. 2
10. 2014-2015
11. 2016, pt. 1
12. 2016, pt. 2
13. 2017, pt. 1
14. 2017, pt. 2

Subject headings

Friendship Force of Lincoln (Lincoln, Neb.)
Peace — Citizen participation
United States — Foreign relations — Citizen participation

Revised TMM   04-16-2008; 10-19-2016; 12-20-2019