This collection contains materials believed to have been gathered by donor William Bennett, which may represent his activities within that organization, at various levels. The documents do not appear to be the official and complete records of the Kiwanis Club in Grand Rapids. Bennett's Kiwanis Club of Grand Rapids records consist of scrapbooks, or of materials which might have been mounted in scrapbooks from 1916-1993. The scrapbooks contain a variety of information such as programs, news clippings, photographs, rosters of members, and occasional documents of the organization, such as minutes and treasurers reports. There are also items from the state and national and international level of Kiwanis included, such as conference programs. The 1928 folder, for example, contains “Proceedings of the International Council of Kiwanis International,” a meeting held in Chicago that year.

The materials are arranged by year. The amount of information varies from year to year. For the most part, each year contains a photograph and biographical information on each president.

Material from 1916-1934 is in folders, never mounted in the scrapbooks. Material from 1935 and onward were in ecco binders. Most of the photographs from the scrapbooks are glued to the pages. Those pages with photos were placed in photo sleeves and remain with the scrapbook, with the exception of those in Box 2, found in the early folders. The Box 2 photographs, taken from the 1916 to 1934 foldered materials, may have a reference photocopy of the photo still in place in the original file.