Guide to the Zonta Club of Cheyenne Collection

Collection

Identifier: H2002-62

Staff Only

Scope and Content

Through fund raisers and service projects, the Cheyenne Chapter assisted local organizations such as Salvation Army, Meals on Wheels, Memorial Hospital, Safe House, Youth Alternatives, and Senior Companions with scholarships, grants, supply funds, and volunteer assistance

ncluded in this collection are items from H2006-63, H2014-23, H2016-7, H2019-2, H2020-10, and 2022-05

Dates

1956-2011

Creator

Zonta Club of Cheyenne (Organization)

Language of Materials

English

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research

Copy Restrictions

Limited duplication of print materials allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.

Biographical / Historical

The Zonta Club of Cheyenne is service organization and a member of Zonta International, a worldwide organization of executives in business and the professions working together to advance the status of women through service and advocacy. Their service goal are conducted at the local, district, and international levels to improve the legal, political, economic, and professional status of women.

Zonta International was founded November 8, 1919 in Buffalo, New York. The name Zonta is derived from the Lakhota (Teton Dakota) word of the Native American Sioux people meaning “honest and trustworthy”.

Zonta’s emblem is a composite of several Sioux symbols, and was adopted in 1919 to symbolize the combined qualities of honesty, trust, inspiration and the ability to work together for service and world understanding.

One of the organization’s most distinguished members is Amelia Earhart, and each January the Cheyenne Chapter and other chapters across the nation pay tribute to the famous female aviator and her lifetime achievements.

The Cheyenne Club was organized in May, 1956. In October, 1956, the charter from Zonta International was presented to Helen Cobb, President. In the fall of 2016 the Zonta Club of Cheyenne will celebrate its 60th birthday. Since 1974 the Zonta Club of Cheyenne raised funds through their annual Antique Sale. The sale ran for 35 years. Proceeds from the sale helped numerous local organizations dealing with women’s issues, scholarships for high school and college women and Zonta International projects. In 2007 President Cory Meyer started the “Zonta Ladies Night Out” that would raise awareness of women’s issues while featuring women owned businesses. Each year it has grown in participants and proceeds.

In July of 2012 a Z Club charter was presented to students at Triumph High School. The club focuses on activities that emphasize elimination of domestic violence and meets monthly. Zonta members mentor students and students report on their projects at the clubs general meetings.

--adapted from Zonta Club of Cheyenne website https://www.cheyennezonta.org/history/ (accessed 2026-03-30)