Collection: Invercargill Orphans Club

Overview

Processing Note: One box of material [including photographs] from accession ICA01.130, and items from accession ICI71 (including minutes and photos) are still waiting arrangement and description. Please see Archives staff for details.

Dates

Majority of material found within 1902 - 2000

Biographical / Historical

Known in New Zealand collectively as Kindred Clubs, Orphan and Savage clubs offer fellowship and a space for charitable and artistic endeavours. They are affiliated with the original Savage Club of London, founded in 1857 by those with a shared passion for music, art, and literature.

The Invercargill Orphans Club ran from 1920 until 2025.