Girl Scouts were founded in 1912 by Juliette Gordon Low in Savannah, Georgia, during a larger movement across the United States to form clubs for boys and girls focused on building skills and character, often in an outdoor environment. By 1923, Girl Scout troops were organizing in Topeka, and other troops soon followed throughout the region. In 1931 the Dover, Shawnee County camp was officially named Camp Daisy Hindman, and in 1937 the Topeka Girl Scout Council organized high school girls, starting Senior Scouting. In 1954 the Kaw Valley Council officially formed out of the merger of the Topeka Girl Scouts with six other counties; other troops in the region continued to join the council. In 2007, Kaw Valley, Mid-Continent, and Midland Empire Councils all merged to form the Girl Scouts of NE Kansas and NW Missouri. [Girl Scouts of NE Kansas and NW Missouri. "A History of Girl Scouts of NE Kansas and NW Missouri." http://www.girlscoutsksmo.org/history.asp (accessed 12 November 2009).] [Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. http://www.girlscouts.org/who_we_are/ (accessed 12 November 2009).]
From the description of Kaw Valley Girl Scout Council records, circa 1926 - 2005. (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 694457498
