Mill Basin records, 1939-1970, 1952-1965 (bulk)

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Mill Basin records, 1939-1970, 1952-1965 (bulk)

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Records consist primarily of correspondence, clippings, leaflets, photos, and maps concerning local civic improvement efforts in the Mill Basin section of Brooklyn. Activities include three campaigns to obtain the free use of public school facilities for local groups including the Boy Scouts, 1939, 1952-1958, and 1969; a fight against the construction of an incinerator, 1954-1956; plans for the development of Jamaica Bay and Floyd Bennet Field, 1968-1970; and dedication ceremonies for Charles W. Boyce Square and Vincent J. Hickman Park.

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Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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Boy Scouts of America

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The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States of America and one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with more than 2.4 million youth participants and nearly one million adult volunteers. The BSA was founded in 1910, and since then, more than 110 million Americans have been participants in BSA programs at some time. The BSA is part of the international Scout Movement and became a founding member organization of the World Or...

Schiller, Gary J.

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Schiller was active in issues concerning the Mill Basin section of Brooklyn. He served as community mayor of that section and was also associated with the Mill Basin Neighborhood Civic Association, the American Legion, the Boy Scouts of America, and the Military Order of the Purple Heart. From the description of Mill Basin records, 1939-1970, 1952-1965 (bulk) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155457346 ...

Mill Basin Neighborhood Civic Association.

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