General files, [ca. 1902-1985]

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General files, [ca. 1902-1985]

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Files contain correspondence, memos, clippings, printed material, miscellaneous reports, certificates, statistics, information sheets, and histories documenting the history of the Girl Scouts. Subjects covered include the founding of the Girl Scouts, American Indian Girl Scouts, anniversaries, badges and awards, Brownie Girl Scouts, camping, Boy Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, conferences, fund raising, Girl Guides of America, Girl Pioneers of America, international projects and activities, uniforms, war and post-war activities, World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts; various personalities including volunteers such as board members, presidents, First Ladies of the U.S. (who are always honorary presidents of the Girl Scouts), presidents, and staff; and other topics. Of note are files containing biographical data, clippings, correspondence, speeches, and writings of Lord Robert Baden-Powell, 1902-1938; Lady Olave Baden-Powell, 1919-1970s; and Juliette Gordon Low, 1913-1927.

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Girl Scouts of the United States of America. Brownie Girl Scouts

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Girl Scouts of the United States of America

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The Girl Scouts were founded by Juliette Gordon Low on March 12, 1912 when Low organized the first Girl Guide troop meeting of 18 girls at her home in Savannah, Georgia. By the next year they became the Girl Scouts of the United States. By the 1920s troops were forming overseas as well. Low was inspired to start the Girl Scouts after she met Robert Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of the Boy Scouts, in 1911. Beginning with Lou Henry Hoover, the incumbent First Lady has served as the Honorary Pr...

Baden-Powell of Gilwell, Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, Baron, 1857-1941

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Lieutenant General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, (b. Paddington, London, England, 22 February- d. 1857 January 1941, Nyeri, British Kenya), British Army officer, writer, founder and first Chief Scout of the world-wide Boy Scout Movement, and founder, with his sister Agnes, of the world-wide Girl Guide / Girl Scout Movement. Baden-Powell authored the first editions of the seminal work Scouting for Boys, which was an inspiration for the Scout Movement. From...

Baden-Powell, Olave, 1889-1977

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Wife of Sir Robert Baden-Powell and leader of the Girl Scout movement. From the description of Letter, 1922. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367573878 ...

Boy Scouts of America

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Camp Fire Girls

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World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.

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Girl Pioneers of America.

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Girl Scouts of the United States of America. American Indian Girl Scouts.

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Low, Juliette Gordon, 1860-1927

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Juliette Gordon Low, also known as Daisy, (b. Oct. 31, 1860, Savannah, Ga.-d Jan. 17, 1927, Savannah, Ga.) was the founder of the Girl Scouts of America. She was the daughter of William and Eleanor Gordon of Savannah. She married William Mackay Low in 1886. She founded the Girl Scouts in 1912. She died in Savannah in 1927 and is buried in Laurel Grove Cemetery....

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