Scrapbooks and photograph albums, [ca. 1924-1982]

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Scrapbooks and photograph albums, [ca. 1924-1982]

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Approximately thirty scrapbooks and photograph albums contain photographs, clippings, and printed material, 1920s-1980s. These document Girl Scout encampments, conventions, anniversaries, and other events. Also included are two guest books containing signatures of attendees at National Brownie Pow-Wows, Girl Scout Nature Weeks, Brownie Conferences, International Teas, and other events, 1924-1945.

ca. 7.5 cubic ft.

New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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SNAC Resource ID: 6878504

New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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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...