Girl Scout Council of Savannah (Ga.) papers, 1921-1969.

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Girl Scout Council of Savannah (Ga.) papers, 1921-1969.

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This collection consists of the papers of the Girl Scout Council of Savannah. They provide insight into the broad range of local, regional, and national programs in which this Council has been involved. The records range from administrative - annual reports, minutes, financial reports, membership, correspondence - to the Girl Scout Troop files. Some of the local and national programs include the Children's Council of Chatham County, Family Service of Savannah, Juliette Low World Friendship Program, and the National Association of Girl Scout Executives. This collection also contains information on the Girl Scout day camps administered by the Council: Camp India, Skidaway Point, Isle of Hope, and Camp Walleila.

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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...

Girl Scout Council of Savannah (Ga.)

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The Girl Scouts of the United States were established in 1912 in Savannah, Georgia, by Juliette Gordon Low (1860-1927). Juliette Low, inspired by the work of Sir Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of the worldwide Scout and Guide movement, decided to organize an American equivalent. The Girl Guide, as they were originally known, consisted of two troops which were registered in Savannah on march 12, 1912. The first Girl Guide was Daisy Gordon Lawrence, the niece of Juliette Low. The first Council w...