Objects relating to the Boy Scouts [realia]. 1951.

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Objects relating to the Boy Scouts [realia]. 1951.

5 objects (message, map, 2 sticks, boomerang) : leather, paper, wood ; 34 cm. or smaller.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7027069

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The Boy Scout Association was founded in 1907 by Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell. After serving in military campaigns in India and Africa, in 1899 Baden-Powell had written Aids to Scouting, a manual designed to train soldiers as army scouts. On his return from South Africa in 1903, he had been surprised to discover that the manual was popular with boys and teachers. After consultation with Sir William Smith, the founder of the Boy's Brigade, and other leaders of youth groups, h...