Jesse Oliver Mays collection, 1937-1985.

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Jesse Oliver Mays collection, 1937-1985.

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This collection consists of photocopies of letters, certificates, awards, photographs, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia of Jesse Oliver Mays, an African-American native of Salem, Kentucky, who was raised and educated in Terre Haute, Indiana. The materials, covering the period 1937-1985, relate to Mays' career as a teacher and Boy Scout leader in western Kentucky coal fields, Indiana, and Chicago. Some items also concern his nomination into the Indiana State University Football Hall of Fame.

26 items.

Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Mays, Jesse Oliver.

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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...