Thane J. Packer : a Mormon scouter and family man, ca. 1950.

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Thane J. Packer : a Mormon scouter and family man, ca. 1950.

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This autobiographical account discusses Packer's youth in Fielding, Utah, his mission to the Eastern States, his education, his marriage and children, his involvement with the Boy Scouts of America, and his teaching at Brigham Young University. It also gives brief histories of his parents.

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Packer, Thane J.

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Thane J. Packer was born 12 December 1914 in Fielding, Utah. He attended Utah State University and graduated with a Bachelor in Science in 1939. He received his Masters degree in Health Education from Brigham Young University and a doctorate in Education from the University of Utah. He taught school in Logan, Utah and then served as an executive for the Boy Scouts of America. He joined the faculty of Brigham Young University in 1959. He served as Chairman of the Department of Youth Leadership in...

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...

Brigham Young University.

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Plans for the David O. McKay building began in 1952 after an evaluation by the Brigham Young University College of Education concluded that the existing building for the College of Education were no longer meeting the growing needs of the program. Plans were officially announced in February of 1954 with the completion deadline being set for December of the same year. The building was officially dedicated on December 14, 1954 by President and Sister McKay along with members of the First Presidenc...