Forrest (John B.) papers, 1963-1975

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Summary

Title:
John B. Forrest papers
Dates:
1963-1975
Creators:
Forrest, John B., 1936-2012
Abstract:
John B. Forrest Jr. was born on August 10, 1936. As a child, he joined the Boy Scouts of America and remained active in scouting throughout his life. Forrest attended MIT; he graduated in 1958 and later received a master's degree in Political Science in 1969. The John B. Forrest papers includes materials related to the Boy Scout units in Vietnam.
Extent:
2 manuscript boxes, digital media (1 Linear Feet)
Language:
In English and Vietnamese
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], John B. Forrest papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

Materials related to Boy Scout units in Vietnam.

Biographical / historical:

John B. Forrest Jr. was born on August 10, 1936. As a child, he joined the Boy Scouts of America and remained active in scouting throughout his life. Forrest attended MIT; he graduated in 1958 and later received a master's degree in Political Science in 1969. He also served in the United States Army from 1961-1977 and completed five tours in Vietnam. While there, Forrest was in charge of the US government's Scouting Project office and organized Scouting units throughout South Vietnam. He also aided in the transition of the unofficial "Scouting Service Exchange" into the Ceremonial Advisory Group (CAG), which was a think-tank working directly under the National OA Committee's Subcommittee on Ceremonies.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2020.
Processing information:

An accession inventory is a basic description of an archival collection (or a part thereof) for which a detailed finding aid has yet to be created. Additionally, no attempt at intellectual arrangement has been made. The depth of description varies depending on the format of the materials and the amount of pre-existing description when the materials were acquired. An accession inventory might also be labeled as such if it is a fully digital collection, in which the digital files have yet to be processed.

Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Boy Scouts
Names:
Boy Scouts of America
Places:
Vietnam

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-06-29 16:21:53.503880

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], John B. Forrest papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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