Description
The collection contains photographs, scrapbooks,
flyers, newspaper clippings, various ephemera, as well as textiles and other
memorabilia from the Camp Fire and Blue Birds groups in the Central
Valley.
Background
Camp Fire, Inc., headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., was founded by Dr.
and Mrs. Luther H. Gulick (1910) and incorporated in 1912. The organization was
originally called Camp Fire Girls, Inc. In 1975, the name was changed to Camp
Fire Boys and Girls when the organization decided to include all children. The
name was changed again to Camp Fire USA, and then to the current name of Camp
Fire. Participants are assigned to one of four levels within the organization
based upon age, the Blue Birds being the youngest members of the Camp Fire
Girls. The Stockton Campfire Girls were organized in September 1913, and their
summer camp was called Camp Minkalo, which from 1919-1922 was at different
locations within California, before settling on Silver Lake.
Restrictions
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as
the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the
researcher.
Availability
Collection open for research.