Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- John O'Farrell Boy Scouts of America collection
- Dates:
- 1929-1930
- Creators:
- Farrell, Fred and Boy Scouts of America
- Abstract:
- In 1916 Troop 1 was organized by W. George Spillman in Sacramento. By 1919, twenty-one troops existed in the Sacramento region. In 1920 a formal council was created to develop and promote scouting in Sacramento and the surrounding areas. The John O’Farrell Boy Scouts of America collection contains publications and membership cards from member of Troop 12, Sacramento 1929-1931.
- Extent:
- .5 linear ft. (1 box)
- Language:
- Languages represented in the collection: English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item and/or item number], [box and folder number], John O'Farrell Boy Scouts of America collection, MS 69, Center for Sacramento History.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The John O’Farrell Boy Scouts of America collection contains publications and membership cards from member of Troop 12, Sacramento 1929-1931. The collection is organized into four series: Series 1. Membership cards. Series 2. Boy Scout Diaries. Series 3. Handbooks. Series 4. Camp Audrain brochure. The Boy Scout diaries were published notebooks given to scout members that document required dress, behavior codes, how to fly a flag, Indian sign language, and other troop information.
- Biographical / historical:
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In 1916 Troop 1 was organized by W. George Spillman in Sacramento. By 1919, twenty-one troops existed in the Sacramento region. In 1920 a formal council was created to develop and promote scouting in Sacramento and the surrounding areas.
- Acquisition information:
- Collection donated by John O’Farrell to the Center for Sacramento History on June 15, 2006.
- Processing information:
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Processed and finding aid prepared by Devon Miller, 2020.
- Arrangement:
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Series 1. Membership cards Series 2. Boy Scout Diaries Series 3. Handbooks Series 4. Camp Audrain brochure
- Physical location:
- 04:20
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2013
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid created by Devon Miller. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word. Date of source: March 11, 2020.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research use.
- Terms of access:
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All requests to publish or quote from private manuscripts held by the Center for Sacramento History (CSH) must be submitted in writing to the archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of CSH 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 patron. No permission is necessary to publish or quote from public records.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item and/or item number], [box and folder number], John O'Farrell Boy Scouts of America collection, MS 69, Center for Sacramento History.
- Location of this collection:
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551 Sequoia Pacific Blvd.Sacramento, CA 95811, US
- Contact:
- (916) 808-7072