Guide to the John O'Farrell Boy Scouts of America collection
Devon Miller
Center for Sacramento History
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Sacramento, California 95811-0229
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Center for Sacramento History. All rights reserved.
Guide to the John O'Farrell Boy Scouts of America collection
Collection number: MS 69
Center for Sacramento History
Sacramento, CA
- Processed by:
- Devon Miller
- Date Completed:
- 2020-03-10
- Encoded by:
- Devon Miller
© 2013 Center for Sacramento History. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: John O'Farrell Boy Scouts of America collection
Dates: 1929-1930
Collection number: MS 69
Creator:
Farrell, Fred
Creator:
Boy Scouts of America
Collection Size:
.5 linear ft. (1 box)
Repository:
Center for Sacramento History
Sacramento, California 95811-0229
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.
Physical location: 04:20
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
Collection is open for research use.
Publication Rights
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
[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.
Acquisition Information
Collection donated by John O’Farrell to the Center for Sacramento History on June 15, 2006.
Processing Information
Processed and finding aid prepared by Devon Miller, 2020.
Biography / Administrative History
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.
Scope and Content of Collection
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.
Arrangement
Series 1. Membership cards
Series 2. Boy Scout Diaries
Series 3. Handbooks
Series 4. Camp Audrain brochure
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Boy Scouts of America. Troop 12 (Sacramento, Calif.)
Boy Scouts of America--History
Boy Scouts of America--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Other Finding Aids
George I. Williams Boy Scouts of America collection, Center for Sacramento History
Box 1929-1930
Cards and certificates
1929-
Box 1:4
Badge certificate
1930-06-26
Box 1
Boy Scout diaries
1929-1931
Box 1:1
Handbook for Boys
undated
Box 1:1
Revised Handbook for Boys
1929
folder 1:1
Revised Handbook for Boys
1930
Box 1:2
Handbook for Patrol Leaders
1929
Box 1:1
Camp Audrain brochure
circa 1931
Box 1:4
Camp Audrain brochure
circa 1931
