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Finding aid created by Ute Schechter, 2009 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. Inventory of the Boy Scout Photo Album, 1953-1954 A Collection in theSpecial Collections Research Center Mss. Acc. 2009.224

Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary 2012 Special Collections Staff. Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary Overview of the Collection Special Collections Research Center Boy Scout Photo Album 1953-1954 01/Mss. Acc. 2009.224 0.10 1 vol. arrangement Administrative Information Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers.

 Conditions Governing Use

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

 Preferred Citation

Boy Scout Photo Album, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

 Acquisition Information

The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 05/27/2009.

 Processing Information

Accessioned and processed in June 2009 by Ute Schechter.

 Scope and Contents

Photo album kept by a Boy Scout 'Brownie' in 1953-1954. He documented his troup's trip to Washington, DC and to a plantation in Virginia. The trip was awarded to the winners of a Boy Scouts "E.R.C. Camporee" in 1953. He also took photos during a trip to 'Camp Glen Gray'; a family vacation at 'Lake Valhala'; and an 'educational trip' to New York City with a friend, 1954.Most photos are numbered and content is labeled on pages inserted into the album.  Photos on the last few pages are not described.There are a total of 67 photographs, and at least some of them were taken with the Brownie Junior's camera, according the inserted descriptions.

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This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Corporate Name: Boy Scouts of America Genre/Form of Material: Photographs Topical Term: Teenage boys--United States--Conduct of life Teenagers--Social life and customs