Register of the Teton Peaks Scout Material

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1 Register of the Teton Peaks Scout Material MSSI 35 Brigham Young University-Idaho Special Collections Brigham Young University-Idaho 2003 Contact Information Brigham Young University-Idaho Special Collections David O. McKay Library Brigham Young University-Idaho Rexburg, ID USA Phone: 208/ Fax: 208/ Processed by: Date completed: 2003 Heather Daku

2 Encoded by: Brian Shull 2004 Brigham Young University-Idaho. All rights reserved. Descriptive Summary Call Number: Title: Creator: Repository: Extent: Biographical History Abstract: Scope Abstract: MSSI 35 Teton Peaks Scout Material Teton Peaks Scout Council Brigham Young University-Idaho Special Collections 2 linear feet The International Boy Scouts were founded by Sir Robert Baden-Powell, a military hero from the Boer War in South Africa. They formed the Boy Scouts of America in The Teton Peaks Council was formed in March of 1925 with Harold S. Alford as the first commissioner. In 1992, The Teton Peaks Council and the Tendoy Council combined to form the Grand Teton Council which now consists of 1,707 units and boasts a membership of 22,811 members. This collection is an amalgam of various donated materials from members of the Teton Council of the Boy Scouts of America. It also pays tribute to the many leaders and boys that have participated in scouts for the last seventy-five years. Access Open to Public Use Conditions of Use It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

3 Permission to publish material from Teton Peaks Scout Material must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the Special Collections Board of Curators. Preferred Citation Initial Citation: MSSI 35; Teton Peaks Scout Material; Brigham Young University-Idaho Special Collections, David O. McKay Library, Brigham Young University-Idaho. Following Citations: MSSI 35, BYUISC. Biographical History The International Boy Scouts were founded by Sir Robert Baden- Powell, a military hero from the Boer War in South Africa. When Baden-Powell found that many English boys were reading his manual on survival and stalking, he decided to rewrite the manual as a nonmilitary nature guide. He took a group of boys on the first scout camp in The organization came to the United States through Ernest Thompson Seton, Daniel Carter Beard, and William D. Boyce. They formed the Boy Scouts of America in The Teton Peaks Council was formed in March of 1925 with Harold S. Alford as the first commissioner. The Council consisted of troops in the Idaho counties of Custer, Butte, Lemhi, Fremont, Madison, Jefferson, Bonneville, Bingham, and Teton Counties as well as Teton County in Wyoming. In 1939, the council formed the Treasure Mountain Scout Camp. The scouting program has flourished in the Upper Snake River Valley because of its intimate relationship with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1992, The Teton Peaks Council and the Tendoy Council combined to form the Grand Teton Council which now consists of 1,707 units and boasts a membership of 22,811 members. Scope and Content Note This collection is an amalgam of various donated materials from members of the Teton Council of the Boy Scouts of America. The collection contains manuals, documents, minutes, programs, and realia. The collection is filled with prominent names in the scouting program such as Vernon L. Strong, the first Eagle Scout in the Teton Council, and Oscar Kirkham, an early music teacher at Ricks College.

4 Many scout themed songs in the collection were written by Oscar Kirkham. Also included is a collection of early scout handbooks beginning in Of special interest are materials donated by Wendell and Bertha Gillette. These include memorabilia from the 1951 Scout Jamboree at Valley Forge. The Teton Peaks Council Collection exemplifies the evolution of the scout program in recent years. It also pays tribute to the many leaders and boys that have participated in scouts for the last seventy-five years. Subject Tracings Institutions Container List Inventory Inventory Boy Scouts of America 1 1 Wendell and Bertha Gillette Collection: National Jamboree, Boy Scouts of America Valley Forge Pennsylivania1950Neckerchief 1 2 Teton Peaks Council Annual Meeting March 20, th Annual Teton Peaks Council January 19, th Annual Teton Peaks Council March 9, Amazing Answers to Prayer Your Faith 1 3 Can Plan Oscar A. Kirkham 1 4 Leaders and Administration Guides 1 4 Songs Scouts Sing 1 5 A Handbook for Messengers 1 6 Jamboree Guide for Unit Leaders

5 1 7 Good Citizen 1 8 Twentieth Biennial Report of the Idaho Industrial Training School 1 9 Eighth Annual Report April 15, A Report on the Problem What Must We do to Save Our Economic System 1 11 The Church and the Boy 1 12 Boys Life First March Edition March 1, Jamboree at Valley Forge 1 6 Various Scouting Manuals and Material 1 7 Various Scouting Manuals and Materials 2 1 Official Handbook Boy Scouts of America Handbook for Boys Handbook for Scout Masters Boy Scouts Handbook Sixteenth Edition 2 5 Boy Scouts Handbook Revised Edition 2 6 Handbook For Boys 2 1 Missionary Songs and Various Handouts 2 2 Scout Laws and Various Stories 2 3 Sheet Music 2 4 Misc 2 5 Various Newspaper Clippings