Boy Scouts of America-Sequoyah Council Troop 36 Records

Collection

Identifier: AppMs-0270

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Boy Scouts of America-Sequoyah Council Troop 36 Records consists of charters, reports, applications, correspondence, newsclippings, teaching materials and photographs which focus primarily on the activities of Troop 36 over the years. The materials span from 1917 to 1980 with the years 1953 to 1972 predominating.

Dates

1917-1982

Creator

Boy Scouts of America-Sequoyah Council Troop 36 (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

The records are open for research.

Extent

3.25 linear feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

The collection is divided into three series. Series 1 contains organizational records and materials. Series 2 is made up of official Boy Scout publications. Series 3 consists of black and white and color photographs of troop activities.

Method of Acquisition

The Boy Scouts of America-Sequoyah Council Troop 36 Records were donated to the Archives of Appalachia by William F. Campbell on behalf of Troop 36 on December 20, 1985. The records were opened for research in November 1987.

Separated Materials

The following maps were added to the Archives of Appalachia map collection:

Map of Kingsport, Tennessee, 1958

Processing Information

Betti Davis, B.Thomas, and Norma Myers completed processing and Marie Tedesco revised the finding aid in 1994.

Subjects

Andrew Johnson National Historic Site (Greenville, Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Appalachian Mountains -- Description and travel Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Appalachian Trail Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Boy Scouts of America Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Boy Scouts of America Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Corporation records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Hiking -- Appalachian Mountains Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Maps Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Publications (document genre) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
White Top Mountain (Va.) Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source