Boy Scout Troop 5 Scrapbooks
Scope and Contents
Four 1936-1949 scrapbooks of Boy Scout Troop 5 from Norfolk, Virginia. The scrapbooks include photographs and hike records detailing the date of trips, place, officers in charge, weather, list of boys in attendance, summary of the event (salient facts), menu, and supplies purchased. Also, one 1942-1945 scrapbook of Rover Crew 5, a group started during World War II when many of the scouts in the troop were called to military service and wanted to continue scouting while in service. This last volume contains monthly bulletins with updates on the Crew members’ whereabouts and memories of past trips, written by Ralph E. Schaeffer, Rover Crew Leader, as well as photographs of Crew members at their various service locations.
Dates
- created: 1936-1949
- Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Creator
- Boy Scouts of America. Troop 5 (Norfolk, Va.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to all researchers.
Conditions Governing Use
The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.
Full Extent
2.00 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
Arranged in chronological order.
Source of Acquisition
Unknown
Processing Information
Processed May 30, 2018.
Subject
- Boy Scouts of America (Organization)
Genre / Form
- Bulletins
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Correspondence
- Lists (document genres)
- Memorandums
- Photographs
- Scrapbooks
Geographic
- Hampton Roads (Va. : Region)
- Norfolk (Va.)
- Norfolk County (Va.)
- Ocean View (Norfolk, Va.)
- Princess Anne County (Va.)
- Virginia Beach (Va.)
- Williamsburg (Va.)
Topical
- Title
- Archon Finding Aid Title
- Author
- Sarah Osorio
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- und
Repository Details
Part of the Sargeant Memorial Collection Repository
Norfolk Public Library
235 East Plume Street
2nd Floor
Norfolk VA 23510 US
757-431-7429
localhistory@norfolk.gov