By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Title: Boy Scout Troop 5 Scrapbooks, 1936-1949
ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-189
Creator: Boy Scouts of America. Troop 5 (Norfolk, Va.)
Extent: 2.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Arranged in chronological order.
Date Acquired: 11/24/2014
Languages: English [eng]
Scope and Contents of the Materials
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.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions:
This collection is open to all researchers.
Use Restrictions:
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.
Acquisition Source:
Unknown
Preferred Citation:
Boy Scout Troop 5 Scrapbooks, MSS 0000-189, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed May 30, 2018.
Box and Folder Listing
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Scrapbook, Volume 1 (Folder 1 of 2), 1936-1941
- Includes scrapbook pages in reverse order from August 24, 1940 to May 4, 1941.
- Folder 2: Scrapbook, Volume 1 (Folder 2 of 2), 1936-1941
- Includes scrapbook pages in reverse order from July 1936 to July 21, 1940.
- Folder 3: Scrapbook, Volume 2, 1941 May 20 - 1944 June 20
- Folder 4: Scrapbook, Volume 3 (Folder 1 of 2), 1944-1947
- Includes scrapbook pages in reverse order from July 15, 1945 to May 29, 1947.
- Folder 5: Scrapbook, Volume 3 (Folder 2 of 2), 1944-1947
- Includes scrapbook pages in reverse order from July 16, 1944 to May 26, 1945.
- Folder 6: Scrapbook, Volume 4, 1947 July 13 - 1949 July 23, 1976
Includes scrapbook pages in reverse order from July 13, 1947 to July 23, 1949.
Also includes a handwritten memo by R. F. Schaeffer dated July 1, 1976.
- Box 2
- Folder 1: Scrapbook, Rover Crew 5 (Folder 1 of 2), 1942 December - 1945 June
- Folder 2: Scrapbook, Rover Crew 5 (Folder 2 of 2), 1942 December - 1945 June