Archive Boy Scouts of America, Palermo, North Dakota 1938-1949

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Small archive of materials (several hundred items) collected by Harold D. Ward, Scout Master, Palermo, North Dakota 1938-1949. Collection of several hundred items of correspondence and ephemera relating to a small Boy Scout Troop in Palermo, North Dakota. Harold D. Ward apparently served as scoutmaster to as few as 7 scouts to as many as 19 scouts. Most of the material is dated to the late 1930's and early 40's to as late as 1949. In 1941, 19 boys were in the Troop 40 including two with the Ward surname, which we might assume to be sons of the scoutmaster. Much of the correspondence was between Ward and the Great Plains Area Council in Minot, North Dakota. Included too are newsletters, internal reports, board minutes, printed ephemera and related material. A couple items were from the Boy Scout Region 10 headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota. One common theme was apparent delinquent dues and the difficulty of sustaining a scout troop during the depression. Palermo, N. D. , located between Minot and Williston was a ranching community of Lutheran farmers. Today it has a population of 74. The mission of the Boy Scouts of America in 1937 was, "Each generation as it comes to maturity has no more important duty than that of teaching high ideals and proper behavior to the generation which follows." These documents provide good light into the programs set up during the depression to meet the mission of the Boy Scouts of America. N° de ref. del artículo 020236

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