https://kiakimamuseum.org/files/original/102ef1df2f40ba85ba429f5184ba989f.pdf 8c313d24503701b1af0639931323b4a4 PDF Text Text CHICKASAW COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA INCORPORATED PHONE 5-2351 501-507 COLUMBIAN MUTUAL TOWER MEMPHIS, TENN. September 23 s 1941 . r . Edwin Dal strom, 345 S. Front St . , . emphis, Tennessee Dear Mr . Dal st rom: On Au st 1st the Executive :Soard authorized the sa le of Kamp Kia : ima to the Eas tern .A rkansa s ouncil at a p rice of $7 1 500 .00 and I immediately advi sed the Eas tern Arkansas Council to this effect. Next a tta ched is a m:L11eogra1)hed copy of a letter which has just been received from ID.". A. Carlson. President of the Eas tern Arkansas Council, in which the off er is refused . In a s much a s no t hing is sta ted i n rr. Carlson ' s letter regarding the renta l of the Kamp for another yea:r it is a ssu.r"ned that the East ern Arkans as Council 1ill not be interested .. Howeve:r, ve written to Mr . Carlson to get a de inite expression on I thi s point and if they de sire to rent the Kai"ltp , of course , the matter will be brought to the :Board at its next meeting;. ·lGN:nl1. Enc 5 �POINSETT LUM13Im. At"'il'D MAlTUFAC'l1URING COMP.A1TY TRUMA.l'l"N WORKS . c 0 p y September 18,1941 Chickasaw Council, Boy Scouts of .America, 501-507 Colurnbia.'1. Mutual Tower, Memphis, Tenn. Attention: Mr. W. G. Morris,Scout Executive Dear Mr. Morris: Your letter of August 22 regarding t·he sale of Kamp Kia Kima to the Eastern Arkansas Council was considered cuite seriously at a meeting of our Executive Board last Tuesday, September 16. While, of course, we were quite reluctant to pass up the opportunity of acquiring a ca.rap which had been used for a number of years for tho purpose for which we wish to use it, yot it was felt t.hE.t owing to the limited financial resources of our Council and the fact that tho camp o.s at present is not entirely suitublo for the current opinions ns to the best method of conducting tho camps, and tho further fact th....'1.t rather oxtonsi vc repairs will be necessary in order to ma.kc it oven sorvicco.blo for next year, it was tho unanimous opinion th[l.t wo would ho.ve to decline your offer. We approcin.to quite thoroughly tho ln.rge amount of sentiment attD.ched to this camp by the people of Memphis, and it is not our intention to reflect in nny wo.,y on this sentiment which is praiseworthy, but this sentiment docs not at the present exist among tho scouts nnd scoutcrs of Eastern Arkansas, and n. like son timcnt would hn,vo to be built up, which could be clone as well at another camp a.s at Kamp Kia Kima. Inasmuch as it is necessary under our conditions to koop the :Boy Scou.ts as an c1.ctivc, progressive orgrui.ization, we do not feel thnt we nro justified in :placing v.ny financial value on the sentiment which e:dsts in n.nothcr, nlthough allied association. Wo arc, therefore, cn,nvassing other sites in the same general territory, of which there app enr to be n.t lee.st fi vc reasonably well sui to cl for our purposes, and will proceed with tho development of tho camp, which we believe will fit in with tho present thought on cn.mping fully ri.s well as Krunp Kia. Kima. Wo o.pprociatc very much the spirit of coopcra.tion which you have shown, o.nd regret tlmt we cannot use these negotiations as an excuse to moot with you and your group more often. Kindly convoy our utmost appreciation to tho other mom·oors whoh..nvc boon present nt tho various interviews. With best personal regards, we n.rc Yours very truly � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Kia Kima Publications and Papers Description An account of the resource Contains miscellaneous papers and publications by Kia Kima including promotional flyers, Camper Handbooks, staff materials, and program materials. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document . r . Edwin Da l strom, 345 S. Front St . , . emphis, Tennessee Dear Mr . Da l st rom: CHICKASAW COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA INCORPORATED PHONE 5-2351 501-507 COLUMBIAN MUTUAL TOWER MEMPHIS, TENN. September 23 s 1941 On Au st 1st the Executive :So ard authorized the s a le of Kamp Kia : ima to the Eas tern .Arkansa s ouncil at a p rice of $7 1 500 .00 a nd I imme diately advised the Eastern Arka nsas Council to this effect. Next a tta ched is a m:L11eogr a1)hed copy of a letter which has jus t been received from ID." . A. Carlson. President of the Eas tern Arkansas Counc il, in which the off e r is refused. In a s much a s no t hing is sta ted i n rr . Ca rlson ' s lett er rega rdi ng the renta l of the Kamp for another yea:r it is a ssu.r"ned that the East ern Arkans as Counc il 1ill not be interes ted .. Howeve:r, I ve written to Mr . Ca rlson to get a d e inite expression on thi s p oint and if they de sire to rent the Kai"ltp , of cou rse , the ma tter will be brought to the :Board at its next meeting;. ·lGN:nl1. Enc 5 POINSETT LUM13Im. At"'il'D MAlTUFAC'l1URING COMP.A1TY TRUMA.l'l"N WORKS . c 0 p y September 18,1941 Chickasaw Council, Boy Scouts of .America, 501-507 Colurnbia.'1. Mutual Tower, Memphis, Tenn. Attention: Mr. W. G. Morris,Scout Executive Dear Mr. Morris: Your letter of August 22 regarding t ·he sale of Kamp Kia Kima to the Eastern Arkansas Council was considered cuite seriously at a meeting of our Executive Board last Tuesday, September 16. While, of course, we were quite reluctant to pass up the opportunity of acquiring a ca.rap which had been used for a number of years for tho purpose for which we wish to use it, yot it was felt t.hE.t owing to the limited financial resources of our Council and the fact that tho camp o.s at present is not entirely suitublo for the current opinions ns to the best method of conducting tho camps, and tho further fact th....'1.t rather oxtonsi vc repairs will be necessary in order to ma.kc it oven sorvicco.blo for next year, it was tho unanimous opinion th[l.t wo would ho.ve to decline your offer. We approcin.to quite thoroughly tho ln.rge amount of sentiment attD.ched to this camp by the people of Memphis, and it is not our intention to reflect in nny wo.,y on this sentiment which is praiseworthy, but this sentiment docs not at the present exist among tho scouts nnd scoutcrs of Eastern Arkansas, and n. like son timcnt would hn,vo to be built up, which could be clone as well at another camp a.s at Kamp Kia Kima. Inasmuch as it is necessary under our conditions to koop the :Boy Scou.ts as an c1.ctivc, progressive orgrui.ization, we do not feel thnt we nro justified in :placing v.ny financial value on the sentiment which e:dsts in n.nothcr, nlthough allied association. Wo arc, therefore, cn,nvassing other sites in the same general territory, of which there app enr to be n.t lee.st fi vc reasonably well sui to cl for our purposes, and will proceed with tho development of tho camp, which we believe will fit in with tho present thought on cn.mping fully ri.s well as Krunp Kia. Kima. Wo o.pprociatc very much the spirit of coopcra.tion which you have shown, o.nd regret tlmt we cannot use these negotiations as an excuse to moot with you and your group more often. Kindly convoy our utmost appreciation to tho other mom·oors whoh .. nvc boon present nt tho various interviews. With best personal regards, we n.rc Yours very truly Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1941 Letters re Potential Sale of Kia Kima to Eastern Arkansas Council Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Dalstrom Papers, Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Andrew Schrack Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1941 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Licensed for use by the Kia Kima Alumni Association in this historical display. https://www.memphis.edu/libraries/special-collections/ Camp Cedar Valley Letters