https://kiakimamuseum.org/files/original/236018fb9d940e0e936a56b33e9edfa7.pdf 3646560fd2a731502bc8e0c9292c8bce PDF Text Text Chickasaw Council was organized Feb. 22, 1916 Bolton Smith was the fir~t President Edward Everett was Evecutive from 1916 to 1918 Robert Crowe 1918- 1921 Byron Luttman 1921 1926 Ross Ma tthewl!> 1926 to Feb.l 1928 Gordon Morr is Feb l 1928 to Feb l 1959 �One of tbe outstanding accomplishme nts in (. the Chickasaw Counci l during Gordon's administratio n has been the uevelopment of Scouting for Negroes Gordon Morris became1 Executive on February 1, 1928 and in the fal ~ of 1928 he brought J.A,Beaucham p who was then on the National St aff to Memphis to organize the first Ne gro Troop. In 1934 he employed the firwt Negro Field Executive in the South. Beauchamp,· joined the Chickasaw Council's Staff that year. Since 1935 when we had about 10 troops and 268 Negro;;: Boys in Scouting , it has been my privilege to work with Gordon Morris principally a s Chairman of the Inter-Racial Commit t ee. Gordon can well be proud of the results for today we have over 2300 Negro boys in the Chickasaw Council. There have been many difficult problems in connection with the �program, but in cooperation with the Voluntee:r Scouts, he has always worked I;, them out. • �� 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 Chickasaw Council Publications and Papers Description An account of the resource Contains miscellaneous publications and papers by and about the Chickasaw Council. 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 Chickasaw Council was organized Feb. 22, 1916 Bolton Smith was the fir~t President Edward Everett was Evecutive from 1916 to 1918 Robert Crowe Byron Luttman Ross Ma tthewl!> Gordon Morr is 1918- 1921 1926 to 1921 1926 Feb.l 1928 Feb l 1928 to Feb l 1959 (. One of tbe outstanding accomplishments in the Chickasaw Council during Gordon's administration has been the uevelopment of Scouting for Negroes Gordon Morris became1 Executive on February 1, 1928 and in the fal ~ of 1928 he brought J.A,Beauchamp who was then on the National St aff to Memphis to organize the first Ne gro Troop. In 1934 he employed the firwt Negro Field Executive in the South. Beauchamp,· joined the Chickasaw Council's Staff that year. Since 1935 when we had about 10 troops and 268 Negro;;: Boys in Scouting , it has been my privilege to work with Gordon Morris principally a s Chairman of the Inter-Racial Commit t ee. Gordon can well be proud of the results for today we have over 2300 Negro boys in the Chickasaw Council. There have been many difficult problems in connection with the program, but in cooperation with the Voluntee:r Scouts, he has always worked I;, them out. • Note Note for historical disclaimer <small><i>Please note that these documents are presented as they existed in their original form for historical accuracy. This document may contain racial or culturally insensitive language. Since the beginning in 1916, Scouting in Memphis has been regarded as a pioneer in interracial Scouting and equality; however, it still existed within the context of a segregated South. The material reflects the culture and context in which it was created and does not reflect the views and principles of the Kia Kima Alumni Association, the Chickasaw Council, or the Scouting movement.</i></small> 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/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1959 Title A name given to the resource 1959 Notes re Gordon Morris Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Andrew Schrack Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Dalstrom Papers, Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries 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/ Beauchamp Bolton Smith Chickasaw Council Edward Everett Gordon Morris Scout Executive Scouter