https://kiakimamuseum.org/files/original/3423b8c10da8637e853e3e90090720fb.pdf 9f65e73c83c49e375beef716d1f3cf72 PDF Text Text BOY scours oF INC. ,&ru I ftd' a January 2J, L959 f SC')UTIiIG ff'nifc $XGiclES IL{ i,tiitlFillS (J t> The seout L{ovenent aincng Negroes was staried L928. A f*rq months aft*r, of Scout Executive in the fal1 of Gorrlon ',f{. iforyis was appoistsd as Chickasa;r Council. Six years laLer, the first Council in the South to ernploy a lrlegro Pield Ex.eeutive" Arounci 1935, Mr. Ed Dalstrom It that time, served was ing 26$ Scouts. X{r. Dalstroitt untX apprcximately lZ20p"icouis w&$ succe',deci bY liltr. Hewa'rci {}rube " L{r. Dalstroro wa$ }I: re-appointed iR Ig58 as Chair:nan of the Inter-i,acial Conuiiiti;ee" Three Divisions have a total cf The of first 23C0 Scouts" Scout ila:np was conduct,ed Douglas Fark in Adni-nistrat-i.on and 1930. Through in the l\,lortnei.stern Area ihe a.id of the National tne Fark 0oil-nj-s-ion, a dining ro'rm, kitehen L949. The "rnlil following year the camp wa$ sbrifted to Fuller State Park. and --.1 Youth eight cabins rvere bui-lt, ',+hich was used Onword... For God qnd My Counrry j �p le-f r 3 q*-*# n4J r t / f I 4 t ('-1 r "/ct lff \ d ' fg-71 Tt /*- l0-1 t?T-P, l v "l- ,l tq f(" s m4 ( r ffi w l,ttf+$ � 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 BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA ___ _ CHICKASA W COU NCIL, INC . ......... ,, . 61 2 M . & M . BUILDING MEMPHIS 3 , TENN . JACKSON 5-2351 •I January 27, 1959 SC'.) UTI NG AMONG NEGROES IN MEMPHI S ' , Movement among Negroks was started in the fall of 1928. A few months aft er, Gordon W. Morris was appointed as I . I . Scout Execut ive of Chickasaw CoU.~cil. Six years later, the first Scout Circus wap held at the . Mid--South Fairgrounds in Au gust, 1934. I The Chickasaw Council was the first Council .i~ the South to -. v...! employ a Negro. Field Executive. f Around 1935, Mr. Ed Da lstrom was appointed Chairman of the Inter-Ra cial Committee succeeding the late Mr. John Roberts. At that time, ~~ 10 T"J'op~ing 268 Scouts, Mr. Dalstrom served until~95.i, ~ had appro,?Cifately 220"5couts. He fl , \.'. ~ was succe de d by Mr. Howa rd Grube. Mr. Dalstrom was ' re-appointed - .,, in 1958 as Ch a irman of the Int E? r-Ra cial Co mmitt ee. Three Div:tsions - \i have a total of 2300 Scouts. ..... - .) ) I \ \ ., The first Scout Camp wa s conducted in the Nor.t hea stern Area - .. of Douglas· Park in · 1-930. ""II; - ---- - - - ThFou gh the a·d_ of the National outh Administra tion and the P?r~ Commiss ion, a dining room, kitchen ' and eight cabins were built, which wa s used unt il '1949. The \ .. .. following year the c amp -~ ~fi S shifted to · Fuller State Park • .. . \ Onward .. • For God and My Country .. 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 Interracial Scouting in Memphis 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 Seminole Division