Collection Title: Boy Scout Museum
Series Number: RG048-19-01
Processed and Cataloged by: Sarah Marie Owens
Date Listed: July 26, 2022
Date Span: 1985-1986
Size of Collection: 3.25 linear feet
Number of Boxes: 3 large document boxes.
Type of Material: Correspondence, financial records, and ephemera relating to the National Boy Scout museum while it was located in Murray, Kentucky.
Condition of Material: Good.
Arrangement: Organized by material and arranged chronologically.
Historical Information: First opened in 1959 in North Brunswick, New Jersey the museum closed 20 years later in 1979 with the relocation of the Boy Scouts of America National Headquarters from New Jersey to Texas. In 1986 the museum reopened on the Murray State University campus. In 2002, the museum was moved from Murray to Irving, Texas.
Scope and Content: Correspondence, financial records, and ephemera relating to the National Boy Scout museum while it was located in Murray, Kentucky.
