Todd A. Herring Archival Collection
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Description
The Boy Scouts organization was founded in 1908 in England by Robert Baden-Powell, soon became popular around the world. Troops were founded in Britain, America and, and as this letter shows, the Gold Coast of Africa, then a British colony, and now the nation of Ghana. This letter, which may have been part of an international pen-pal program, covers scouting topics like hiking and camping, but also dips into the political arena. The author asks, at the end, �Please how do you think of the war which is so terrible and rageous? Is there nobody in your country who is going to cease them?� This item was included in the Scrawl and Order exhibit, http://lib.msstate.edu/exhibits/past/.
Publication Date
1915
Time Period
1910-1919
Subjects
Boy Scouts
Geographic Location
Ghana
Object Type
text
Format (original)
document
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MSS_658_Ansal_1915a
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Special Collections Department, Manuscripts Division, Todd A. Herring Collection
Repository
Manuscripts
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University
Rights
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Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.
Recommended Citation
Todd A. Herring Collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University