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Trapper Trails Council scrapbooks and photographs

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8415

Scope and Contents

Contains the scrapbooks and photographs of the Trapper Trails Council as well as the earlier councils including the the Cache Valley Area Council, Jim Bridger Council, Lake Bonneville Council, and the Logan Council. Also contains patches, correspondence, photographs, and building plans of camps within the council including Camp Bartlett, Camp Loll, Camp New Fork, and Camp Fife. Materials date from 1916-2006.

Dates

  • 1916-2006

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Trapper Trails Council scrapbooks and photographs must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Administrative History

The Trapper Trails Council (1993- ) is a council of the Boys Scouts of America including Northern Utah, Southeastern Idaho, and Southwestern Wyoming.

The BSA program is administered through local councils such as the Trapper Trails Council; each council covers a geopolitical area that may vary from a single city to an entire state.

The council level organization has a council executive board that is headed by the council president and is made up of annually elected local community leaders. The board establishes the council program and carries out the resolutions, policies, and activities of the council. Board members serve without pay and some are volunteer Scouters working at the unit level. Youth members may be selected to the council executive board according to the council by-laws.

The Scout Executive manages council operations—including finance, property management, advancement and awards, registrations, and Scout Shop sales—with a staff of other professionals and para-professionals. Volunteer commissioners lead the unit service functions of the council, help maintain the standards of the BSA, and assures a healthy unit program.

Councils are divided into districts with leadership provided by the district executive, district chairman, and the district commissioner. Districts are directly responsible for the operation of Scouting units and, except for the district executive, are mostly staffed with volunteers. The voting members of each district consist of volunteer representatives from each chartered organization having at least one BSA unit, plus annually elected members-at-large who in turn elect the district chairman.

The Trapper Trails Council was chartered on January 1, 1993 from the Cache Valley Area Council, the Jim Bridger Council, and Lake Bonneville Council. The council contains several scout camps including New Fork, Camp Loll, Camp Fife, and Camp Bartlett. Offices for the council are located in Ogden, Utah; Logan, Utah; and Green River, Wyoming.

Administrative History

The Cache Valley Area Council (1924-1992) was a council of the Boy Scouts of America located in Northern Utah.

The BSA program is administered through local councils such as the Cache Valley Area Council; each council covers a geopolitical area that may vary from a single city to an entire state.

The council level organization has a council executive board that is headed by the council president and is made up of annually elected local community leaders. The board establishes the council program and carries out the resolutions, policies, and activities of the council. Board members serve without pay and some are volunteer Scouters working at the unit level. Youth members may be selected to the council executive board according to the council by-laws.

The Scout Executive manages council operations—including finance, property management, advancement and awards, registrations, and Scout Shop sales—with a staff of other professionals and para-professionals. Volunteer commissioners lead the unit service functions of the council, help maintain the standards of the BSA, and assures a healthy unit program.

Councils are divided into districts with leadership provided by the district executive, district chairman, and the district commissioner. Districts are directly responsible for the operation of Scouting units and, except for the district executive, are mostly staffed with volunteers. The voting members of each district consist of volunteer representatives from each chartered organization having at least one BSA unit, plus annually elected members-at-large who in turn elect the district chairman.

The Cache Valley Area Council was chartered in 1924 when its name was changed from the Cache Valley Council. On December 31, 1992 it was merged with the Jim Bridger Council and the Lake Bonneville Council to form the Trapper Trails Council.

Administrative History

The Jim Bridger Council (1946-1992) was a council of the Boys Scouts of America located in Wyoming.

The BSA program is administered through local councils such as the Jim Bridger Council; each council covers a geopolitical area that may vary from a single city to an entire state.

The council level organization has a council executive board that is headed by the council president and is made up of annually elected local community leaders. The board establishes the council program and carries out the resolutions, policies, and activities of the council. Board members serve without pay and some are volunteer Scouters working at the unit level. Youth members may be selected to the council executive board according to the council by-laws.

The Scout Executive manages council operations—including finance, property management, advancement and awards, registrations, and Scout Shop sales—with a staff of other professionals and para-professionals. Volunteer commissioners lead the unit service functions of the council, help maintain the standards of the BSA, and assures a healthy unit program.

Councils are divided into districts with leadership provided by the district executive, district chairman, and the district commissioner. Districts are directly responsible for the operation of Scouting units and, except for the district executive, are mostly staffed with volunteers. The voting members of each district consist of volunteer representatives from each chartered organization having at least one BSA unit, plus annually elected members-at-large who in turn elect the district chairman.

The Jim Bridger Council was chartered in 1946 and the headquarters was located at Rock Springs, Wyoming. It was later merged with the Cache Valley Area Council and the Lake Bonneville Council to create the Trapper Trails Council on December 31, 1992.

Administrative History

The Lake Bonneville Council (1951-1992) was a council of the Boys Scouts of America that was located in Ogden, Utah.

The BSA program is administered through local councils such as the Lake Bonneville Council; each council covers a geopolitical area that may vary from a single city to an entire state.

The council level organization has a council executive board that is headed by the council president and is made up of annually elected local community leaders. The board establishes the council program and carries out the resolutions, policies, and activities of the council. Board members serve without pay and some are volunteer Scouters working at the unit level. Youth members may be selected to the council executive board according to the council by-laws.

The Scout Executive manages council operations—including finance, property management, advancement and awards, registrations, and Scout Shop sales—with a staff of other professionals and para-professionals. Volunteer commissioners lead the unit service functions of the council, help maintain the standards of the BSA, and assures a healthy unit program.

Councils are divided into districts with leadership provided by the district executive, district chairman, and the district commissioner. Districts are directly responsible for the operation of Scouting units and, except for the district executive, are mostly staffed with volunteers. The voting members of each district consist of volunteer representatives from each chartered organization having at least one BSA unit, plus annually elected members-at-large who in turn elect the district chairman.

The Lake Bonneville Council was chartered in 1951 when its name was changed from the Ogden Area Council. On December 31, 1992 it was merged with the Cache Valley Area Council and Jim Bridger Council to form the Trapper Trails Council.

Administrative History

The Logan Council (1920-1922) was a council for the Boy Scouts of America in Northern Utah.

The BSA program is administered through local councils such as the Logan Council; each council covers a geopolitical area that may vary from a single city to an entire state.

The council level organization has a council executive board that is headed by the council president and is made up of annually elected local community leaders. The board establishes the council program and carries out the resolutions, policies, and activities of the council. Board members serve without pay and some are volunteer Scouters working at the unit level. Youth members may be selected to the council executive board according to the council by-laws.

The Scout Executive manages council operations—including finance, property management, advancement and awards, registrations, and Scout Shop sales—with a staff of other professionals and para-professionals. Volunteer commissioners lead the unit service functions of the council, help maintain the standards of the BSA, and assures a healthy unit program.

Councils are divided into districts with leadership provided by the district executive, district chairman, and the district commissioner. Districts are directly responsible for the operation of Scouting units and, except for the district executive, are mostly staffed with volunteers. The voting members of each district consist of volunteer representatives from each chartered organization having at least one BSA unit, plus annually elected members-at-large who in turn elect the district chairman.

The Logan Council was a council of the Boys Scouts of America in Northern Utah that was chartered in 1920 that was later changed to the Cache Valley Council in 1922.

Extent

2 oversize boxes (3.32 linear ft.)

2 cartons (2 linear ft.)

4 boxes (2 linear ft.)

8 quarto (6 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Custodial History

Donated to the repository by the Trapper Trails Council in 2014.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated; Trapper Trails Council; 2014.

Appraisal

Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy 5.VII, August 2007).

Processing Information

Processed; Peter Hoyt, student manuscript processor, and John M. Murphy, curator; 2014. Processed; Margaret Weddle, student manuscript processor, and John M. Murphy, curator; 2014. Processed; Margaret Weddle, student manuscript processor, and John M. Murphy, curator; 2014.

Title
Register of Trapper Trails Council scrapbooks and photographs
Status
Completed
Author
Pete Hoyt
Date
2014 April 1
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English in Latin script.

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

Contact:
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States