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Badges

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Objects bearing special or distinctive marks and worn for decoration or to signify affiliation. Originally, badges were heraldic symbols worn as identifying marks by a knight and his retainers, e.g., a badge of arms. In later use, the term refers to any distinctive device, emblem, or mark worn to indicate a person's affiliation, rank, office, name, or membership in an organization or support for a cause, particularly objects that comprise small pieces of metal, card, plastic, etc., that bear a distinguishing design or words.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Craig McDaniel collection on Boy Scouts of America

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 9230
Scope and Contents Contains newsletters and other publications distributed by Scouts BSA (formerly Boy Scouts of America) at national and local Utah levels, collected by Craig McDaniel. Also contains other items from his collection, such as photographs, artifacts, and letters written or compiled by Craig McDaniel about the Boy Scout organization in Utah. Collection follows the developing administration and organization of the Scouting program in the Utah area, but also covers the various activities of Scouts,...
Dates: 1919-2019