Today in History: Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts
Today in History–August 21–the Library of Congress features the Boy Scouts and the Girl Scouts of America. On this day in 1912 Arthur R. Eldred of Oceanside, New York, became an Eagle Scout, the highest rank awarded to a Boy Scout. The Boy Scouts were founded in 1908 and the Girl Scouts, four years later in 1912 by Juliette Gordon Low. Learn more by visiting the Today in History section, then click the links below to access more scouting primary resources.
Boy Scouts
- Boy Scouts of America In the Muse blog, February 9, 2010
- Boy Scout images
- Boy Scout books, articles, printed ephemera
- Select historic newspaper articles & timeline: Origin of the Boy Scouts of America
- More Boy Scout newspaper articles
- Boy Scouts of America March (song recording)
- Boy Scout sheet music
- Modern-day legislation related to the Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
- The Year of the Girl Library of Congress blog, March 21, 2012
- Local Legacy: Juliette Gordon Low, Girl Scout National Center
- Girl Scout images
- Girl Scout books
- Girl Scout newspaper articles
- Girl Scout sheet music
- Sheet Music of the Week: Girl Scout Edition In the Muse blog,
- Modern-day legislation related to the Girl Scouts
- Book Backdrop: Here Come the Girl Scouts! primary source set with teaching notes