Boy Scouts of America. Lake Huron Area Council Organizational papers, 1917-1976, and undated

Summary

Creator:

Boy Scouts of America. Lake Huron Area Council.

Abstract:

The collection consists of correspondence, reports, minutes, photographs and negatives, publications, and newspaper clippings (copies) of units within the Council.

Extent:

1.5 cubic feet (in 3 boxes, 1 Oversized folder)

Language:

English

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by C. Borawski, M. Matyn

Background

Scope and Content:

The collection consists of correspondence, financial and membership reports, and meeting minutes relating to Summer Trails Council, Saginaw Bay Area Council, and Lake Huron Area Council. Much of the correspondence and related materials concerns issues related to the merger of Summer Trails and Valley Councils in 1961 and the consequent transfer of ownership of Bear Lake Scout Camp. Also included are copies of newspaper clippings regarding scouting activities, 1936-1976 (scattered) and a nearly complete run of Saginaw Bay Area Council Scouter (later Lake Huron Area Council Scouter) (newsletter), 1961-1972. The Articles of Incorporation for both Bay City (Summer Trails) and Valley Trails Councils are also included. There is also an entire box containing photographs of camp activities and buildings as well as of general Scouting events. Oversized photographs, which are glued onto cardboard for an exhibit, document the organizational meeting of the council on June 29, 1971 at Delta College.

Part of the pre-merger troops are documented in the records of the BSA. Paul Bunyan Council No. 259 (Midland, Mich.), which is also in the Clarke.

Biographical / Historical:

Organizational History:

The Lake Huron Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) was formed as a result a series of mergers involving various BSA councils in central and northern Michigan. The Bay City Council was chartered in 1917 and became known as the Summer Trails Council in 1929. The Valley Trails Council, chartered in 1944, merged with the Summer Trails Council in 1961 to form the Saginaw Bay Area Council. Finally, in 1971, the Saginaw Bay Area Council merged with northern Michigan's Paul Bunyan Council and part of the Scenic Trails Council to form the Lake Huron Area Council. As of 2000, this council served the counties of Alcona, Alpena, Arenac, Bay, Clare, Crawford, Gladwin, Gratiot, Huron, Iosco, Isabella, Midland, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Oscoda, Presque Isle, Roscommon, Saginaw, and Tuscola.

Judge Ira W. Butterfield was a lawyer and an Executive Board Member of the Summer Trails and Saginaw Bay Area Councils.

Acquisition Information:

Acc# 1543, 2612

Arrangement:

Collection is organized by format, size, then alphabetically and chronologically.

Subjects

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Subjects:

Boy Scouts--Michigan--Midland--History.
Boy Scouts--Michigan--Saginaw--History.
Youth--Michigan--History.
Outdoor life.

Names:

Boy Scouts of America. Lake Huron Area Council.
Butterfield, Ira WIlliam, 1915-

Places:

Bay City (Mich.)--History.
Saginaw (Mich.)--History.