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Description
Side A Testing [00:00]; Introduction [00:08]; Early life and arrival in Oakland, California in 1929 [00:25]; American Legion [01:26]; Appointed head of Boy Scout troop [03:18]; Participation of parents in Boy Scouts [03:25]; Infomart at Oakland Auditorium [04:05]; First aid and Red Cross instructor [05:00]; Red Cross and CCC [05:39]; Teaching first aid at Camp San Pablo Dam [06:02]; Camp Minnewawa in San Diego [06:28]; Spike Camp [07:15]; First time using first aid when son broke his arm [07:53]; Assistant district commissioner of Boy Scout troops [09:25]; Scouting office on 14th St. in Oakland [10:42]; Teaching scouts public health and first aid [11:43]; Phases of scouting [14:18]; Requirements for public health merit badge [14:45]; Merit badge instructor [16:50]; Age groups and phases of boy scouts [17:16]; Changes in the boy scout book [19:50]; Camping with the Boy Scouts [22:05]; Boy Scouts uniform [23:46]; Boy Scouts camps at Joaquin Miller Park, Diamond Oak Camp, and Los Mochos [?] [24:14]; Projects at Boy Scout camp [27:03]; Medical examinations [28:49]; Size of Boy Scout troops [29:12]; Boy Scout troop at North Oakland Baptist Church [31:00]; Integrated Boy Scout troops [32:18]; Cub scouts [32:53]; Pack meetings [33:54]; Beginning of Scout-O-Rama [34:23]; Describing photograph of scouting at Naval Supply Depot and coffee plant [35:52]; Wendell Henry, commissioner of North and West Oakland scouts [38:58]; Adult scouts uniform [39:45]; Describing photograph of scouts building a fire [41:14]; Arrowhead award [42:53] Side B Leadership training meetings [00:00]; Outstanding service award [00:48]; Boy Scouts of America Silver Beaver award [02:36]; Order of the Arrow award [06:55]; Royal Towns’ black scout troop at Taylor Memorial Church in 1935 [09:00]
Type
sound
Format
Master Audio cassette
Form/Genre
Oral histories
Extent
1 Tape of 1
Identifier
caolaam_000039
Language
English
Provenance
African American Museum and Library at Oakland California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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