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History of Scouting, Worldwide 童軍歷史, 全球

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Primary and secondary sources related to the history and historical contexts of the development of Scouting/Boy Scout Movement worldwide, sometimes touching on but not entirely on that of Hong Kong and China.

Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from B-P to H. N. McDowall (1920) and letter from Olave B-P to Holland (1961) (William KWAN Cheuk-yin donation) (PL 14.1.1)

 Collection
Identifier: PL 14-1-1
Content Description

1. Short original correspondence from Robert Baden-Powell to Scout H. N. McDowall (dated 14 Dec 1920), thanking him for sending a copy of his troop magazine "Fellowship" (one typed paragraphy plus signature); and

2. Original correspondence from Olave Baden-Powell to Mr. Holland (dated 13 June 1961), containing descriptions of the Girl Guide's "Silver Fish" award, etc. (two pages, type on both sides, with signature).

Dates: December 14, 1920; June 13, 1961
Found in: SAHK

Scout memorabilia, Scout Association of Malta (Anthony CHAN donation), 2008 (PL 19.1)

 Collection
Identifier: PL 19-1
Content Description

This collection, a donation from Anthony CHAN, is consisted of a certificate, a medal and a cloth badge issued by the Scout Association of Malta in commemoration of the Centennial of Scouting in Malta, issued on November 9, 2008, based on "purchase for collector's purpose."

Dates: November 9, 2008
Found in: SAHK

Sir Robert Brown Black, Governor of Singapore, photographs with Uniformed Groups in Singapore, 1955-57 (HQ 90.2)

 Collection
Identifier: HQ 90.2
Content Description This collection includes four large black and white photographs of Sir Robert Brown Black as the Governor of Singapore with various uniformed groups in the British Colony of SIngapore, viz., the Boy Scouts (one photo, presentation of colors to the Singapore Scout Contingent), the St. John Ambulance Brigade (two photos, inspection of the female and the male members), and the Boys' Brigade (one phooto, at their annual review and display), taken during his governorship there, from 1955 to...
Dates: 1955-57
Found in: SAHK

World Scout Bureau, Asia Pacific Region, 9th and 10th A-P Conference, 1974, 1976; IV A-P Seminar, 1976 (HQ 98.3)

 Record Group
Identifier: HQ 98.3
Content Description

This collection contains folders for correspondences, papers, circulars, memos, publications and other documents related to the 9th A-P Scout Conference held in Singapore on June 4-10, 1974; the 10th A-P Scout Conference held in Tehran from Sept 29 to Oct 5, 1976, and the IV A-P Seminar on Community Development also held in Hong Kong on March 2, 1976.

Dates: 1974 - 1976
Found in: SAHK

World Scout Bureau, Asia Pacific Region, "Asia-Pacific Scouting," 1976-84; Circulars, 1973-85 (HQ 99.5)

 Collection
Identifier: HQ 99.5
Content Description

This collection includes issues of "Asia-Pacific Scouting" from 1976 to 1984, with some duplicates; and issues of circulars of the Asia Pacific Region from 1973 to 1985, incomplete series, with only a couple issues for 1973, none for 1974 and 1975, separate folders for 1976-78, 1979-80, 1981-82, nothing for 1983 and 1984, and a folder for 1985.

Dates: 1973 - 1985
Found in: SAHK

World Scout Bureau, Asia-Pacific Region, Monthly Bulletin, 1976-84 (HQ 99.6)

 Collection
Identifier: HQ 99.6
Dates: 1976 - 1984
Found in: SAHK

World Scout Bureau documents, 1972-73; 1979-80; 12th APR Scout Conference, 1980 (HQ 99.3)

 Collection
Identifier: HQ 99.3
Content Description

This collection contains several folders with documents from WOSM/World Scout Bureau from 1972-73 and from 1979-80, incl. these folders 1)Documents on the 12th APR Scout Conference held in 1980; 2) APR Bulletins from 1979-80; 3) Circulars, Research and Programme notes from the Boy Scouts World Bureau and its APR office, 1972-73; 4) World Scouting Newsletters, 1980; 5)Circulars from the World Scout Bureau, 1980

Dates: 1972 - 1980
Found in: SAHK

WOSM Asia Pacific Region Scout Committee memorabilia, 2000s (PL 6.1)

 Collection
Identifier: PL-6-1
Scope and Contents

This collection is composed of a full set of the official uniform issued to all members of the Scout Committee of the Asia Pacfic Scout Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), consisting of a uniform shirt with all the badges, a pair of uniform trousers, and a uniform belt.

Dates: 2000s
Found in: SAHK