- Collection:
- Juliette Gordon Low papers
- Title:
- Juliette Gordon Low, Girl Scouts, Correspondence, 1916
- Creator:
- Low, Juliette Gordon, 1860-1927
- Publisher:
- Box 18, Folder 203, Gordon family papers, MS 318, Georgia Historical Society, Savannah, Georgia.
- Date of Original:
- 1916
- Subject:
- Camps for girls
Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts of the United States of America
Low, Juliette Gordon, 1860-1927--Correspondence
Johnston, Edith Duncan
Hoxie, W. J. (Walter John), 1848-1934--Correspondence
Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919--Correspondence
Robinson, Corinne Roosevelt, 1861-1933--Correspondence
Farmer, Lucy--Correspondence
Kollock, Louise B.--Correspondence
Gammon, Montague--Correspondence
Colman, Edna M. (Edna Mary)--Correspondence
Hall, Emma R.--Correspondence
Neal, Cora--Correspondence - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983
- Medium:
- correspondence
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Juliette (Gordon) Low founded the Girl Scouts of the United States of America in 1912.
Correspondents include Juliette Gordon Low, Edith Johnston, Walter John Hoxie, Andrew Carnegie, Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, Lucy Former, Louise B. Kollock, Montague Gammon, Edna Mary Colman, Emma R. Hall, Cora Neal. The correspondence between Juliette Gordon Low, Edith Johnston, Louise B. Kollock, Cora Neal, and Montague Gammon is largely concerned with administrative activities at various Girl Scout headquarters: Savannah headed by Edith Johnston, Philadelphia headed by Louise B. Kollock, National Headquarters in Washington, D.C. headed by Cora Neal and Montague Gammon. In a letter of February 19, to Andrew Carnegie, Juliette Gordon Low gives a short history of the Girl Scouts, explains how they differ from Camp Fire Girls, and asks for his support. A letter of March 14, from Corinne Roosevelt Robinson to Juliette Gordon Low discusses the Girl Scout movement and preparedness. Some of the letters between Juliette Gordon Low, Walter John Hoxie, an Edith Johnston also discuss the Girl Scout camp in Savannah. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:g-hi_318_318-18-203
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/juliettegordonlow/do:318-18-203
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [item identification], Gordon family papers, MS 318, Georgia Historical Society, Savannah, Georgia.
- Extent:
- 25.0 items
- Holding Institution:
- Georgia Historical Society
- Rights:
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