https://www.kiakimamuseum.org/files/original/f82f4985ed379200b01ff94bed0ddd7e.pdf 5cddf19fe50d2386a36067da99838453 PDF Text Text '' AN OPEN L.ti.:, T ~~H TO .tiVERYONg IN THE NORTH DI I~IOJ THE ENTRAL DIVISION TH£ SOUTH DI ISI N F CHICK 0 AW COUiCIL, OY SC UTS OF For a number of ears Chic k .,a Counc 1 ha been tui:l;ylng nd me£u1s to bri. the Sc outing p OfP'' m r c h· r c ter build ng nd c i ti Z€\n~hi p tr ain.t ng .t'C 'rao.:re nd m.or e Negro b • ys but t he r e au ts a h i c:ved h ' ve not been :u ti sf c tol'.'Y · In 1954 pl y we.a a.ppr ved b ha Lter l . • 1 e , th ' E; ecutive · a.rd and t1 Na tl n 1 Coune 1 wni eh, in my judgment , 11 ins 1re b tte • r e u l t .. eopl e av not understo d tne plan a d h pm'OO e it . id. g mor gro bo s . Ad ver se c ent has pp a r -d in J.'fegro p ss · d numb · r f le tters crt tiei zi g tne pl n ve :reee1v d by t he Council m iQ.ame h b·en pr· ominent in the pr and the lett r I · m ri ~i ng t his letter t ~~e · n~ po 1t1on el ar in t he :m tter . !(! . on , ;;~h1ch First, I w nt you to knov the pl · , 1955--here it i s· . Jan ~ ent Into f'fe c t 1 .. The old Semi nole JJ:ivlsion no onger exist ... ; 1 t h s . een cl vided' i nto three Divis o.ns vhic h ar Divis' on , Centra l · iv 1 ion , 8outh ivL. i n . T e · of th three · i v:l sions is .3he by Count ~ Toru . ii.. member o f th profcseional taff 1~ a ss g ed to eaah Divi ion wltte the ti le of D1vis1on Ex e uti v:e. In eac h Division t' e:r is n, elected ,Che.1r.n 1 Vic .. Ob.ai r man , Division Commiss one i also Opera.ting ommit t ee Chai .man e 0 ; 2 .. · fne Negro un ts in the territor y outsLt) f Shelby ounty (which I formerly served} will be served by the hi te District ~xec *tlv sa red to ~ h terr1t r • er he rill l white uni ts . J o At the pr- sent ti me t he o ffice t 544 Beale Av e . will c ontinue to serve ALL N· gro unit and a ~ t~ er eto.ry i still employed t this Of fl C.t • 4. As in the past 11 tho three egro 'iv1 lon ··xe cuti "rn s and t he four whit Dtstr ict Exeontives wi.11 wok under the di:Tec tion o t he S-out ,Ex cuti e and h o As .. istunt S c out L:x e c utive , v1h.o is Staff 'irector . ' ec nd , N w that you'have the pla~ I Wfant you to kn w: Ti at I am 100% inf vor of the plan a e.m ~ rkin, to t h bet of: my a.b i.ii IJ.'Y ta brlng it into ef fi e ! n t op€ratio ~ .~ n t .. e C_e ntr al Division to whl c:h I am assign(d . ' . �,. T at 1n c e I am the .. ubjeot 0.f some ot the · letter o.n·'I the ne s - pa.pv!' rtlcles , in which it w ~ s inferr d that I have been mistreated, I want you to kn.ow that I h"~v e no t been mistreated but have been 2~-0 t (;d f 1 1:· ; that I had an · C!'ea e in a.l ry of Jan . l , 19 r.'.; that I have t:e same title as the ot:e · N gro nembers of the Staff "Dlvislon -xe eutive ~ n mhat 1 eel i t i s b tt ·r t h ~. c tnre u Division (or mo ' e , f nece::::l':.!a.ry} so that great er numbur o.f boys w· 11 ha · e t he ben fits of Scout lng u T' t I arne e tll , ak you to u e your es eff rt· to 1ork wl th and fa:r t L.~ plan 1n you · Dlvisi.on , an to briug 111.b out full and compl te ttnderst ndin of th r c t that the p an is ad op t ed for o a purpos and on purpo. · only-to ~ tt. r serve t he regro boy of o ounci .. Your help in brin.1 g ·bout more and be t or S c outing f r t h t hous .. ds of b J h o want and n ed •. eout tr i ng i 11 be gr ea t l y ppr o:t·a t e d . Si cere l y yours , J• ~ Be ch~ ·p , Divis on Lxe cutl ve , CentPal Di vision . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chickasaw Council Publications and Papers Description An account of the resource Contains miscellaneous publications and papers by and about the Chickasaw Council. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document ' ' F CHICK AN OPEN L.ti.:, T ~~H TO .tiVERYONg IN THE NORTH DI I~IOJ THE ENTRAL DIVISION TH£ SOUTH DI ISI N 0 AW COUiCIL, OY SC UTS OF For a number of ears Chi c k .,a Counc 1 ha been tui:l;ylng nd me£u1s to bri. the S c outing p OfP'' m r c h· r c ter build ng nd c i ti Z€\n~hi p train.t ng .t'C 'ra o.:re n d m. or e Negro b • ys but t he r e au ts a h i c:ved h ' ve not been :u ti sf c tol'.'Y · In 1954 pl y we.a a.ppr ved b ha Lter - l . • 1 e , th' E; e cutive · a.rd and t1 Na tl n 1 Coune 1 wni eh, in my judgment , 11 ins 1re b tte • r e u l t .. eopl e av not understo d tne plan a d h pm'OO e it . id. g mor gro bo s . Ad v e r se c ent has pp a r -d in J.'fegro p ss · d numb · r f le tters crt tiei z i g tne pl n ve :reee1v d by t he Council m iQ. ame h b·en p r· ominent in the pr !(! . and the lett r I · m ri ~i ng t his letter t ~~ e · n~ po 1t1on el ar in t he :m tter . First, I w nt you to knov the pl , ;;~h1ch ent Into f'fe c t on Jan ~ · , 19 55 --here it i s· . 1 .. The old Semi nole JJ :ivlsion no onger exist ... ; 1 t h s . een cl vided' i nto three Divis o.ns vhic h ar Divis' on , Centra l · iv 1 ion, 8outh ivL. i n . T e · of th three · i v:l sions is .3he by Count ~ Toru . ii.. member o f th profcseional taff 1~ a ss g ed to eaah Divi ion wltte the ti le of D1vis1on Ex e u ti v:e. In ea c h Division t' e:r is n, elected ,Che.1r.n 1 Vic ... Ob.ai r man , Division Comm iss one i0 ; also Opera.ting ommit t ee Chai . man e 2 .. · fne Negro un ts in the territor y outsLt) (which I formerly served} will be served by the ~ xec *tlv sa red to ~ h terr1t r • rill l white uni ts . f Shelb y ounty hi te District er he J o At the pr- sent ti me t he o ffice t 544 Beale Av e . will c ontinue to serve ALL N· gro unit and a ~ t~ er eto.ry i still employed t this Of fl C.t • 4 . As in the past 11 tho three egro 'iv1 lon ··xe c uti "rn s and t he four whit Dtstr ict Exe ontives wi.11 wok under the d i: Te c tion o t he S-out ,Ex cuti e and h o As .. istunt S c out L:x e c utive , v1h.o is Staff 'irector . ' ec nd , N w that you'have the pla~ I Wfa nt you to kn w: Ti at I am 100% inf vor of the plan a e.m ~ rkin, to t h bet of: my a.b i.ii IJ.'Y ta brlng it into ef fi e ! n t op€ratio ~ .~ n t .. e C_e ntral Division to whl c: h I am assign(d . ' . ,. T at 1 n c e I am the .. ubjeot 0.f some o t the · letter o.n ·'I the ne s pa. pv!' rtlcles , in which it w ~ s inferr d that I have been mistreated, I wan t you to kn.ow that I h"~v e no t been mistreated but have been 2~-0 t (;d f 1 1:· ; that I had an · C!'ea e in a.l ry of Jan . l , 19 r.'.; that I have t:e same title as the ot:e · N gro nembers of the Staff "Dlvislon -xe eutive ~ n mhat 1 eel i t i s b tt ·r t h ~. c tnre u Division (or mo ' e , f nece::::l':.!a.ry} so that great er numbur o.f boys w· 11 ha · e t he ben fits of Scout lng u T' t I fa:r t L.~ ttnde rst and on arne e tl l , ak you to u e your es eff rt· to 1ork wl th and plan 1n you · Dlvisi.on , an to briug 111.bout full and compl te ndin of th r c t that the p an is ad op t ed for o a purpos purpo. · only-to ~ tt. r serve t he regro boy of o ounci .. Your help in brin.1 g ·bout more and be t o r S c outing f r t h t hous .. ds of b J h o want and n ed •. eout tr i ng i 11 be gr eat l y ppr o:t·a t e d . Si cere l y yours , J • ~ Be ch~ · p , Div is on Lxe cutl v e , CentPal Di vision . Note Note for historical disclaimer <small><i>Please note that these documents are presented as they existed in their original form for historical accuracy. This document may contain racial or culturally insensitive language. Since the beginning in 1916, Scouting in Memphis has been regarded as a pioneer in interracial Scouting and equality; however, it still existed within the context of a segregated South. The material reflects the culture and context in which it was created and does not reflect the views and principles of the Kia Kima Alumni Association, the Chickasaw Council, or the Scouting movement.</i></small> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1955 Title A name given to the resource 1955 Letter from Beauchamp re Dissolution of Seminole Division Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Chickasaw Council, BSA Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Andrew Schrack Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Dalstrom Papers, Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Licensed for use by the Kia Kima Alumni Association in this historical display. https://www.memphis.edu/libraries/special-collections/ Beauchamp Letters Seminole Division