The following sources were used/consulted for the information contained here. This comprises my own collection. If anyone has access to other works I don't list here, would like to make use if them. Please see my Wanted page for specific items.:
Official BSA Literature
Adventures for Senior Scouts
2nd printing, 1936,
10M439
7th printing, 1946, Jan 50M146 #3635
Explorer Scout Manual
1st ed,1st pt 1946, Oct 50M1046 #3506
Explorer Manual
2nd ed,1st pt 1950, Jan 15M150 #3506
3rd ed,1st pt 1952, Mar 50M352 #3506
3rd ed,2nd pt 1953, Apr 50M453 #3506
3rd ed,5th pt 1955, 60M455
#3506
4th ed,1st pt 1956, May 60M556 #3506
Exploring
1st printing, 1958, Aug 200M858 #3506A
2nd printing, 1959
#3506A
3rd printing, 1966
60M966 #3506
Medical Exploring
3rd printing, 1981 #6618
4th printing, 1985 #6618
Senior Program Guide Book
1935? #3442
Guide Book to Senior Scouting
1938 printing. 5M138 #3442
1941 printing, #3442 XEROX Copy
Senior Scouting Guidebook
1946 printing, 15M1246 #3471
New Explorer Plan and Recogniztions
100M949 #3217
Exploring at work in Your Troop
10M1250 #3146
Explorer Advisor's First 6 Meetings
10M151 #3164
Explorer Parent's and Leader's Guidebook 1958 printing, 75M1058
#3151
1962 printing, 20M462 #3151
1965 printing, 18M1165 #3151
Explorer Cabinet Guidebook
1962 revision, 10M162 #3145A
1966 printing, 3.5M366 #3145
Hints on Senior Scouting Leadership
1947 printing, 15M647 #3482
Hints on Explorer Leadership
1949 printing, 20M1149 #3482
1950 printing, 20M1150 #3482
1951 printing, 25M151 #3482
1954 printing, 11M154 #3482
Senior Scouting Program Notebook
1946 100M945
1946-47 10M646
1949-50 18M449
Explorer Leader's Program Notebook
1950-51 20M550
1951-52 35M551
1952-53 45M552
1953-54 40M453
1954-55 45M454
1955-56 57M555
1956-57 65M456
1957-58 65M457
Explorer Officer's Program Notebook
1959-60 80M459
1961-62 70M461 BL-113
1964-65 70M464 BL-113
1965-66 70M465 BL-113
1966-67
BL-113
1967-68
BL-113
Explorer Leaders' Training Series
Explorer Leadership- Proof Edition
75M1050 #3153
Notebook for Explorer Leaders- Proof Edition c50 3M350
#3157
Explorer Leaders' Training Series
Basic Training
c56 57rev 15M257 #6601
Outdoor Activities
c56 14M1056 #6602
Service Activities
c56 14M1056 #6603
Social Activities
c56 7M357 #6604
Vocational Activities
c56 14M1056 #6605
Explorer Leader Basic Training Instructor's Guide 25M858
#6601A
How to organize Explorer Groups
12M455 #3144
Organizing an Explorer Unit
60 revision, 12M260 #3144A
62 revision, 12M162 #3144A
Sea Scout Manual
5th ed, 9thpr,1933 10M1133
6th ed, 2ndpr,1941 25M541
6th ed, 4thpr,1943 25M1043
6th ed, 7thpr,1945 #3229 16M545
Sea Exploring Manual
7th ed, 5thpr,1958 20M858 #3229
8th ed, 1stpr, 1966 #3229
8th ed, 8thpr,1985 #3229
9th ed 1987
#3239
9th ed 1997
#33239A
Sea Scout Manual
10th ed 2000 #33239B
Handbook for Crew Leaders
1st ed, 1stpr,1941 50001141
Handbook for Skippers
2nd ed, 2ndpr,1940 40001040
3rd ed 1971, Aug
Advanced Seamanship Instructor's Guide 1966 6M466
#6660
Advanced Seamanship Workbook
1966 15M466 #6661
Sea Scout Service Aids for Leadership Training
#11 The Elements of Sea Scout
Leadership, Part 1 1930s
Sea Scout Requirements
?? William Menninger, PhD
How to Organize a Sea Scout Ship
2001 #23-352
Air Scout Manual
4th printing 35M243 #3648
5th printing 25M443 #3648
Air Explorer Manual
2nd ed, 1stpr #3508 10M1253
2nd ed, 2ndpr 6M1257 #3508
Hints to Squadron Leaders
2nd pr, 10M343 #3195
Explorer Member's Guide
1969
#3155 200M869
Explorer Leader's Reference Book 1969
#3161 30M1169
Exploring Reference Book
1973
#3171 50M573
#3171 15M974
1977 revision, #3171 7M977
Post Committee Guide
1969
#3154 30M1169
#3154 20M972
Exploring Committee Workbook
1970
#3108 12M170
Explorer Officers' Workbook
1970
#3158 12M174
Exploring Program Planning Conference Guide 1969
#6603 5M370
Explorer Leader Training: Instructor's Guide
1969 #6620 4M570
Post Organization
1985
#6623
Career Education, Pt2: Post Action Ideas in 21 Careers
#23-551 8M478
Exploring for the Handicapped
1979 printing, #6675
1M179
1980 printing, #6675A 1.2M1280
1983 printing, #6675A
PR for Exploring
3/78
#2-131
Post Program Guide (Proof Edition)
7/26/78
#23-502
Post Leader Workshop (Proof Copy)
#23-251 3M376
Law Exploring: Post Org & Program Tech
#23-103 2M478
Inner-City/Rural Post Action Ideas
#3145 3M674
Inner-City/Rural Post Action Ideas
1990 printing #33145
Operation Reach: Guidelines for Posts
1970s
#36-911
Explorer Leader Handbook
1994 printing, #34637
Explorer Leader Handbook
1996 printing, #34637
Adult Explorer Leader Basic Training
1995 printing, #34633
How to Organize Posts...
1996 printing, #34601
Exploring Post Program Helps
1997 printing, #34262
Aviation Career Exploring Program Helps
1994 printing, #34626
Career Development In School Program Helps
1995 printing, #34620
Engineering Exploring Program Helps
1992 printing, #33680
Exploring High Adventure Guide
1992 printing #34500
Explorers with Disabilities Program Helps
1996 printing, #33674
Health Careers Exploring Program Helps
1995 printing #34646
Exploring Business Program Helps
1995 printing, #34610
Communications/P.R. Exploring Program Helps
1995 printing, #34642
Law Exploring Program Helps
1997 printing, #34497
Law Enforcement Exploring Program Helps
1994 printing, #34609
Sports Exploring Program Helps
1995 printing, #34641
Explorer Program Helps for Youth Groups of all Faiths
1996 printing, #34602
Venturing Leader Handbook
1998 printing, #34655
second 1998 printing, #34655A
2000 printing, #34655B
Ranger Guidebook
1998 printing, #3128
2001 printing, #3128A
Venturer Handbook
1999 printing, #33493
2000 printing, #33493
Silver Award Guidebook
1998 printing, #25-015
Adult Venturing Leader Basic Training
1998 printing, #33491
1999 printing, #33491A
2000 printing, #33491B
Venturing Leader Specific Training
2001 printing, #33491C
Venturing Leadership Skills Course
1998 printing, #34340
2000 printing, #34350A
Venturing Advisor Fast Start
1998 printing #25-878
Venturing Leader Start-Up
1998 printing, #25-634
Here's Venturing: Guide to Implementing Venturing in a District or
Council
2000 printing, #33466
Venturing Roundtable Guide
2000 printing, #34342
Rural/Low-Income Urban Venturing Action Ideas 1999 printing #33628
Venturing Nature of Leadership Trek 2001 Course Syllabus, April 2001
edition
Explorer Leaders Handbook
1998 printing, #34637A
Adult Explorer Leader Basic Training 1998 printing,
#34633A
Program of the Senior Degreee Honor Society, Brooklyn Council, 1937
XEROX copy
Merit Degree Ritual of the Senior Division, Montclair Council, 1925
XEROX copy
Merit Degree Ritual of the Senior Division, Brooklyn Council, 1929
XEROX copy
Merit Degree Ritual of the Senior Degree Honor Society, Brooklyn Council,
1937 printing XEROX copy
Once a Scout, Always a Scout, 2nd edition XEROX copy [early BSA Rover booklet]
Training for Mobilization
1940 #3049 30M940
Collection, Distribution & Communication Services
1951 #3195 50M251
First Aid and Rescue Methods
1951 #3196 50M351
Pattern for Survival: A Guide for Unit Leaders
1951 #3197 50M251
Civil Defense Guide: A Guide for Council & District Planning
#3198 50M151
Emergency Preparedness, BSA
1964 #3189 50M464
Leadership Corps (#6503,#6503A) 1973, 1987
Varsity Scout Handbook 1st ed, 1st printing
#7810 10M178
1st ed, 3rd printing #7825 10M 6/1980
2nd ed, 1st printing #7825A 1984
1985 printing, (c)84 #7825A
Varsity Scout Leader Guidebook 1st ed, 1st printing #7811 5M178
2nd ed, 1st printing #7826 1980
3rd ed
#7826 1984
1991 print, (c)91 #34826
1997 print, (c)96 #34827
Varsity Scout Guidebook
2000 ed, (c)2000 #34827A
Varsity Scout Game Plan v1 1998
#34849
Varsity Scout Game Plan v3 1991
#3505
Varsity Team Program Features v1, 2, 3 2000, #34837, 34838, 34839
Varsity Scout Leader Huddle Planning Guide V1 1997 rec (c)89 #34829
Supplement I 1992 printing, (c) 90 #35503
Supplement II 1991 printing, (c) 91 #3504
Varsity Scout Leader Training 1984 printing
#7837
Venture/Varsity Activities for BS Resident Camp 1996 print, (c)90 #33429
Official Uniforms/Insignia #3702 7M167
Insignia Guide
1978 printing, #3064 20M178
1979 rev #3064
12M179
1982 rev,3prin #3064 15M1282
1986 revision, #3064B
1989 printing, #3064
1990 printing, #3064
1991 printing, #3064A
1995 printing, #33064
1996 printing, #33066
1997 printing, #33066A
1998-2000 1998 printing, #33066A
1999-2001 1999 printing, #33066B
1999-2001 2000 printing, (c)99 #33066B
BSA Annual Reports to Congress 1953
1954
1956
1957
1958
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1969
1975
1977 #3916-77
BSA Annual Reports 1971 #4908-71
1972 #4908-72
1988 #34-231
2000
William Murray, History of the Boy Scouts of America, Boy Scouts of America, 1937.
miscellanous issues of Scouting from 40s thru 90s [but missing many]
miscellanous issues of Exploring from 70s thru 90s [but missing
many]
miscellanous issues of Explorer Program Quarterly from 50s and 60s
[missing several]
two issues of Exploring the Scene magazine
Collector Books
Mitch Reis A Guide to Dating BSA Badges, Uniforms, Insignia,
3rd ed 2000
Dave Sullivan Explorers
Jim Clough Senior Scouting Collectibles 1995
Art Hyman The Scout in Aviation 1982
Chuck Fisk & Doug Bearce Collecting Scouting Literature
2nd rev ed
Other sources
email/postings by Mike Walton
email/postings by Bill Sills
All insignia notation is taken from Jim Clough's book above.
Sea Scouts/Explorer images are links from the Sea Scout.org web site and are from the collection of Sea Scout Regional Commodore Bruce Johnson.
Venturing award requirements are links from the US Scouting Service Project web site
Some images are links from BSA web site or the US Scouting Service Project web site.
Technology
The pages on this web site were created using Netscape Composer.
Pictures I have scanned were done so using an HP Scanjet 5200c. Picture files were cropped using MS Photo Editor.
Updated: 06/18/2002mrb