1960 Boy Scout Handbook
In honor of my son earning his
Arrow of Light
badge and crossing over into Boy Scouts tonight, I've posted below the
first few pages of my dad's Boy Scout Handbook from 1960. We don't have
my son's new handbook yet, but I'm guessing the content will be very
much the same as this one from half a century ago. That's a good
indication of a well-grounded organization. However, I'm also guessing
the artwork has changed drastically, and not for the better.
Click any image to enlarge.
The cover art here was provided by Norman Rockwell. This was one of four covers featuring his iconic artwork. This cover,
according to this site,
was the only piece done by Rockwell specifically for the Boy Scouts, in
honor of their 50 year anniversary. The main scout was painted by
Rockwell but the background images were added by someone else. His art
was featured on three other covers as well, but all three pieces were
first published in his
Brown & Bigelow Scout Calendar.
You can see every handbook cover throughout scouting history, and read a short description of them
here.
Melton Wilson
Troop 60
Sheridan, Arkansas
They all look the same to me.
Here's what's left of the back cover. U.S. Royal was a prominent advertiser on the back cover of many of the scout handbooks.
This is another of my dad's handbooks. This one is from 1958.
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