| "Boy Scout Camp Needed" flyer
issued in 1948 at the start of the site search process, spelling out the desired property characteristics (size, distance from Rochester, terrain, etc.) |
7/15/48 Letter from Fred Wellington to W. Clyde Sykes expressing interest in Massawepie |
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"Report of a 7-person "Road Trip" July 17-18, 1948 visiting various Adirondack properties, including Massawepie, which seems to be the group's favorite.
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Summary Site Description for Massawepie, prepared for the Camp Search Committee on 10/6/48:
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December, 1948 Questionnaire for Units about advisability of proceeding with purchase of Massawepie |
Report of 1/26/51 meeting to begin planning a Fall, 1951 capital campaign:
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| Report of 2/6/51 meeting at the Rochester Club to finalize plans for purchasing Massawepie
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February, 1951, letter from Otetiana Council president Carey Brown to the Community Chest,
requesting final permission for the capital campaign:
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| March 14, 1951, letter from Richard Miller (Manager, Rochester Community Chest)
to Carey Brown (President, Otetiana Council) approving a Fall, 1951, capital campaign for $408,000 to purchase and
develop Massawepie |
Detailed breakdown of preliminary camp development budget for 1951 Capital Campaign |
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Summary of camp development budget for 1951 Capital Campaign |
September, 1951 press release announcing the hiring of Harley
L. Burgdorf as Otetiana Council's first Massawepie Property Superintendent
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"Scouting Council Names Overseer of Mountain Camp" article in Rochester Democrat & Chonicle 9/30/51 |
"Scouts Get Huge Camp Tract" Newspaper Article 9/30/51 |
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"Pilot in Crash Landing Escapes Serious Injury"
Newspaper Article 10/6/51 describing crash at Massawepie of a Piper Cub from Albany |
"Plans for 4 Camps" Rochester Democrat & Chronicle Article 10/26/51 |
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"3000 Seek $100,000 for Scout Camps"
Newspaper Article 10/28/51 describing the Capital Campaign General Phase |
1951 Camp Expansion Fund Brochure:
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| 1951 Camp Expansion Fund Tribute Brochure:
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Letter of thanks to Carey Brown, who chaired the camp
search committee and 1951 capital campaign |
| Summary of 1951 Capital Campaign (written in 1957):
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Legal Notice 1951 or 1952 (?) of the posting of the Massawepie property |
