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Girl Scout Collectors' Guide: A History of Uniforms, Insignia, Publications, And Memorabilia |  | Authors: Mary Degenhardt, Judith Kirsch
Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 292849
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Pages: 586
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.3
Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 8.5 x 1.6
ISBN: 0896725464
Dewey Decimal Number: 369.4630973075
EAN: 9780896725461
ASIN: 0896725464
Publication Date: June 2005
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Product Description
This is a welcome new edition of a standard - unavailable for nearly a decade. In more than nine decades of Girl Scouting, a vast popular and material culture has given rise to a wealth of Girl Scout history collections. More than an identification guide to uniforms, insignia, and other Girl Scout objects, this work also documents when changes occurred and why new items were introduced. Placing these objects in context, this essential guide provides a discerning look at the history and development of the Girl Scout Movement in the United States. Scholars and aficionados of Girl Scout history, costume history, womens studies, popular culture, and dress will welcome this indispensable and definitive resource. This new, expanded edition, with hundreds of illustrations, photographs, and tables, is indisputably the go-to source for information on all Girl Scout uniforms, insignia, awards, and handbooks, as well as dolls, postcards, posters, calendars, and more - from the founding of the Girl Scouts in 1912 through the present day. 'An invaluable resource to Girl Scout councils managing a history collection. And, beyond that ...an informative and intriguing glimpse ...into the evolution of a Movement that . ..today is the worlds preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls' - Cynthia B. Thompson, chair, National Board of Directors, and Kathy Cloninger, national chief executive officer, GSUSA. 'An indispensable reference for collectors; a fascinating resource for anyone interested in Girl Scouting, this comprehensive guide to Girl Scout memorabilia is firmly grounded in the history of the Girl Scouts of the United States. Mary Degenhardt and Judith Kirsch show us what Girl Scouts wore and read, and explain how changes in uniforms, insignia, and publications reflect the evolution of Girl Scout programs and the expansion of opportunities for American girls. Reading this book is like walking through a fine museum where material culture brings the past to life' - Anastatia Sims, author of "Negotiating Boundaries of Southern Womanhood". Mary Degenhardt and Judith Kirsch, lifelong Girl Scouts, compiled the original "Girl Scout Collectors Guide" in 1987. Degenhardt, now an archivist with the National Historic Preservation Center, GSUSA, and Kirsch, a researcher at the Benson Ford Research Center in Dearborn, Michigan, devoted two years of concentrated effort to this new and expanded edition.
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 Must buy for research and all GS October 2, 2005
Julia Low (Chicago, IL)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Amazing book, so much information, so many pages and pictures and graphs. A must buy for all researchers and girl scouts. So much information, outstanding. More then double the length of the first edition. Great value.
Girl Scout Collector's Guide -- Wonderful book October 14, 2009
Aaa (Knoxville, Il)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I received this book last month and it is great. It has everything about Girl Scouting in the USA in it. I love it. I don't know what else to say, except that I have used it so far to research the ages of some Girl Scout uniforms that were donated to our service unit over the years.
Girl Scout Collectors Guide October 17, 2005
Elizabeth Street (Stockton, CA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is an amazing collection of information on all things about the girl scouting organization with information of program, evolution of girl scouting, uniforms, badges, age level and has information on other items used by girl scouts . I have found it very helpful in compliling my collection, which is available at www.sparklesgarden.com/patchtrading.html
Thank you.
Best Reference on US Girl Scout history and memorabilia July 17, 2006
R. Lynn Horne (Las Vegas)
Long awaited update on 1st edition. I could find very few inaccuracies
Girl Scout Collectors' Guide: A History of Uniforms, Insignia, Publications, And Memorabilia September 10, 2007
R. Hill (Maryland)
Excellent source book for anyone researching Girl Scout information and history. Fun to just "dip into" and remember the wholesome fun of being a Brownie or Girl Scout.
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