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Boy Scouts of America. Scouting, Volume 63, Number 3, May-June 1975, periodical, May 1975; New Brunswick, New Jersey. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth353554/m1/43/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Boy Scouts of America National Scouting Museum.