Surveying MB - Requirement History?

[LV2SRVY]

Greetings,

I am wanting to find information on the history of the Surveying MB requirements. Surveying was one of the first merit badges and continues to this day.

I would like to write an article for my state surveying society's newsletter about the surveying merit badge. I would like to include in the article the first requirements and how the requirements have changed over the years with technology and practice.

Anybody here a collector that would have old requirement pamphlets? Or does anyone know a good source for this information? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks.

[mt_goodrich]

I don't have a pamphlet but maybe you might get lucky on eBay.

[LV2SRVY]

Being a counselor, I have the current 2006 requirements and the 2002 printing of the 1992 edition (I assume no changes between 1992 and 2002).

I recently got the 1942 version on eBay, just waiting for it to arrive in the mail. There are a couple versions on there for big bucks (1920 version for $50 and 1930 version for $75 ) that are a little pricy for me. There are also others in lots of several books and I really didn't want to buy a whole lot for just one book, but I may end up doing that and then relisting the ones I don't need.

Also, the original scout handbook has been reprinted (with the requirements), and I'll probably get a copy from the local scout shop to use as a reference.

[RWSmith]

The US Scouting Service Project website is currently the best place to go for what you're looking for...

Go here: Current Merit Badge Pamphlet and Requirement Revision Dates

Maybe (soon) we can get something comparable up on our Wiki.

[Swim4lyfe]

Old Scout handbooks had the merit badge requirements listed in them. Search around and see if you get lucky; your search doesn't have to be limited to just the pamphlets.

[riverwalk]

Great idea Swim has. I have my old collectibles in storage, so that doesn't help. The sites I like to wander through (sageventure and scouttrader) didn't have that type information and I'm looking for more ideas to help with this. It would be of interest to others anyway.

[owl scouter]

Dan,

See my post on the other site you asked for help. I have one of those expensive white merit badge books and a 1912 Handbook with the requriements if you still need the info.
John (owl scouter)