Walter E. Chapman Papers

Collection

Identifier: WH924

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Walter E. Chapman papers consist of records of Boy Scout Troop 28, Denver, Colorado, spanning the years 1941-1971, as well as a limited amount of personal correspondence and scrapbooks. Dr. Chapman assisted over 300 scouts in attaining the Eagle rank – the names and photographs of the Eagle Scouts of Troop 28 form a significant part of the collection. There is also substantial correspondence concerning Boy Scout Camp Tahosa.

Dates

1920-1982

Language of Materials

English.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Copyright

All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from material in the collection should be discussed with the appropriate librarian or archivist. Permission for publication may be given on behalf of the Denver Public Library as the owner of the physical item. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained by the customer. The Library does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or publication rights of the manuscript held by the writer, heirs, donors, or executors. Reproduction restrictions are decided on a case-by-case basis.

Biographical / Historical

Walter Edgar Chapman, Jr. was a Denver, Colo. dentist. Born Ellis, Kan. in 1905, he moved to Denver in 1923 where he attended University of Denver. Began practice of dentistry in 1932. Active in Boy Scout work beginning 1938. Scoutmaster of Denver Troop 28 (1941-1971). Died Lyons, Boulder County, Colo. in 1982.

Extent

3 Boxes (3 linear feet)

1 oversize folio

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, Frances Chapman and Edwin Nicholls, 1983

General

Catalog record based on preliminary inventory.

Subjects

Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Dentists -- Colorado -- Denver. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scrapbooks Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus