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Council stationary is typically made for "official" use by headquarters personnel and officers. The location and phone number(s)
of headquarters are obviously key information, along with the name of the organization, placed on the masthead. Crescent Bay Council had seven different headquarters locations during its fifty year history and each time they changed locations, new stationary needed to be ordered. As Listings of executives, officers and directors changed over the years, updated versions of the stationary were similarly ordered. Grouping by headquarters location provides an understandable way of organizing Crescent Bay Council letter stationary.
1st & 2nd Scout Headquarters
503 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica
1922 - 1923 The Santa Monica Public Library at 503 Santa Monica Blvd., on the corner of Fifth St. and Santa Monica Blvd., served as the Council's original location in 1922 where the Mayor granted the Scouts temporary quarters. The City then asked the scouts to move next door to the "old courtroom" in Santa Monica City Hall on the corner of Fourth St. and Santa Monica Blvd.
There are no known examples of Crescent Bay Council stationary during this time or for these Council locations.
3rd Scout Headquarters
1338 Fourth St. Santa Monica
1924 - 1929
The 1338 Fourth St. address, an empty parking lot in front of the original City garage, was the third location of Crescent Bay District Council Scout headquarters and the first in their soon-to-be own building.
Construction of a new building on the Fourth St. parking lot, offered up for free by the Santa Monica City Council in order to recapture the space at City Hall, began in November 1923. Plans were drawn and donated by the architect that designed Santa Monica High School. Two thousand used bricks were donated to the Scouts and they set about constructing a 16' wide by 23' deep building.
On February 9, 1924, the Scouts completed the move to the new headquarters by announcing they had contacted the phone company to move the phone (singular) over to the new digs.
| 1924 Crescent Bay DISTRICT Council 1338 Fourth Street, Santa Monica J. Gordon Jeffrey - Scout Commissioner Donald Monroe - Scout Executive No Asst. Scout Exec on Masthead Phone: 23421 |
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Oldest and only known stationary from the Council name: Crescent Bay DISTRICT Council. This letter also contains the only known signature of D. Scott Field, the Council's first assistant Scout Executive. Field was from Inglewood, CA. He led the move that split Inglewood, Redondo Beach and other beach communities into their own Council in July, 1925.
This letter is also significant in that it is the only mention of Crescent Bay's involvement with the Round-the-World flyers circumnavigation in planes built by Donald Douglas Sr. Crescent Bay Scouts guarded the planes at Clover Field for their last overnight stop, refuel and "once over" by Donald Douglas and team, at the end of their trip.
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4th Scout Headquarters
Miles Memorial Building
1130 Lincoln Blvd. Santa Monica
1930 - 1948 Santa Monica City Council decided they wanted their Fourth Street parking lot back to expand city parking and they notified Crescent Bay Scouts they would have to vacate their five year old Headquarters. On September 23, 1929, Scout Executive F. R. Hill applied to the City for use of the front half of the basement in the Miles Building at 1130 Lincoln Blvd. in Lincoln Park a few blocks away. Free use of the space was granted and Crescent Bay Council moved into the new location over the Christmas holiday break in 1929.
| 1930 1130 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica Edw. S. Gillette-Scout Commissioner Geo. Bergstrom-Asst. Scout Executive "Subject" & "File No." printed under masthead on right Phone: 23421 |
1932 1130 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica Colin McKenzie-Commissioner No Asst. Scout Executive Phone: 23421 |
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First known stationary from 1130 Lincoln Blvd. Scout headquarters address. Addressed to William Van Slyke regarding his application for the Harmon Award.
Only example of stationary that pre-prints the words: "Subject" and "File No.", located below masthead on center-right.
Signed: F.R. Bob Hill.
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Lists Council officers, directors and executives including Donald Douglas (Sr.), E.R. Locke (Harold Locke's father) and Kenneth Monroe (Donald Monroe's brother). Not signed. |
| 1934 1130 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica Mayo D. Wright-Commissioner Phone: 23421 George Bergstrom - Director |
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1935 1130 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica Mayo D. Wright-Commissioner No Asst. Scout Executive Phone: 23421 |
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| (Restored partial section cut down and glued into a scrapbook) Close examination of the upper right corner reveals this letter dated April 18, 1934 is not the 1932 or 1935 stationary. The top line under "DIRECTORS" begins with GEO.... ,likely being George Bergstrom. He is not listed as a director in 1932 or 1935. Other letter fragments confirm Directors identified on right side are unique to this year's stationary. Perhaps a complete sheet will one day appear but even so, is not likely to be as interesting a letter. Apparently, troop 34 had been accused of CHEATING, then exonerated, in the playing of a game that awarded a banner. Signed: F. R. Bob Hill |
Letter to William Van Slyke. Signed: Mayo D. Wright, Council Commissioner |
| 1939 1130 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica Clyde Pearson-Asst. Scout Executive Clinton Kirk-Commissioner Mart Bushnell-Field Executive Phone: 23421 |
1941 1130 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica BIG LETTERS Clyde Pearson-Asst. Scout Executive Carl Helms-Commissioner Alden Barber-Field Executive ONE Phone Number: 41193 |
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Lists Council officers, directors and executives. Signed: Carl Helms, 1939 Pow Wow chairman. |
Council name & BSA in BIG LETTERS. One phone number: 41193 Letter to William Van Slyke. Signed: Hazel Stinton, secretary to F. R. Hill. |
| 1941 Sea Scout Division 1130 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica Mart. Bushnell-Field Executive Clyde V. Pearson-Sea Scout Director Gordon Cornett-Commissioner Phone: 23421 |
1941-42 1130 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica SMALL LETTERS Bert Button-Asst. Scout Executive Carl Helms-Commissioner Alden Barber-Field Executive TWO Phone Numbers: 41193 - 41194 |
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In the 1930's and early 1940's, the Crescent Bay Sea Scouts operated somewhat autonomously as evidenced by this example of their own stationary. The Sea Scouts retained the original phone number of Crescent Bay Scout Headquarters while headquarters took on a new number. Signed: F.R. "Bob" Hill. |
BERT BUTTON, Asst. Scout Executive. Council name and BSA in SMALL LETTERS Two phone numbers: 41193 - 41194 Signed: George Huber M.D. Organization & Extension chairman |
| 1947 1130 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica George Bergstrom & Alden Barber-Asst. Scout Executives James Whitehead-Commissioner Phones: 41193 - 41194 |
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GEORGE BERGSTROM & ALDEN BARBER: Asst. Scout Executives. Signed: George Bergstrom |
5th Scout Headquarters
Culver City Hall
9770 Culver Blvd. & Duquesne Ave.
1948 After Eighteen years, the Scouts were once again asked to move, but this time, the City of Santa Monica offered no alternative space. Crescent Bay Council decided they needed more control over their headquarters afforded only by ownership of their own building on their own land. But securing the right property and building a new building would take some time to organize, time they did not have. F.R. Hill was able to negotiate a temporary and transitional location in the Culver City Hall while they finished a new office at a new location. This would be the first time in the Council's history where Headquarters would not be located in Santa Monica.
Crescent Bay Council was located in Culver City for about seven months.
| 1948 Spring City Hall, Culver City No Names on Stationary Phone: Vermont 8-3159 |
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For seven months in 1948, Council headquarters took up temporary residence in Culver City Hall after it left the building on Lincoln Blvd. in Santa Monica. The move was short-lived as a temporary building was erected at the new headquarters location on Gateway Blvd. in West Los Angeles in August, 1948. Signed: Alden (Barber). |
6th Scout Headquarters
11632 Gateway Blvd. West Los Angeles 34
1949 - 1961 The new Council office, built and funded by local scouter support including Anatol Josepho, was located in the Pico neighborhood of West Los Angeles, between Westwood and Mar Vista. The architecturally designed building was modern (for the late 1940's), large and centrally located within the Council boundaries. Evidence indicates the lot and address for the new building were secured by June, 1948. Anatol Josepho gifted a small apartment building to the Council and had it moved onto the lot in August.
It served as the temporary headquarters for Crescent Bay Council until the new Council office could be built in front of it. Construction was started in May 1949 and the Scouts moved into their permanent home that September.
The Council office apparently ordered stationary for the new location before it was built and occupied by the Scouts. Theories for this unusual circumstance include the new stationary may have served as a promotional tool announcing the move or the Council was reluctant to invest into fancy stationary for the temporary headquarters at Culver City Hall which they anticipated leaving in short order.The actual reasons remain a mystery.
Along with the Headquarters move, came a split of Santa Monica District into two parts. Up to this point, Santa Monica District
had comprised the City of Santa Monica and all land south of Mullholland Road along the crest of the Santa Monica Mountains and west of Sepulveda Blvd. all the way to the Ventura County line. Expecting increased residential development to the west, Santa Monica City and the growing town of Pacific Palisades to the north and west were combined as the new Wilshire District. Everything west of the Los Angeles City line including Malibu, Topanga, Fernwood and Monte Rio was designated the new Sunset District.
| 1948 June 11632 Gateway Blvd., Los Angeles 34 George Bergstrom & Alden Barber-Asst. Scout Executives Phone: Santa Monica 4-1193 |
1949 11632 Gateway Blvd., Los Angeles 34 Geo. Bergstrom-District Executive Alden Barber-Admin. Assistant Phone: ARizona 7-4226 |
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GEORGE BERGSTROM & ALDEN BARBER: Asst. Scout Executives. The 1948 stationary lists five districts on the left: Beverly Hills; Culver-Palms; Santa Monica; Venice; Westwood. Signed: Virgil A. Bell |
GEO. BERGSTROM: District Executive ALDEN BARBER: Admin. Assistant The 1949 stationary lists six districts on the left: Beverly Hills; Culver-Palms; Wilshire; Sunset; Venice; Westwood. (Santa Monica no longer existed) Signed: (F.R.) Bob Hill |
| 1951 February 11632 Gateway Blvd., Los Angeles 64 Board of Directors & Six Districts on Left Wm. S. Kenny-Admin. Assistant Phone: ARizona 7-4226 |
1951 June 11632 Gateway Blvd., Los Angeles 64 No Board of Directors or Districts on Left Wm. S. Kenny-Admin. Assistant Phone: ARizona 7-4226 |
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Letter announcing resignation of Scout Executive Bob Hill effective March 1, 1951. Unsigned from R.L. Ryan, Council President |
Letter of congratulations to Proctor Weir on successful Eagle Scout Dinner. Signed: "Bob" (R.L. Ryan), Council President NOTE: Council President sends letter on June 12, 1951 that lists officers including F.R. Hill as Scout Executive on stationary. |
| 1951 June-1954 11632 Gateway Blvd., Los Angeles 64 No Officers |
Late 1950's-1961 11632 Gateway Blvd., Los Angeles 64 Informal Stationary |
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Letter of congratulations to Proctor Weir on successful Eagle Scout Dinner, 1st conducted by Crescent Bay Council. Signed: Robert "Bob" Miller who had just taken over for F.R. "Uncle Bob" Hill as Scout Executive. NOTE: New Scout Executive Robert Miller sends letter on same day (June 12, 1951) as the R.L. Ryan letter above. Miller letter has all officers removed from stationary. |
Crescent Bay Area Council developed a secondary type of stationary which was use for letters and mass produced mailings. The letterhead featured a scout wearing a neckerchief printed on a lower quality paper than the more formal stationary. |
| Late 1950's-1962 11632 Gateway Blvd., Los Angeles 64 NEWS |
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Crescent Bay Area Council even printed special stationary for writing press releases to local newspapers.This press release dated January 19, 1962, was overwritten in pen with the 11350 Palms Blvd. address. |
RED MAP STATIONARY
1955-1960
Dating stationary used by Crescent Bay Area Council during this period is confusing at best. Between 1955 and 1957, Crescent Bay Council went through a dizzying group of district reorganizations based, in part, on a rapid population growth of Scout-aged kids within the Council boundaries after World War II
In an effort to demystify all of the name changes and new boundaries, stationary was designed featuring the new Council maps
as they changed. Major map changes included these districts and communities:
- 1955-1956 - Santa Monica Bay • Venice • Westwood • Culver Palms • Beverly Hills • Malibu • Pacific Palisades
- 1956-1957 - Santa Monica Bay • Will Rogers • Venice • Westwood • Culver Palms • Beverly Hills
- 1957- Santa Monica • Will Rogers • Venice • Westwood Hills • Golden Trails • Culver Palms • Beverly Hills
- 1958-1961 - Santa Monica • Will Rogers • Marina • Westwood Hills • Golden Trails • Culver Palms • Beverly Hills
All that said, supplies of Red Map stationary seemed to be used during this period without any regard to which version of maps or officers it had on it. As evidenced by dated letters, Council staff used left over supplies of earlier versions through 1960-61, either until supplies finally ran out or the Council office moved to 11632 Palms Blvd. in West Los Angeles in 1962.
The best explanation for the Council stationary used between 1955-1961 is that Council staff and volunteers used whatever was handy in their desk drawer.
| 1955-56 11632 Gateway Blvd., Los Angeles 64 Names Below on Left Malibu Pacific Palisades & Venice District on Map |
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(Restored stationary section) The earliest version of the Red Map stationary from 1955 used a map of the Council from 1954 when Sunset and Wilshire Districts were recombined into Santa Monica with a new name: Santa Monica Bay covering the entire western half the Council. This older map shows a north-south line that represents the Los Angeles City boundary between Malibu-Topanga and Pacific Palisades, the division of the old Sunset and Wilshire Districts. By 1956, new lines were drawn creating Santa Monica City as its own district and Will Rogers District as the rest. |
| 1959-61 11632 Gateway Blvd., Los Angeles 64 Names at Top MARINA DIST. on MAP Jack Matthess & Allan Herrington - Vice Presidents |
1957-61 11632 Gateway Blvd., Los Angeles 64 Names Below on Left VENICE, Will Rogers DIST. on Map |
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OFFICERS NAMES at TOP OF PAGE MARINA DIST. on map. Allen Harrington & Jack Matthess elected as vice presidents in January 1959. Signed: Walt Kaufman, Westwood District Camping Chairman |
OFFICERS NAMES UNDER MAP on left. Letter dated June 24, 1960 but shows VENICE DIST. on map. Venice changed name to MARINA in December, 1959. Maurie Dahlem succeeded Clarance Boyle in October, 1957 Unsigned: for Alan D. Herrington; Jubilee Chairman |
1960-61
11632 Gateway Blvd., Los Angeles 64
Map Outline on Page Showing VENICE
Leroy Lattin & George Pardee Vice Presidents
Leroy Lattin & George Pardee Jr. show up as Treasurer and Vice President, respectively,
Leroy Lattin & George Pardee Jr. show up as Treasurer and Vice President, respectively,
on masthead for the first time. Council records show these two Scouters were appointed
to their positionsin March, 1960. This stationary also marks the first time the Council map
was designed into the middle of the page but the chronology remains curious as the map
shows VENICE DISTRICT. One theory for the anomaly is this style stationary was ordered
using an old version of the map showing VENICE in error. The actual story remains a mystery.
Signed: Alan (Harrington)
7th Scout Headquarters
11350 Palms Blvd. West Los Angeles 66
1962 - 1972 In what might have seemed like more bad luck for the Council, a route was chosen for the proposed Santa Monica Freeway (Interstate 10) that went right through the Pico neighborhood of West Los Angeles. While the location of the San Diego Freeway (Interstate 405), chosen in the mid 1950's, missed the Pico neighborhood to the east, the proposed Santa Monica Freeway interchange was a direct hit on Gateway Blvd. and the Council office. Emanate domain was invoked and the Scouts had to move. Once again, they found a vacant lot on Palms Blvd, also in West Los Angles, and they built their biggest, most beautiful and last Scout Headquarters by borrowing almost a half million dollars. Crescent Bay Council made the move to the new headquarters in January, 1962
Formal Letterhead
11350 Palms Blvd., Los Angeles 90066
11350 Palms Blvd., Los Angeles 90066
When the Council office moved to 11350 Palms Blvd. in West Los Angeles, new stationary was designed similar to a version used between 1960-1961. The masthead featured the Council officers and a map of the Council in the middle of the page. An informal design letterhead was also available, When Council officers and directors changed in succeeding years, new versions of the stationary were printed. This design was used through 1972 when Crescent Bay merged with San Fernando Valley Council to form Great Western Council.
| 1970 TWO Phones: 391-5221 UP 0-7321 Donald W. Douglas Jr. - Honorary President 8 Vice Presidents |
1966 TWO Phones: 391-5221 UP 0-7321 Donald W. Douglas Jr. - President 11 Vice Presidents |
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 Donald W. Douglas Jr .HONORARY President Has Judge John Stuart Frazer but DOES NOT have Irwin Goldring as Vice President. |
 Donald W. Douglas Jr .President 1969 Donald W. Douglas Jr. - Honorary President 7 Vice presidents  Donald W. Douglas Jr .HONORARY President 1971 Donald W. Douglas Jr. - Honorary President 9 Vice Presidents  Donald W. Douglas Jr .HONORARY President Has Judge John Stuart Frazer AND Irwin Goldring as Vice Presidents. |
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1963-72
Informal Letterhead
11350 Palms Blvd., Los Angeles 90066
Crescent Bay Area Council developed a secondary type of stationary which was use for letters and mass produced mailings.
The letterhead featured a scout wearing a neckerchief printed on a lower quality paper than the more formal stationary.
Five digit ZIP codes to 90066 were started by the post office in 1963.
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| mid 1960's-late 60's One Phone Number: 391-5221 |
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1963-mid 60's One Phone Number: EXmont 1-5221 |
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 1968-72 Two Phone Numbers: 391-5221 870-7321  |
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