Kenneth's Career as a Boy Scout

Kenneth's Career as a Boy Scout

At age twelve, Kenneth became a tenderfoot boy scout. He went to a three week long scout camp but stayed one week only--he was sick of waking up early to make bread. At the end of the first week he woke up very early to walk thirty miles back home. This made his dad furious because he had paid for three weeks

Landon, Kenneth (1903-1993)

January 1, 1915

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Over a course of 13 years Kip Landon (Kenneth Landon Jr.) began recording stories from his parents, Margaret and Kenneth Landon, resulting in 95 hours of recordings. Beginning on July 20, 1976, recording finished in June, 1978. The project resumed again in 1982 for a few months. After a long break, the third recording period began in 1988 and concluded in March 1989.

Kenneth Landon

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Box 75: Oral History: "The Landon Chronicles" Tapes 1-20

Hour 3, clip 9

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Series 1: Biographical