Boy Scout Handbook

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Boy Scout Handbook

Cover of the current edition First edition: 1910 Latest edition: 11th Edition, 1998 BSA Supply Number: 33105

The Boy Scout Handbook is available at your local council service center or wherever Scouting merchandise is sold. Visit scoutstuff.org to find a list of Scouting retailers near you.

Previous editions

Edition	Title	Published	Author or editor
	Official Handbook	July 1910 - March 1911	Ernest Thompson Seton
1st	The Official Handbook for Boys	June 1911-1914	BSA Editorial Board
2nd	The Official Handbook for Boys	1914-27	BSA Editorial Board
3rd	Revised Handbook for Boys	1927-40	H. W. Hurt, editor
4th	Revised Handbook for Boys	1940-48	H. W. Hurt, editor
5th	Handbook for Boys	1948-59	Ted Pettit, editor
6th	Boy Scout Handbook	1959-65	William "Green Bar Bill" Hillcourt
7th	Boy Scout Handbook	1965-72	William "Green Bar Bill" Hillcourt
8th	Scout Handbook	1972-79	Frederick L. Hines
9th	Official Boy Scout Handbook	1979-90	William "Green Bar Bill" Hillcourt
10th	Boy Scout Handbook	1990-98	Robert Birkby
11th	Boy Scout Handbook	1998-present	Robert Birkby