International Scouting Collectors Association
Encyclopedia
Scouting
Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, that they may play constructive roles in society....
through the collecting and trading of Scouting memorabilia
Scouting memorabilia collecting
Scouting memorabilia collecting is the hobby of preserving and cataloguing Boy Scouting and Girl Guiding items for their historic, aesthetic and monetary value. Since collecting depends on the interests of the individual collector, the depth and breadth of each collection varies...
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History
In 1953, at the National Scout jamboreeNational Scout jamboree (Boy Scouts of America)
The national Scout jamboree is a gathering, or jamboree of thousands of members of the Boy Scouts of America, usually held every four years and organized by the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Referred to as "the Jamboree", "Jambo", or NSJ, Scouts from all over the nation and world...
, the roots of the newsletter The Trader were laid down. The goals were to promote honest trading and education about Scouting memorablia. Mike Diamond was the first editor, followed by Forest Reynolds, Paul Meyers, Dave Leubitz, and Guy Hatfield amongst others. In 1978 The Trader was merged with Scouting Collectors Quarterly. The Scouting Collectors Quarterly began with the Texan Traders Den, which published the Traderoo Magazine. This publication gave way to the Scouting Collectors Magazine, with the National Scouting Collectors Association [later to be named the National Scouting Collectors Society (NSCS)] as the sponsoring organization.
In the West, in 1969 the California Traders Association was founded, at the 12-D Conference. In 1970 it became the Region Twelve Traders Association. In 1972 the name was changed to the Western Traders Association. This name remained until a merger with the Southern California Association of Traders in 1984-5. SCAT was founded in 1973 as the Southern California Traders Association, the name was changed to SCAT in 1975 so it would be easier to remember. For one year in 1985 the organization was simply called WTA/SCAT. In 1985 WTA/SCAT changed its name, once again, to the American Scouting Traders Association (ASTA). ASTA has become nationally known for its articles aimed towards the collector in its journal, the ASTA Star. ASTA has led in working with the National Order of the Arrow Conferences since 1990, establishing a presence at Founders Day and in coordinating and organizing the trading events at the conferences. The California Traders Association started as an eight-page mimeographed paper. By 1985 membership had grown to over 400 members when the ASTA name was taken. In 1994 ASTA reached the milestone mark of 1,000 members.
The ISCA was formed in 2001, when the American Scouting Traders Association (ASTA) and the National Scouting Collectors Society (NSCS) merged to better serve the collecting community; both of which were worldwide leading Scouting memorabilia organizations. The newsletters gave way to the professional quality ISCA Journal and a website.
Today the merged organization boasts over 1,500 members, with issues being sent to all 50 states and over 11 Scouting countries worldwide. Most ISCA members are from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, but its international membership is growing. ISCA volunteer Scouters are experienced in collecting and trading Scouting memorabilia. The ISCA sponsors trading by mail, Internet, and Trade-O-rees, which are events collectors attend to trade, buy, sell, and learn more about Scouting memborabilia. The ISCA also sponsors educational events at seminars and events such as Order of the Arrow
Order of the Arrow
The Order of the Arrow is the national honor society of the Boy Scouts of America . It uses American Indian-styled traditions and ceremonies to bestow recognition on scouts selected by their peers as best exemplifying the ideals of Scouting. The society was created by E. Urner Goodman, with the...
conclaves and conferences. The ISCA website has sections anyone can access and a "members only" section.
The ISCA Journal
A benefit of in ISCA membership is a subscription to The ISCA Journal, ISCA's quarterly publication featuring ISCA functions, Trade-O-Ree information, history of Scouting memorabilia, news of new patches issued, reports on TOR's, Letters to the Editor and lots more.Regular columns are:
- Chairman's and President's Message
- Trade-O-Ree Calendar
- ISCA News
- Looking For Red & Whites
- The Badge Collectors Corner
- Way Back When
- World Jamboree
- Scouting Trends
- Collectors Q&A
- The CSP Corner
- Camp Patches
- OA News
- ISCA Membership Application
- Advertisements
ISCA Journal issues
| Vol 1, No 1, Mar 2001 | Inaugural Issue of the ISCA Journal |
| Vol 1, No 2, Jun 2001 | History...It's In The Cards |
| Vol 1, No 3, Sep 2001 | Patches of the 2001 Jamboree |
| Vol 1, No 4, Dec 2001 | History of the Chenille Part One |
| Vol 2, No 1, Mar 2002 | Targeting High Adventure |
| Vol 2, No 2, Jun 2002 | Senior Scouting Then and Now |
| Vol 2, No 3, Sep 2002 | NOAC 2002 |
| Vol 2, No 4, Dec 2002 | Charting Your Council's History |
| Vol 3, No 1, Mar 2003 | World Jamboree Thailand |
| Vol 3, No 2, Jun 2003 | Collecting Cub Scout Ranks |
| Vol 3, No 3, Sep 2003 | The Black Arrow Sash |
| Vol 3, No 4, Dec 2003 | Collecting Scouting's Highest Ranks |
| Vol 4, No 1, Mar 2004 | Collecting On the Smaller Side: Diamond Hat Patches |
| Vol 4, No 2, Jun 2004 | Collecting Lodge Mugs |
| Vol 4, No 3, Sep 2004 | NOAC 2004 |
| Vol 4, No 4, Nov-Dec 2004 | Khaki Crimped Merit Badges 1947-1960 |
| Vol 5, No 1, Mar 2005 | Philmont Update |
| Vol 5, No 2, Jun 2005 | Collecting Early Council Insignia |
| Vol 5, No 3, Sep 2005 | Collecting at the 2005 National Jamboree |
| Vol 5, No 4, Dec 2005 | Collecting Your Camp |
| Vol 6, No 1, Mar 2006 | James E. West, Chief Scout Executive 1911-1943 |
| Vol 6, No 2, Jun 2006 | Ernest Thompson Seton, Chief Scout 1910-1915 |
| Vol 6, No 3, Sep 2006 | NOAC 2006 |
| Vol 6, No 4, Dec 2006 | BSA's First Handbook |
| Vol 7, No 1, Mar 2007 | William T. Hornaday Award |
| Vol 7, No 2, Jun 2007 | Philmont Update |
| Vol 7, No 3, Sep 2007 | The Metal Turk's Head Neckerchief Slide |
| Vol 7, No 4, Dec 2007 | 2007 World Jamboree |
| Vol 8, No 1, Mar 2008 | ISCA's 5th Convention and Dallas TOR |
| Vol 8, No 2, Jun 2008 | Segregated Scout Camps |
| Vol 8, No 3, Sep 2008 | Collecting Community Strips |
| Vol 8, No 4, Dec 2008 | Collecting National Officer Patches |
| Vol 9, No 1, Jan 2009 | Theodore Roosevelt, Chief Scout Citizen 1911-1919 |
| Vol 9, No 2, Jun 2009 | The Curious Case of Scouts de America and Their Shoulder Devices |
| Vol 9, No 3, Sep 2009 | The Power of 1 |
| Vol 9, No 4, Dec 2009 | Early Kansas City Boy Scout Camps |
| Vol 10, No 1, Mar 2010 | 2009 NOAC Staff and Event Issues |
| Vol 10, No 2, Jun 2010 | Scouting For Fun |
| Vol 10, No 3, Sep 2010 | Special 2010 National Jamboree Edition |