Welcome to the Archive

Here you can find photos, documents, and other scanned materials from various collections throughout the decades, going back to the first season of Camp Curtis S. Read in 1920, through the first season at Brant Lake in 1949, to staff manuals from the early 90's, through today.

Archivist's note: These photo albums used to be on Picasa - which served us well as anyone could easily search for, locate, and browse all our albums.

When Google discontinued Picasa and replaced it with Google Photos - the whole dynamic changed. The only way to find and browse our Archives was to be sent an individual link to each and every album.

Below are all the links to the albums.

A forthcoming effort will migrate these photos from Google Drive onto this site, so they can be as discoverable & accessible as they once were.

The Hermitage: The Brant Lake Property of Mr. C.L. Collins before it was Camp Read

The Hermitage II: Historical Documents from the Brant Lake Historical Society

George Brown Album (1920 - 1922)

Anthony Sturla Collection of Joe Cooke Memorabilia (1930's, possibly early 1940's)

Blue Scrap Book - 1947 Camp Season at Copake, NY

Red Scrap Book From the First Camp Season at Brant Lake, NY - 1949

Historic Artifacts at Curtis S. Read Scout Reservation

Joe Cooke Album Spanning the Early Years of Camp Read at Long Pond to the Later years at Brant Lake

Bill Riesz Collection of Camp Read Neckerchiefs from the 1950's

Fourth Period Games (1954)

Boland Album: "Mostly Camp Read" - Brant Lake, NY Circa 1955