Lee Franklin Hanmer (October 24, 1871 – April 27, 1961) was the director of the recreation department of the

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from 1912 to 1937. In that capacity, he helped to found the

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. He later helped to form the Campfire Girls of America in 1912.

Biography

He was born on October 24, 1871, in Schuyler County, New York. Hanmer attended

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and

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. He worked in the

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school system, serving as a physical training supervisor from 1903 to 1906 and then as athletics inspector through 1907. He then worked as a secretary of the Playground Association of America before moving to the

. He married Mary Belle Garlick on June 27, 1900, in

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. In 1910, Hanmer was selected as a member of the American Committee for the

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. Hanmer directed recreation for servicemen during

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. He was later a chairman of the Motion Pictures Producers and Distributors Association. The BSA presented Hanmer with the ninth

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in 1926. He died on April 27, 1961, in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hanmer, Lee F. Cornell University alumni Scouting pioneers New York University alumni 1871 births 1961 deaths