Boys’ Life Archives
Scout Life magazine has partnered with Google Books to archive more than 100 years of Boys’ Life magazine. You can view nearly every issue from March 1911 to December 2012 at the following links:
- 1911-1919 issues
- 1920-1929 issues
- 1930-1939 issues
- 1940-1949 issues
- 1950-1959 issues
- 1960-1969 issues
- 1970-1979 issues
- 1980-1989 issues
- 1990-1999 issues
- 2000-2009 issues
- 2010-2012 issues
Once you find the issue you’d like to read, just click on the “Preview this magazine” link. You can also search within a particular issue or across all issues.
What About Issues Since 2012?
Many articles published since 2012 are available here on the Scout Life website. You can also find recent issues of the magazine on the Scout Life app.
I LUV IT!!!!!!! 🙂
what issue number is the one in june 2003? (title 4 it is rock on)
Great way to do back issues!
This is excellent!! Thank you so much for making archived issues available online. It’s a wonderful resource.
I built the Mountain raceway for ten years after my dad and I saw this spread on HO slot car racing.
i like march 1936
awesome
Hey, have any of you noticed a change in the material your magazines are made of? I think they are recycling, which is a good thing except for the fact that it feels really weird in my hands.
By the way, I’m always watching you.
why don’t they have crossword puzzles in the new ones…..
my dad’s in Dec 1938 in the pic with Uncle Dan Beard- What a wonderful time to have experienced Scouting!!
I wish magazines were still like this
yeah I liked it too.
I like Feb 1931 that is when the peewee stories were first introduced
this is awesome I have never seen a boys life magazine older than 2006
Where is Mr. Peabody? and Sherman?
The 1910’s look so different!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rereading all the issues I had from the 90s to mid 00s! It’s incredible looking at these old ads and articles that I remember! Makes me nostalgic for my childhood, loving this website!
Its fun to go back and find that story that I treasured.
how do you print them
Is there any way we can purchase archived copies? Particularly I’m interested in October 1963. Thank you.
I don’t know.
its neat to see what all my scouting family members saw when they were kids
it is cool u can look back at all the boys life magazines
wish I could print these articles…
you can print them
O BUT YOU CAN!!!
How do I print out the articles that I want to share?
Superly-duperly AWSOME!
To funny
true true!
I like the October 2006 I LOVE CARS!!
i like may 1935
ya that one is pretty cool