Walter Runyan CCC Camp "Swinford Springs" Collection

Collection

Identifier: SHL114

Staff Only

Content Description

A folder with photographs of the Swinford Springs camp, and an issue of "The Swinford Sprinklings" newspaper, published at this Civilian Conservation Corps Camp: Co 1907-D.G.7. The Camp was located in Washoe Co., Nevada. The railway station and post office were in Northern California.

Dates

Creation: 1935

Biographical / Historical

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was the most popular of the New Deal programs created by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to provide relief and a speedy recovery from the Great Depression. The CCC Program existed from 1933 to 1942, putting millions of young men to work. The enrollees built pipelines, dams, fences, planted trees, performed trail development and maintenance in National parks, eradicated poisonous weeds, and fought crickets and grasshoppers. Fire prevention and firefighting were major activities. Camp Swinford Springs (DG-7) was established in May 1936 in Washoe County, Nevada.

Extent

1 folder ([describe boxes, items, etc. here])

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was one of the New Deal programs created by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to provide relief and a speedy recovery from the Great Depression by employing millions of young men in manual labor projects. Collection contains a folder with materials related to the CCC Swinford Springs Co 1907-D.G.7 camp.