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CCC Materials

 Collection
Identifier: SHL161

Content Description

A collection of mostly copies of materials related to the CCC activities in the region. Donated by Bill Johnson, the materials were probably collected while writing articles for the Shaw Journal issue “We Can Take It: The Civilian Conservation Corps in the Land of the Lakes”. Collection consists of: bibliography; biographies of enrollees, written by them: James Lafayette Holloway, William Bonenberger; papers: “The Civilian Conservation Corps on the Klamath National Forest: An Overview. 1980”; “Taylor Grazing Act in Oregon 1934-1984”; “Klamath National Forest and Siskiyou County: Fire Lookouts, Fire Guard Stations, researched and written by Lee Morford”; “Klamath National Forest and the CCC, revised and edited by Kathryn Winthrop. 1983”; camps: Bonanza, Medford District/ Ninth Corps Area, Hart Mountain, Klamath, Sheldon, Bly, and Tulelake (POW); newspaper clippings; folder: “Documents on CCC Fire Suppression activities of 1936-38”; Camp Newspapers; Camp Correspondence (copies from National Archives); and 2 booklets

Dates

  • Creation: 1934-1990

Biographical / Historical

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was one of the Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal programs, designed to conserve the nation’s natural resources and to provide jobs for the unemployed young men. The CCC program operated 1933-1942, and was the most popular of all the New Deal programs.

Extent

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

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was one of the Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal programs, designed to conserve the nation’s natural resources and to provide jobs for the unemployed young men. Collection contains copies of materials related to the CCC activities in the region.

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Repository Details

Part of the Oregon Institute of Technology Libraries, Shaw Historical Library Repository

Contact:
3201 Campus Drive
Klamath Falls OR 97603 United States
5418851965