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Summary Description Utah State Historical Society Mss B 1657 James B. Crosby James B. Crosby Oral History Collection, 1991 .25 lin. ft. (1 box) Interviews with five individuals involved in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in Utah in the 1930s. Organizations: Civilian Conservation Corps Form or Genre: Oral history interviews Background Background Note

Interviews conducted for the Bureau of Land management under contract with James B. Crosby. The interviews were conducted in 1991 at the homes of the interviewees.

 Scope and Content

Interviews of five individuals: Arthur Whitehead originally from Newark, New Jersey; Olaf W. Hartvigsen from Cache Valley; Ray Luke from Wasatch County; Willard Mathews from Indiana; and Orrin Miller from Tooele County. Each interviewee discusses involvement in the CCC.

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James B. Crosby Oral History Collection, 1991, Utah State Historical Society.

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Processing Information: Collection processed by Craig Fuller, 2005 Finding aid compiled by Craig Fuller, 2005 Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2005 Collection cataloged by Linda Thatcher, 2005 Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 2005 Container list Box Folder Contents 1 1 Hartvigsen, Olaf W. Interviewed in West Valley City (Utah), 21 June 1991. 28 pp.; typescript Joined CCC in 1935. First assignment was clearing site for Pineview Dam. Conflict with non-Utahns, assigned to Jericho (Utah). Life and training in CCC. Worked for U. S. Bureau of Roads, 1938. Drafted in 1942. Following war worked for various large construction companies as an operating engineer. 1 2 Luke, Ray Interviewed in Salt Lake City (Utah), 21 June 1991. 17 pp.; typescript Assigned to camps in Pleasant Grove, Soapstone, and Bridgeland. Discusses life and work as a member of the CCC. 1 3 Matthews, Willard Interviewed in Tooele (Utah), 4 June 1991. 24 pp.; typescript Others involved: Orrin Miller and Mrs. Willard Matthews. Joined CCC in Indianapolis (Indiana). First camp was at Clover (Utah). Associating with community including sports contests. Discusses conservation work at Simpson Springs and Callio, as well as camp life. 1 4 Miller, Orrin Interviewed in Tooele (Utah), 24 May 1991. 19 pp.; typescript Worked for Wheelock Construction Company in the early 1930s. Taught geology and English to members of the CCC at Clover Springs camp. Worked as a car salesman in Tooele (Utah), Remington Arms in Salt Lake City and at the Tooele Army Depot. Early member of the Tooele Historical Society. Active in wildlife management, conservation and recycling. 1 5 Whitehead, Arthur Interviewed in Heber City (Utah), 28 June 1991. 22 pp.; typescript Enrolled in CCC in New Jersey. First work assignment near Moab (Utah) where reclamation work was done as well as varmint control. Discusses life in the CCC. Served in World War II in the Marine Corps. Returned to Utah to work for the U. S. Forest Service.