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The Civilian Conservation Corps Photograph Collection, 1933-1994

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Utah State Historical Society

The machine-readable finding aid for this collection was created by the Collections Management staff, Utah State Historical Society.

Utah State Historical Society
Salt Lake City, Utah

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Summary Description



Repository:


Utah State Historical Society
Call number: Mss C 1761
Creator: Unknown
Title: Civilian Conservation Corps Photograph Collection, 1933-1994
Quantity: .25 lin. ft. (1 env.)
Note: Items in the collection are copies of the originals.
Abstract: The collection includes miscellaneous photographs of the Civilian Conservation Corps in Utah and the United States.

Topics:
New Deal--United States--Economic Policy
Forest Service
National Park Service
State Parks

Form or Genre:
Photographs clippings.
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Background

Background Note

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), a New Deal program, operated from 1933 until 1942. The CCC provided jobs and training to young men (primarily between the ages of 18 and 25) and made improvements on public land. There were 116 CCC camps established in Utah. A camp usually consisted of about 200 men. CCC projects ranged from constructing campgrounds to erosion control structures. The CCC also fought forest fires, planted trees, and numerous other activities
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Scope and Content

The collection is arranged in alphabetical order.
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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation:

Civilian Conservation Corps Photograph Collection, 1933-1994, Utah State Historical Society.

Acquisition Information:

Transferred from State Historic Preservation Office, 2007

Restrictions on Use

The Civilian Conservation Corps Photograph Collection is the physical property of the Utah State Historical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah. Literary rights, including copyright, may belong to the authors or their heirs and assigns. Please contact the Historical Society for information regarding specific use of this collection.

Processing Information:

Collection processed by Susan Whetstone, 2009.

Finding aid compiled by Susan Whetstone, 2009.

Finding aid cataloged by Michele Elnicky, 2009.

Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Melissa Ferguson, 2010.

Separations

Manuscripts are located in Mss B 1761.

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Container list

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CCC workers (2), undated

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President Franklin D. Roosevelt signing CCC document.