Civilian Conservation Corps Collection

Civilian Conservation Corps Collection, 1934-1991

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Whitman College. Whitman College and Northwest Archives
Title: Civilian Conservation Corps Collection
Dates: 1934-1991 (inclusive)
19341991
Quantity: 0.2 linear feet, (1 manuscript box)
Collection Number: WCMss.324
Summary: The Civilian Conservation Corps Collection, which dates from 1934 to 1991, contains material related to the Civilian Conservation Corps in Walla Walla, Washington. The collection includes photographs, newspaper clippings, and a newsletter.
Repository: Whitman College and Northwest Archives
Whitman College and Northwest Archives
Penrose Library, Room 130
345 Boyer Avenue
Walla Walla, WA
99362
Telephone: 5095275922
Fax: 5095264785
archives@whitman.edu
Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research.
Languages: English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

The Civilian Conservation Corps was a government relief program that began in 1933 and continued until 1942. It provided jobs to young, unmarried men from needy families during the Great Depression. A part of the New Deal of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, it provided unskilled manual labor jobs related to the conservation and development of natural resources in rural lands owned by federal, state and local governments.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Civilian Conservation Corps Collection houses material related to the Civilian Conservations Corps in Walla Walla, Washington. This collection, which dates from 1934 to 1991, consists of photographs, negatives, newspaper clippings, and the "Lewis-Clark Road Axe," a newsletter published by the Lewiston District in 1935.

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Acquisition Information

Photographs donated to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives by John Wies in 1988.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Geographical Names

Walla Walla (Wash.)

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