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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
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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
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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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Geographical Names
- Walla Walla (Wash.)