The United States Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a federal agency, first created as an emergency employment measure in 1933 (Emergency Conservation Work), becoming an independent agency in 1937, and active until it was abolished in 1943. It provided employment and vocational training primarily for unemployed youths, but also for war veterans and Indians. CCC projects included construction, conservation, natural resources development, forest protection, and defense work on military reservations.
This collection consists of two scrapbooks created by Stuart Wright during his service with Company 1651 of the Civilian Conservation Corps, from Ft. Sheridan, Illinois. Wright was the company supply clerk (storekeeper), and also edited the
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[Item Description]
Stuart Wright Civilian Conservation Corps Scrapbooks, 1933-1936 (Cage 784)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Carol McLeod of Prescott, Arizona donated these scrapbooks to the Washington State University Libraries in 2012 (MS 2012-23).
This collection was processed by Cheryl Gunselman.
Other CCC-related archival collections in MASC:
Jay Mark Gleason Papers, 1933-1942
Robert Wesley Carroll Papers, 1938-1972
George T. Spinning Papers, 1935-1938
Arthur Earl Victor Papers, 1927-1944
Elmo Richardson Papers, 1930-2011
Civilian Conservation Corps Newsletters, Co. 554, Genesee, ID, 1937, undated
Civilian Conservation Corps Company 1312, Moscow, ID Roster, 1934-1935
Civilian Conservation Corps Ephemera Collection, 1935-1940
Civilian Conservation Corps, Camp Willow Creek, Co. 2524 Papers, 1936-1937
Civilian Conservation Corps Educational Program Literature Collection, 1935-1936
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