Douglas and Marie Eier North Idaho CCC and NACCCA collection, 1933-2015
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Eier, Douglas D.; Eier, Marie
- Title
- Douglas and Marie Eier North Idaho CCC and NACCCA collection
- Dates
- 1933-2015 (inclusive)19332015
- Quantity
- 1.5 cubic feet
- Collection Number
- MG 560
- Summary
- The Douglas and Marie Eier Collection contains records relating to Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) work in the Northwest and the North American Civilian Conservation Corps Alumni Association (NACCCA).
- Repository
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University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Content Description
The Douglas and Marie Eier Collection contains records relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps and the work of the National Association of Civilian Conservation Corps Alumni's Lewis-Clark Chapter 28, managed by Douglas and Marie Eier. The collection was taken to the University of Idaho Library on February 11, 2015 by Patricia Hart and lvar Nelson. One box was received by Patricia Hart and lvar Nelson from Marie Eier at the Nez Perce Historical Museum on May 29, 2014. A second donation was received June 29, 2014 by Patricia Hart and Ivar Nelson from Marie Eier at her home in Lewiston, ldaho. Marie Eier asked that the materials be donated to the University of Idaho's Special Collections for public use.
This collection dates from 1933 to 2015 and includes materials related to the CCC organization, personal recollections and correspondence related to the NACCCA in the Northwest, and the Eier's work in managing local NACCCA Chapter 28 in Lewiston, Idaho. Materials include membership information, meeting minutes, and correspondence relating to NACCCA events, member reunions, and the general management of the chapter. Also included is press coverage of the Lewis-Clark chapter's work establishing the "Iron Mike" statue in McCall, ID, which is dedicated to the service of CCC members in Idaho and press coverage from Idaho Public Television's "Outdoor Idaho" program. The collection includes photographs and correspondence from CCC workers Herb VanKirk, Ray Saladin, Lou Mahnia, Chet Wozniak, and Herb Valentine to and from Douglas Eier and CCC service-related papers for workers Jessie Whitehead and Mathew Maksymowicz, including discharge forms and death certificates. Photos of life in the CCC and its camps and members are included, as well as later photos from NACCCA events and the dedication of the Iron Mike statue. The collection also includes press coverage and correspondence with Idaho congressional staffers and members of Congress relating to the management of the NACCCA.
Historical Note
Douglas Eier joined the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933. For several years, he served as the Northwest regional director of the National Association of Civilian Conservation Corps Alumni, Chapter 28. Douglas Eier maintained alumni relations through the organization throughout the Northwest and collected membership information, meeting minutes, and correspondence from alumni events. Marie Eier was instrumental in establishing the "Iron Mike" statue in McCall, ID, which the NACCCA established in memory of the service of CCC workers in Idaho. Marie Eier later maintained the collection before donating it to the University of Idaho.
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation
Author, Description or "Title" of item, date. Collection name, collection number, box, folder. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.
Administrative Information
Related Materials
Related materials may be found in the Civilian Conservation Corps in Idaho Collection.
Processing Note
Materials in this collection may contain images, language, or other content that may be offensive or disturbing. These materials are a product of a time and place in history and should be viewed within their historical context. To maintain historical accuracy, the materials appear as they were originally created to serve as historical evidence of the social mindsets, occurrences, behaviors, and norms of their time. They do not reflect the current views of the University of Idaho. For more information about how we treat materials with offensive or disturbing content, please see the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections, and Archives Offensive Content Policy. https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/special-collections/policies.html#offensive-material-in-archival-collections
Acquisition Information
Materials received from Marie Eier by way of Patricia Hart and Ivar Nelson in 2014 (MA 2015-02).
Bibliography
"Douglas S. Eier, 90, Lewiston." The Lewiston Morning Tribune, August 12, 2005.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Series I: The CCC, 1933-2014
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Description: Folder 1: CCC Camp Personnel in Idaho1 folder : typed documents, names and addresses of CCC employees in Idaho CCC campsDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: Folder 2: Press Coverage1 folder : printed materials including an invitation to the CCC worker statue dedication in 2006, McCall, IDDates: 5 May 1990 - 6 August 2006Container: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: Folder 3: CCC Worker Matthew Maksymowicz1 folder : death certificate of Matthew MaksymowiczDates: 27 May 1936Container: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: Folder 4: CCC Legacy Journal1 folder : newspaper print, CCC worker statues in the U.S.Dates: 2011Container: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: Folder 5: CCC Camps in Idaho1 folder : newspaper articles: Blast from the Past featuring CCC camps in IdahoDates: 2009-2011Container: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: Folder 6: We Can Take It Campaign1 folder : magazine clippings: We Can Take It campaignDates: 2005Container: Box 1, Folder 6
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Description: Folder 7: Heyburn State Park1 folder : printed pamphlet from the Wild Rice Festival, correspondence from Kenneth Hart to Doug and Marie Eier, typed factsheet on Heyburn State ParkDates: 1993Container: Box 1, Folder 7
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Description: Folder 8: Campstoves and Fireplaces1 folder : U.S. Forest Service article on campstoves and fireplacesDates: 1937Container: Box 1, Folder 8
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Description: Folder 9: Law Governing the CCC1 folder : copy of congressional document on the law that governs the CCCDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 9
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Description: Folder 10: NACCCA Lewis-Clark Chapter 281 folder : printed materials, Who Are We: NACCCA Lewis-Clark Chapter #28Dates: 1990Container: Box 1, Folder 10
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Description: Folder 11: CCC History: Do You Know This Boy?1 folder : printed publication, "Do You Know This Boy?" U.S. Forest ServiceDates: 1993-1998Container: Box 1, Folder 11
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Description: Folder 12: Ranger Stations and Lookouts1 folder : printed handouts and booklets on ranger stations and lookouts in Idaho, printed maps and correspondence on the Lochsa ranger stationDates: 2000-2001Container: Box 1, Folder 12
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Description: Folder 13: Maps of Idaho National Forests1 folder : printed maps of Idaho National ForestsDates: 1972-1980Container: Box 1, Folder 13
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Description: Folder 14: Pictorial Review of the CCC in Lewiston1 folder : Recieved in three-ring binder photocopy, "Pictorial Review of Civilian Conservation Corps in Lewiston Idaho, CCC District: That the World of Young American May be Recorded," the CCC Review, Spokane, WADates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 14
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Description: Folder 15: CCC Recipes1 folder : recipies and ancedotes of the CCC in Idaho, typed press release from Idaho Public Television, printed recipe bookletDates: 12 October 1999Container: Box 1, Folder 15
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Description: Folder 16: CCC Camp Locker Arrangement1 folder : printed diagram of locker arrangement, CCC Camp F-81, Headquarters (2527th Co.), Ketchum, IDDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 16
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Description: Folder 17: CCC Headquarters, 19361 folder : Recieved in three-ring binder of photocopied book "CCC Headquarters, Lewiston, Idaho, 1936"Dates: 1936Container: Box 1, Folder 17
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Description: Folder 18: Civilian Conservation Corps, Fort George Wright1 folder : Wooden book, picturing daily life of the CCC.Dates: 1938-1939Container: Box 1, Folder 18
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Description: Folder 19: Ripples on a Stream, Alex James1 folder : Printed scrapbook on the CCC by Alex James.Dates: 1935-1995Container: Box 1, Folder 19
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Description: Folder 20: Oversize Folder: CCC Review and Major Fenn's Country1 folder : laminated CCC Review Newspaper, June 21, 1934, Vol. 2, no. 9, and "Major Fenn's Country: A History of the Lower Lochsa, the Lower Selway, the Upper Middle Fork of the Clearwater, and Surrounding Lands," by Neal Parsell, paperDates: 21 June 1934Container: Box OS, Folder 20
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Series II: The NACCCA, 1933-2015
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Description: Folder 21: CCC in Idaho Book List1 folder : printed list of books on the CCCDates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 21
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Description: Folder 22: Chapter 28 Membership Rosters1 folder : NACCCA Chapter 28 membership rosters, 1983 alumni programs and additional correspondence.Dates: 1980-1993Container: Box 1, Folder 22
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Description: Folder 23: I Want to Go Back to Idaho1 folder : printed poem, "I Want to Go Back to Idaho" by Al BachmanDates: October 1995Container: Box 1, Folder 23
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Description: Folder 24: 1982 NACCCA Reunion1 folder : printed event program, CCC alumni list with names and contact information, registration froms, and printed proposal for legislation related to the CCC from the Office of the GovernorDates: 1981-1982Container: Box 1, Folder 24
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Description: Folder 25: Outdoor Idaho, Idaho Public Television1 folder : printed photos, articles, photocopies of media coverage from Idaho Public Television's Outdoor Idaho programDates: 1999Container: Box 1, Folder 25
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Description: Folder 26: Congressional Correspondence1 folder : congressional correspondence about NACCCA activitiesDates: 17 September 1980 - June 1994Container: Box 1, Folder 26
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Description: Folder 27: Avery and Bird Creek Spike Camp1 folder : photos of CCC camps in the St. Joe ForestDates: 1938-1939Container: Box 1, Folder 27
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Description: Folder 28: 1990 Fenn Ranger Station Reunion1 folder : photo negatives of the Fenn Ranger Station Reunion in 1990Dates: 1990Container: Box 1, Folder 28
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Description: Folder 29: Heyburn State Park and Idaho's CCC Projects1 folder : printed materials, pamphlets, hand-drawn sketch map, photographs of Idaho parks relating to the CCC, photograph of Herb VanKirk at Fishook Creek TunnelDates: 1997-1999Container: Box 1, Folder 29
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Description: Folder 30: Stories of the CCC's Past1 folder : printed materials and newspaper articles on the history of the CCC in Idaho, camp histories, alumni events, and CCC service in Idaho and Missoula, MontanaDates: 1929-2009Container: Box 1, Folder 30
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Description: Folder 31: CCC Worker Lou Mahnia**1 folder : hand-written letters from Lou Mahnia to Doug Eier on service in the CCCDates: 1937 - 16 February 2012Container: Box 1, Folder 31
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Description: Folder 32: CCC Worker Deaths1 folder : photocopied letters and documents covering the deaths of CCC workersDates: 1936-1939Container: Box 1, Folder 32
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Description: Folder 33: Chapter 28 Meeting Minutes1 folder : Meeting minutes, Chapter 28Dates: 1995-1998Container: Box 1, Folder 33
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Description: Folder 34: NACCCA 6th Reunion Press Coverage1 folder : Sixth Annual Northwest Reunion, news releases from the NACCCA, Sept. 17, 1987 (newspaper articles)Dates: 1983Container: Box 1, Folder 34
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Description: Folder 35: 1983 NACCCA Lewis-Clark Chapter 28 Reunion1 folder : printed membership list and photocopies of member photos from the NACCCA Chapter 28 anniversary reunion in 1983Dates: 1983Container: Box 1, Folder 35
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Description: Folder 36: NACCCA Lewis-Clark Chapter 28 Alumni1 folder : printed and hand-written coorespondence for the Northwest Region of the CCC, Chapter 28, Herb J. Valentine (regional director) and Doug Eier (president)Dates: 1980-1987Container: Box 1, Folder 36
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Description: Folder 37: NACCCA In Memorium1 folder : NACCCA memorial fund printed materials, memorial donation documents, treasurer reports, donations to Mrs. Bea Fenstermacher In Memorium to the the National Museum FundDates: 3 September 1980 - 5 February 1986Container: Box 1, Folder 37
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Description: Folder 38: Douglas Eier Obituary and Correspondance1 folder : newspaper obituary and photocopy of hand-written letter from Douglas Eier to HarveyDates: 2001-2005Container: Box 1, Folder 38
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Description: Folder 39: NACCCA 20th Anniversary, 1977-19971 folder : printed publication, NACCCA 20th Anniversary Annual Reunion, Austin, TX, 1997Dates: 3 September 1997Container: Box 1, Folder 39
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Description: Folder 40: NACCCA Membership Lists1 folder : NACCCA Lewis-Clark chapter 28 membership lists, printed list of CCC Alumni by state and descriptions of CCC projectsDates: 1998Container: Box 1, Folder 40
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Description: Folder 41: Personal Correspondance - Company 1651 Camp Boehl, Elk River1 folder : Letters between John Kennedy & Douglas Eier speaking of shooting bear, 1985 and Herb & Douglas Eier.Dates: 1985Container: Box 1, Folder 41
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Description: Folder 42: NACCCA National Convention, 19851 folder : color photocopy of group photo from the NACCCA National Convention, Northwest Region, Little Rock, AR, 1985Dates: 1985Container: Box 1, Folder 42
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Description: Folder 43: CCC Worker Chet Wozniak Photos and Memoirs1 folder : photos and printed materials of Gallagher Camp (F-66) and Ranger Station, photos by CCC worker Chet WozniakDates: 1937Container: Box 1, Folder 43
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Description: Folder 44: The CCC Worker Statue Press Coverage1 folder : printed materials, the CCC worker #35, dedication pamphlet for statue in McCall, IDDates: 2006-2013Container: Box 1, Folder 44
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Description: Folder 45: Iron Mike Statue I1 folder : printed materials, typed-letters, email correspondence on the the Iron Mike statueDates: 1988 - 22 January 2006Container: Box 1, Folder 45
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Description: Folder 46: Herb VanKirk's Photo Negatives, Idaho, 19871 folder : photo negatives of CCC worker Herb VanKirk including a 1987 tripDates: 1938-1987Container: Box 1, Folder 46
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Description: Folder 47: Herb Vankirk's Correspondence and CCC Service Papers1 folder : coorespondence from Herb VanKirk to Douglas and Marie Eier, Herb VanKirk's certificate of discharge from the CCCDates: 1937-2006Container: Box 1, Folder 47
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Description: Folder 48: Photos of CCC Worker Herb VanKirk1 folder : photographs of CCC worker Herb VanKirkDates: 1938-1949Container: Box 1, Folder 48
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Description: Folder 49: CCC Service and Alumni Experiences1 folder : photos of CCC members including Herb VanKirk, correspondence, personal accounts of CCC members about their time in service, photos of Idaho CCC camp life, obituaries of CCC alumniDates: 1937-1939Container: Box 1, Folder 49
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Description: Folder 50: Iron Mike Statue II1 folder : newspaper, printed photos, photocopies of articles and media on the Iron Mike Statue, McCall, IDDates: 2005-2006Container: Box 1, Folder 50
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Description: Folder 51: NACCCA Lewis-Clark Chapter 28 Membership1 folder : printed and hand-written documents, NACCCA membership lists, Lewis-Clark Chapter 28Dates: 1 August 1997 - 5 May 1998Container: Box 1, Folder 51
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Description: Folder 52: CCC Worker Jessie Whitehead1 folder : corespondence from Janet Platt-Wahlberg and Ashley Mattingly to Marie Eier, flash drive with photos, email corespondence and physical examination records of CCC worker Jessie WhiteheadDates: 1933-2011Container: Box 1, Folder 52
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Description: Folder 53: Old CCC Camp in Moscow, ID1 folder : printed materials relating to CCC alumni in Idaho, photos of the CCC dining camp now Chinese Inn, Moscow, ID, photocopy of discharge papers for John B. PollaufDates: 1939-2012Container: Box 1, Folder 53
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Description: Folder 54: Heyburn State Park Photos1 folder : CD of photos of CCC workers building Heyburn State park, Ron Hise to Marie EierDates: 1933Container: Box 1, Folder 54
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Description: Folder 55: Ray Saladin Photo Album1 folder : DVD of jpg. photos from Ray Saladin, Coeur D'Alene, 1933Dates: 1933Container: Box 1, Folder 55
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Description: Folder 56: NACCCA Membership Index Cards1 folder : names and addresses of charter member alumni of the NACCCA Lewis-Clark Chapter 28Dates: 17 March 1984Container: Box 1, Folder 56
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Description: Folder 57: Collection Inventory and Intake Forms1 folder : Inventory and deed of gift, accession reportDates: 11 February 2015Container: Box 1, Folder 57
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