Arnold Sherwood Bates photograph collection

Arnold Sherwood Bates photograph collection, circa. 1936; 1943

Overview of the Collection

Title: Arnold Sherwood Bates photograph collection
Dates: circa. 1936; 1943 (bulk)
19361943
Quantity: 47 photographic prints
Collection Number: PG 117
Summary: Photographs of Idaho Civilian Conversation Corps Camp F-123. Other photographs do not related to Idaho CCC.
Repository: 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: Collection is open for research.
Languages: English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Arnold Sherwood Bates was a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps around 1936. He served mostly at C. C. C. Camp F-123, North Fork which was located in Pierce, Idaho. He kept photographs of the camp, which also feature multiple friends and co-workers.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

In March 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt drafted the Civilian Conservation Corps (C. C. C.). It's purpose was to restore millions of acres of devastated forests and other exhausted public lands. It was also a way to provide the economically depressed United States with temporary work and training for young men in the aftermath of the Great Depression.

Arnold Sherwood Bates served within the C. C. C. around 1936. Originally from Arkansas, Bates joined hundreds of young men in Camp Pike at Little Rock, Arkansas to form Company 5702 of the C. C. C. There they trained and eventually made their way to Camp F-123 North Fork located near Pierce, Idaho.

Some of the work the Bates and the company completed with at Camp F-123 included working on multiple Blister Rust control projects, fish rearing, road maintenance projects, and various camp construction projects.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Photographs were donated by Nancy Bates, the daughter-in-law of Arnold Sherwood Bates, and first sent to U of I Library's Center for Digital Inquiry and Learning and added to the Idaho Civilian Conservation Corps digital collection. They were then transferred to U of I Library Special Collections and Archives.

Processing Note

Items were first digitized by U of I Library's Center for Digital Inquiry and Learning and added to the Idaho Civilian Conservation Corps digital collection. They were then transferred to U of I Library Special Collections and Archives and processed.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series I. Civilian Conservation Corps Photographs, circa. 1936Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	object
1	001	Herric and Morris standing under an outdoor awning	undated
1	002	Herric standing under "U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Camp F-123, North Fork" sign	undated
1	003	Side view of the camp and first mountain snow in Idaho	undated
1	004	Louis Brown crouched in front of camp	undated
1	005	Louis Brown stands in front of a building at Camp North Fork	undated
1	006	Herric stands in front of building at Camp North Fork	undated
1	007	Norris on trail sign; C.C.C. Company 5702	undated
1	008	"Rookies at North Fork"	undated
1	009	Ross holding a jack hammer; C. C. C. Company 5702	undated
1	010	Truck driver and truck master at Camp North Fork	undated
1	011	Jack hammer crew at Camp North Fork	undated
1	012	Ross and Arnold Sherwood Bates	undated
1	013	William Ross; C. C. C. Company 5702	undated
1	014	Three Rookies at Camp North Fork	undated
1	015	Bill Logan and Mayland (?) at Camp North Fork	undated
1	016	Herric and Norris at Camp North Fork	undated
1	017	Mr Ryan, foreman of jack hammer crew at Camp North Fork	undated
1	018	Sims standing on a log; C. C. C. Company 5702	undated
1	019	Wealy and Brown at Camp North Fork in Idaho	undated
1	020	Madkins standing in front of buildings at C. C. C. Camp	undated
1	021	Solis at C. C. C. Camp F-146, Upper Beaver	undated
1	022	John and Shine	undated
1	023	Woman poses on a bridge	undated
1	024	Man and woman stand next to "North Fork of Red River" sign	undated
1	025	Four women standing in front of car	undated
1	026	Three women standing in front of tree	undated
1	027	Two women pose for a photograph	undated

Series II. Miscellaneous Photographs, (bulk 1943) Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	object
1	028	Group of people (order unknown): Margaret, Pat, Hagel, John, Jerry, and Shine	undated
1	029	Woman sitting on log	undated
1	030	Woman, dog, and horses	August 1943
1	031	Woman and horses in distance	August 1943
1	032	Landscape	undated
1	033	Woman holding cat	undated
1	034	Landscape	undated
1	035	Group of people	undated
1	036	Woman sitting beside man (in uniform)	undated
1	037	Woman beside two horses	August 1943
1	038	Winter scene	undated
1	039	Woman standing with two men (dressed in uniform)	undated
1	040	Sky scene, plane in distance	undated
1	041	Skyline view of Fort Worth, TX	August 1943
1	042	"Connie" (Horse)	August 1943
1	043	Horses and chickens	undated

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