Civilian Conservation Corps, Eugene District (Or.) photograph album, 1933-1934
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Compiler
- Burton, Leo R. T. (Leo Rigel Taylor)
- Title
- Civilian Conservation Corps, Eugene District (Or.) photograph album
- Dates
- 1933-1934 (inclusive)19331934
- Quantity
- 0.87 cubic feet, (1 flat box (20x24))
- Collection Number
- Album 380
- Summary
- Photograph album documenting the Eugene (Oregon) District of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) from May 1933 to May 1934. The album includes photographs of district camps and surrounding scenery, construction activities, and CCC officers and personnel, as well as maps of each camp, monthly service reports, and work progress reports.
- Repository
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Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
Leo Rigel Taylor Burton was born on July 20, 1902, in San Francisco, California, and was enrolled in the the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1933 and 1934. He served in Company 1921, a veterans company, on Project F-33 at Wolf Creek Camp in Roseburg, Oregon, as well as at the Skinner Butte Camp for the Headquarters Detachment in Eugene. Following his service in the CCC, Burton spent approximately ten years in Hawaii as a civilian employee of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers before returning to live in the Eugene area. He participated in both the American Legion and the Veterans of World War I. Burton was a photography and stamp collecting enthusiast and was active in the Greater Eugene Stamp Society and Eugene Camera Club. He married Viola Belle Olson in 1941. Burton died in Lane County, Oregon on October 28, 1989.
Sources: Marriage announcement, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, August 14, 1941; "'Greater Stamp Society' Now Active in Eugene," The Eugene Guard, February 12, 1950; "Veterans Set Coastal Meet," (Salem) Capitol Journal, June 4, 1974; "Eugene Camera Club Lists Snapshot Contest Winners," The Eugene Guard, July 20, 1951; "American Legion Activities," Honolulu Star-Bulletin, March 3, 1944; "Around the Town - Natural History Society," The Eugene Guard, January 23, 1952; information from catalog records provided by the Benton County Historical Society.
Content Description
Photograph album documenting the history and activities of the Eugene (Oregon) District of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) from May 1933 to May 1934. The album was assembled by Leo R. T. Burton of the Skinner Butte Camp for the Headquarters Detachment and contains photographs of district camps and surrounding scenery, construction activities, and CCC officers and personnel. Also includes maps of each camp, monthly service reports, and work progress reports. Includes camps at Belknap, Bradford, Brice Creek, Cape Creek, Coquille, Crane Prairie, Devils Flat, Drew, Fall Creek, Gunter, Loon Lake, Mapleton, Maury, McKinley, Melrose, Oakridge, Powers, Reedsport, Remote, Rigdon, Seven-Mile Hill, Sisters, Sitkum, Steamboat, Tyee, Walker, and Wolf Creek.
Use of the Collection
Alternative Forms Available
Album is viewable online in OHS Digital Collections.
Preferred Citation
Civilian Conservation Corps, Eugene District (Or.) photograph album, Album 380, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Administrative Information
Processing Note
Photograph album was initially processed in approximately 2007. The album was digitized by Oregon Historical Society Research Library staff in 2023; at that time, description of the album was revised to conform to current standard and to add biographical information about Leo R. T. Burton.
Related Materials
Additional photographs, papers, and other materials of Leo Burton are held by the Benton County Historical Society in Philomath, Oregon.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Labor camps--Oregon--20th century--Photographs
Corporate Names
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.). Eugene District--Maps
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.). Eugene District--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- photograph albums
- photographs
