Civilian Conservation Corps Material, 1936-1945.
- UWRF 2025-04-04/1190
- collection
- 1936-1945.
The Civilian Conservation Corps, established in 1933 and active until 1942. It was part of the New Deal, a series of programs established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in response to the Great Depression, and employed young men between the ages of 18 and 25 for manual labor work on Federal Lands. 182 of the over 16,000 camps were in the state of Wisconsin, including the 626th, 633rd, 3661st, and 4610th camps.
This collection consists of Bi-weekly and Monthly Newsletters for CCC camp activities.
There are also Handwritten letters, typed letters, Newspaper Clippings, Conference Address.
Civilian Conservation Corps