Civilian Conservation Corps service request forms (Oconee County, Ga.)

Civilian Conservation Corps service request forms (Oconee County, Ga.)

Descriptive Summary

Title: Civilian Conservation Corps service request forms (Oconee County, Ga.)
Creator: Georgia. Dept. of Public Welfare
Inclusive Dates: 1937-1941
Language(s): English
Extent: 0.25 Linear Feet 1 box
Collection Number: ms3380
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a work relief program (1933-1942) created by New Deal legislation, during the Great Depression. Originally created as the Emergency Conservation Work program to address environmental conservation projects, it employed millions of young men for voluntary 6 month to 2 year periods. Workers' camps were established near work zones, and run by U.S. Army Reserve officers.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of approved, denied, and pending Civilian Conservation Corps service request forms from the State of Georgia Department of Public Welfare, from 1937-1939. Applications contain the name of caseworker; applicant's name, age, sex, and race; names of family members (age, sex, and race); head or relation to head of household; and school grade completed of members in household.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Civilian Conservation Corps service request forms (Oconee County, Ga.), ms3380, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2018.


Related Materials and Subjects

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
boxfolder
11Applications Pending, 1938-1939
 
12CCC Denied and Closed, 1937-1941
 
13CCC Approved Cases, 1937-1941

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