Photograph album belonging to a Civilian Conservation Corps worker, 1935-1936

Summary

Creator:

Unknown

Date:

1935-1936

Extent:

1 folder(s) 1 photograph album

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Photograph album belonging to a Civilian Conservation Corps worker, ms4236, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

Consists of one photograph album containing 79 photographs taken by a Civilian Conservation Corps worker with Co. 1429 stationed around Georgia and South Carolina from 1935 to 1936. Includes images of Camp Meriwether in Warm Springs, Georgia, images of Camp Hawthorne in South Carolina, and a list of 23 names of members of the corps.

Biographical / historical:

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.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Albums

Names:

Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)

Places:

Warm Springs (Ga.)

Preferred citation:

Photograph album belonging to a Civilian Conservation Corps worker, ms4236, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.