Fred J. White was born in Otsego County, Michigan on April 12, 1905. He completed 12th grade (Gaylord, Michigan) and took business courses at Detroit Business University. Until 1933, he worked various jobs (manufacturing, survey, retail) in Bay City, Detroit, Gaylord, Atlanta, and Otsego Lake. In June 1933, White joined the Michigan Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and continued to work for the Corps until March 1942. For the CCC, White inspected camps, trained enrolles, managed personnel, and worked public relations. He worked in camps during 1933-39 in the Upper and northern part of the Lower Peninsula, including Camp Munuscong (Kinross), Camp Dunbar (Sault Ste. Marie), Camp Cusino (Shingleton), Camp Kalkaska (Kalkaska), Camp Alpena (Alpena), Camp Newberry and Camp Lake Superior (Newberry), and Camp Fox (Seney). In 1939, he was ordered to go to Lansing where he organized a regular inspection schedule for all Michigan CCC camps. After a few months, he was assigned to develop a training program for individuals coming into the CCC program and was later promoted to Personnel Officer (ca. 1940) for the Michigan CCC.
From the description of Fred J. White Collection, 1933-1983 1933-1942. (State Archive of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 61708245
