Papers, 1948-1988.

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Papers, 1948-1988.

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This collection contains primarily slides relating to soil conservation practices; an audiotape "50 Years Ago in Soil and Water Conservation" which accompanies some of the slides; and an audiotape of Hood's reminiscences about the Civilian Conservation Corps camps at which he worked. Also included is a Soil Conservation Service handbook on erosion control.

.84 linear ft. (2 document boxes)

Iowa State University, Parks Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6815506

Iowa State University, Parks Library

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Hood, Charles M. (1907-1994)

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Charles M. Hood was born 17 April 1907. He attended Creston (Iowa) High School and Creston Junior College prior to enrolling in Iowa State College (University). He received his B.S. (1931) in From Crops and Soils from Iowa State. He spent the early part of his career with the Soil Conservation Service in Iowa. Hood later settled in Columbia, Missouri. Hood died 29 January 1994. From the description of Papers, 1948-1988. (Iowa State University). WorldCat record id: 123568376 ...

United States. Soil Conservation Service

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Reports were prepared by various engineers with the Soil Conservation Service. From the description of Reports of a land management survey, Navajo Indian Reservation, 1930-1938. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 31277347 Formed in 1935, the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) was an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Its function was to promote and lead efforts to protect against soil and watershed degradation as part of a broader concern fo...

Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)

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The Civilian Conservation Corps, a federal agency, was created as part of the New Deal in 1935. From the description of Civilian Conservation Corps photograph collection [graphic]. 1936. (Santa Fe Public Library). WorldCat record id: 38548415 On March 31, 1933, congress passed the Emergency Conservation Work Act, creating the Civilian Conservation Corps. On April 5, the president appointed Robert Fechner of Tennessee as Director of Emergency Conservation Work. Fechner, a vic...