Papers, 1918-1969.

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Papers, 1918-1969.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145780772

Correspondence and diaries of an articulate carpenter from Milwaukee, Wisconsin which focus primarily on his concerns relating to World War I veterans affairs, the Great Depression, the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Status of Forces Agreement, United States foreign policy, government spending, communism, civil rights, the Black revolution, and art. The collection includes a lively correspondence, 1941-1969, with his elected representatives and local press; at least one diary for each decade between 1919 and 1969, containing annotated clippings, photographs, circulars, correspondence, and mementos; art notebooks and papers from Schirm's classes at Marquette University; and genealogy notes.

2.0 c.f. (5 archives boxes)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6846161

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Schirm family.

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Schirm, Ernest, 1886-1969.

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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...