Oral history interview with R. B. Smithwick, 1990 November 17.

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Oral history interview with R. B. Smithwick, 1990 November 17.

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Interview with R. B. Smithwick concerning his experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Smithwick worked at camps in Farmersville, Texas (Company 869) and Kaufman, Texas (Company 869).

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University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas. Oral History Collection.

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Smithwick, R. B., 1913-

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Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.). Company 869 (Kaufman, Tex.)

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Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.). Company 869 (Farmersville, Tex.)

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Carter, Susanne

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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...