Walter Klein Hillmer, papers, 1935-1939.

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Hillmer, Walter Klein, 1912-2001. Walter Klein Hillmer, papers, 1935-1939.

Walter Klein Hillmer, papers, 1935-1939.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/231635841

MS 732 contains information on the life of a member - Walter Klein Hillmer - of the Civilian Conservation Corps from 1935-1939. The material in this collection deals mostly with Walter's life in the various CCC camps throughout this time period. Included are personal letters from family and acquaintances; general information about the CCC camps, including newspaper clippings; published articles written by Hillmer; and official CCC handbooks on health, safety, and psychology. Also included within this collection are letters and articles from the Lutheran Church; letters written to Hillmer in his capacity as a CCC educational adviser; scenic memorabilia from various places he traveled to; printed programs from camp functions; lists of names and addresses of acquaintances; and manuscripts of plays, radio shows, and personal presentations that he wrote for the camp activities. Walt kept personal files during his student teaching, printed music sheets that were sung at church services, and records of his personal finances. The collection includes various unsorted pictures in their original envelopes, an unbound photo album of CCC camps, a small pocket-size photo album, and CCC annuals from Pocatello and California for the years 1935, 1936, and 1938. Also included are photocopies from Walter's annual from the University of Idaho South Branch (1937) of the personal notes written in it by his colleagues. (The annual itself has been added to the library and archives yearbook collection for public use.)

1.25 cu. ft.

Idaho State Archives, Idaho State Historical Society