Papers, 1938-1964 (bulk 1951-1964).

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Papers, 1938-1964 (bulk 1951-1964).

Collection contains subject files containing correspondence, minutes of meetings and reports concerning soil conservation projects (1964-1971); field diaries (1951-1964); maps of the Missouri River Basin (1944); and photographs of CCC projects in South Dakota (1934-1938), Soil Conservation Districts in Kansas (1957), and Hermanson's Air squadron in the Mariana Islands (1945).

2.25 cubic ft. (5 boxes)

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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...

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...

Hermanson, Ingram T., 1912-

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Ingram T. Hermanson (1912- ), worked as a camp engineer with the Civilian Conservation Corps in South Dakota from 1935-1938. From 1938-1942 and 1945-1971 he served with the U.S. Soil Conservation Service as an engineer concerned with flood control. Hermanson served with the U.S. Army Air Forces in the South Pacific during World War II from 1942-1945. From the description of Papers, 1938-1964 (bulk 1951-1964). (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 2815...