Papers, 1930-1973.

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Papers, 1930-1973.

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Correspondence, notes, photographs and other papers collected during research on the Civilian Conservation Corps. Includes diaries and reminiscences of corpsmen; correspondence with congressmen, officials, supervisors and corpsmen; notes on archival and manuscript material and a subject index to Happy Days, 1932-1936, the semi-official corps newspaper. Also, correspondence, drafts, notes, clippings, diary, and other papers concerning Richardson's education and academic career as a teacher and historian.

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Washington State University, Holland and Terrell Libraries

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Washington State University, Holland and Terrell Libraries

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Richardson, Elmo.

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Historian and educator. From the description of Papers, 1930-1973. (Washington State University). WorldCat record id: 29852867 David Townsend Mason, forestry advocate, was born in 1883. His education began at Rutgers University where he graduated in 1905. He graduated from Yale University's School of Forestry in 1907. He started his career in 1907 in the Forestry Department of the United States Government. In 1915, he became a professor of forestry at the University of Calif...

Washington State University. Press

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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...