Oral history interview with Eli Merrill, 2003 September 10.

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Oral history interview with Eli Merrill, 2003 September 10.

Interview with Eli Merrill , concerning his experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression.

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University of North Texas. Oral History Collection.

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Civilian Conservation Corps History Oral History Project.

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Merrill, Eli, 1919-

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Dixon, Tricia Taylor

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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...