Louis W. Woell reminiscences, undated.

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Louis W. Woell reminiscences, undated.

Handwritten and photocopied reminiscences written by Louis W. Woell, a World War II veteran. They cover a number of topics, including his service in World War II, the Civilian Conservation Corps, Yellowstone National Park, his life growing up in Browerville, Minnesota, farm life, and winter in Minnesota. The dates given on the reminiscences (1914-1945, 1979) refer to the dates that the events described occurred, not when they were written. The date the reminiscences were written is uknown.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7537822

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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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...

Woell, Louis W.

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