Selected subject files, 1934-1968.

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Selected subject files, 1934-1968.

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Record group 75-98 consists of selected subject files of the Parks Division of the Michigan Department of Conservation for the years 1934-1968. One half of the record group is comprised of a sampling of concession leases in state parks and recreation areas. The papers show the items sold, wholesale price, retail price, percent markup, rates, the Division's commission, equipment inventories, inspection ratings, and the like. Also includes monthly reports of the concessionaries for 1968. The remainder of the record group is comprised of: summary of contributions of the W.P.A. to the parks system; a map showing locations of C.C.C. camps in Michigan; a memorandum regarding the allocation of C.C.C. camps to states in the Midwest; tabulation of improvements made to selected state parks by the C.C.C.; records dealing with lifeguard training; material on Fort Michilimackinac and Mackinac Island State Park; and other related materials.

2 mss. boxes (1 cu. ft.)

State Archive of Michigan

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SNAC Resource ID: 7661971

State Archive of Michigan

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Michigan. Dept. of Natural Resources.

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United States. Works Progress Administration of Michigan.

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Michigan. Parks Division

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Mackinac Island State Park (Mich.)

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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...