Conservation work programs, 1926-1955.

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Conservation work programs, 1926-1955.

Series 1 of record group 84-48 consists of material relating to conservation work programs for the years 1926-55. The series is broken down into five divisions. The first is the Civilian Conservation Corps, next is the Land Economic Survey, third is the Michigan Emergency Conservation Work Force, the fourth deals with pine cone purchases, and the last concerns planting of trees.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7678629

State Archive of Michigan

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Michigan. Forestry Division

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Kollmeyer, Harold W.

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Michigan Emergency Conservation Work.

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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...