Barriner family papers, 1921-1941

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Barriner family papers, 1921-1941

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/549522444

Collection includes primarily letters sent to Sarah Barriner of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, from her children and relatives. Letters from her son Woodrow Barriner describe daily activities and camp life in Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Company 1727 near Powers, Oregon from 1933-1934. Also included are letters from Clyde Barriner in Van Buren, Mo.; from Esther Payne in Sumter, South Carolina, 1940-1941; from Minnie Hanson of Piedmont, Mo.; and from Opal Hill. Family letters typically discuss social life in customs and hardships caused by the Great Depression.

120 items. (0.4 lin. ft.)

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7684528

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins 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...

Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.). Company 1727 (Powers, Or.)

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Barriner family.

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Barriner family of Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Brothers Clyde Barriner and Woodrow Barriner were members of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). From the description of Barriner family papers, 1921-1941 (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 549522444 ...