Orrin R. Lathrop collection, 1865-1962.

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Orrin R. Lathrop collection, 1865-1962.

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Papers of Orrin R. Lathrop include Civilian Conservation Corps papers, 1934-1942; handbook for education advisors, 1934; correspondence; reports; payroll; company rosters. Other papers include a short diary for the period from July-October, 1940, of daily activities in camp; camp newpapers; letters; miscellaneous papers. Lathrop was a Camp Education Advisor for the Civilian Conservation Corps in Michigan. Letters of members of the Lathrop family and friends, 1865, 1989-1962. Civil War letter by Orrin L. Lathrop, Michigan 11th Cavalry, 1865. Material from schools in Ingham County, Michigan, and a Methodist Church in Shelby, Michigan.

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Western Michigan University, Dwight B. Waldo Library

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Western Michigan University, Dwight B. Waldo Library

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Methodist Episcopal Church (Shelby, Mich.)

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Lathrop, Orrin L.

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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...

Lathrop, Orrin R.

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Lathrop earned a B.S. in August 1933. He lived and taught classes in Bellaire (Mich.) and was married with at least one son. During the Depression, he served as the Educational Advisor for a number of Michigan Civilian Conservation Corps camps, including: Camp Axin in Cadillac, Camp Sable River in Peacock, Camp Luzerne in Luzerne, Camp Hartwick Pines in Grayling, Camp Woverine in Clarion, Camp Eldorado in Roscommon, Camp Vanderbilt in Vanderbilt, Camp Sturgeon River in Foster City, Camp Black La...

Lothrop family.

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United States. Army. Michigan Cavalry Regiment, 11th (1863-1865).

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