Civilian Conservation Corps collection, 1933-1997 (bulk 1933-1942)

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Civilian Conservation Corps collection, 1933-1997 (bulk 1933-1942)

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The Civilian Conservation Corps(CCC) collection, 1933-1997 (bulk 1933-1942) documents the work relief program estabilished by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) during the New Deal Era. The CCC employed young men between the ages of 18 to 24 to provide manual labor related to conservation of National Parks and resource management. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was created in 1933 as one of the first programs headed by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) to alleviate youth unemployment during the Great Depression. Members of the CCC became known as FDR's "Tree Army", were recruited by the Department of Labor to revitalize the nation's forests and parks by planting trees, setting up state parks, and building roads that connected parks. The young men were able to stay employed during the Great Depression by contributing to a large-scale conservation program which involved every U.S. State. This collection focuses in particular on Company 739, the Almaden Camp in San Jose, Calif. also called the Mount Madonna Camp. The records consist of photographs, newspaper articles, original newspapers, memorabilia, oral history cassette tapes, memorial calendars, and alumni association publications. The collection is arranged into two series: Series I. Civilian Conservation Corps memorabilia, 1933-1997; and Series II. Original Civilian Conservation Corps newspapers, 1934-1935

2.5 linear feet (2 boxes).

San Jose State University

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