Civilian Conservation Corps in Idaho collection

Collection

Identifier: MS 0683

Staff Only

Summary

Collection contains project notes, resarch materials, photographs and camp and district newsletters from CCC camps in Idaho.

Dates

Creation: 1933 - 2005
Creation: Majority of material found within 1933 - 1942

Historical Note

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) had a significant and lasting effect on Idaho during its nine year span (1933-1942). It provided jobs and training to over 25,000 Idahoans and over 85,000 other young men resulting in both short-and long-term improvements to public lands.

The wave of legislation passed during the first hundred days of Roosevelt's presidency included the Emergency Conservation Work Act, later known as the Civilian Conservation Corps. This was intended to provide unemployed, single young men between the ages of 18 and 25 the opportunity to work in forests and rural communities throughout the U.S. protecting forest resources, constructing roads, buildings, and national parks, and/or improving soil and irrigation techniques. In return, they would receive

Extent

13 Cubic Feet (12 records boxes, 1 document box and 2 oversize flat boxes, plus 7 oversize photographs.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

MS 683 is an 'artificial' collection, created by the staff of the Library and Archives as a group project beginning in the early 1990s. There are five types of record in this collection: Series 1 - Project Notes, Series 2 - Research Materials, Series 3 - Donated Materials, Series 4 - Donated Photographs, and Series 5 - Camp and District Newsletters.

For full physical arrangement, see the Guide to the Collection (link below).