Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp Photographs
Scope and Contents
Three black & white photographs, all approximately 5 x 7.
Dates
- Majority of material found within Circa 1935
Conditions Governing Access
Noncirculating; available for research.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection may be protected from unauthorized copying by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code).
Biographical / Historical
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was created as part of the Emergency Conservation Work legislation, passed in 1933, as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal program, designed in response to the economic crisis of the 1930s. Eventually, CCC camps were installed in all 48 states, plus in Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, and the U. S. Virgin Islands.
The CCC in Mississippi worked on several projects. These included the construction of bridges, improvements on national forests, the establishment of new national forests, which included the reforestation of land susceptible to erosion and the construction of roadways and recreation areas, the construction of state parks, and the development of the Vicksburg National Military Park.
Extent
1 Folder (3 items)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Photographs are arranged in what appears to be the designated order, by the letter of the alphabet identified on each photograph.
Provenance
Purchased on October 17, 2012.
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.). Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Kemper County (Miss.). Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century. Subject Source: Local sources
- Photographs. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp Photographs
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lynn Cowles
- Date
- May 2018
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Historical Manuscripts and Photographs Repository
118 College Drive - 5148
Hattiesburg MS 39406-0001
601.266.4345
