Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.). Co. 263 (Or.)

Scope and Contents The determination of eligibility form describes the Big Bend Guard Station as historically significant during 1933 - 1941. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) enrollees built the structures. Three structures built during the Depression Era qualify as Historic Places. All other buildings are newer and do not fall under qualifying guidelines.The Great Depression officially started in 1929. However, the Pacific West was suffering economically at least two years before the crash. The...

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The files contain various documents concerning the activities of the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Emergency Relief Administration on the Rogue River National Forest between 1933-1942. A few items relate to the Job Corps, Youth Conservation Corps, Young Adult Conservation Corps activities of the 1960s-1970s, and the "Jobs in the Woods" program of the 1990s.

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J-8 Civilian Conservation Corps Camp publications. The Bulldozer from February 1936 through Christmas 1936. The Jay Bird from March 13, 1936, through August 10, 1937.

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J-8 Issues of the Conifer Chatter, from May 12 through October 31, 1935. An issue of The Sneer, from Christmas 1935.

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J-8 Civilian Conservation Corps Camp papers. The Mount Pitt Mirror, March 1938 through August 1939. The Sentinel, January 1940 through November 1940. The Rogue Riffles, August 1940 through November 1940.

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J-8 The Civilian Conservation Corps Camp papers, The Promised Land-er, and The Cascadian from November 1936 through April 1941. The Texore Review and The South Fork Antler from December 1936 through May 1936.

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J-8 Civilian Conservation Corps Medford District News. A photocopy of the newspapers dated July 1, August 1, and September 1, 1941.

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J-6 Civilian Conservation Corps Official Annual, Medford District - Ninth Corps Area, Medford, Oregon (156p). Proposed group and activities of all the CCC camps in northern California and southern Oregon. The text provides organizational and activity history for each company. [RR-SNF/SOU-HL]

Scope and Contents The Vincent Creek and Wells Creek Guard Stations constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1934 and located within the Siuslaw National Forest land. In the 1950s these two guard stations were transferred to the BLM in the Coos Bay District. After being removed from the Siuslaw National Forest, the stations were removed from the National Forest inventory and therefore were not on the National Register of Historic Places of CCC. Due to their removal, a different determination...

Scope and Contents The research thesis, written in 1979, details the Great Depression beginning on October 29, 1929, also known as "Black Tuesday." The thesis describes the effects on the economy, society, the nation, and the world. It points out that many depressions that took place before and after while explaining why the Great Depression was so devastating for the world as a whole. There is information concerning how the United States Government assisted with the recovery of the nation and the...