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

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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]

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A-8 Rogue River National Forest "General National Forest Information," Medford, Oregon (18p). A forerunner of the Multiple-Use Reports, this report gives background on CCC, ERA, and Blister Rust crews, Forest-use statistics, and descriptions of significant recreation features. The paper uses a question and answer format in much of the text. Provides a total of various types of FS structures (e.g., lookouts, ranger stations, dwellings). [RR-SNF/SOUHL]

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Rogue River National Forest, "Historical Record for Building Inventory and Maintenance Reports," Medford, Oregon. These forms provide construction dates as well as dates and types of various additions, remodeling, and maintenance. Reports include some structures dating to the 1920s and 1930s, such as lookouts and CCC-built guard stations. [RR-SNF/SOUHL]

Scope and Contents The National Register of Historic Places describes the Rand Ranger Station as being built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) between 1933 and 1937. The station is located in the Rogue River Canyon near Galice, in the Siskiyou National Forest a part of the United States Forest Service from 1916 to 1964. Improvements came about by the government response to the Great Depression and the CCC implementation in the construction of the station. Included are descriptions of the buildings...