Civilian
Conservation Corps in Massachusetts Photograph Collection, 1930s
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Collection number: MS 160
Civilian
Conservation Corps in Massachusetts Photograph Collection
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Civilian
Conservation Corps in Massachusetts Photograph Collection, 1930s
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Collection number: MS 160
Abstract:
The C.C.C. was a relief program established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to assist unemployed men through the worst years of the Great Depression. In Massachusetts, the C.C.C. was largely engaged in tree planting, fire fighting, insect control, and tree and plant disease control. Contains photographs arranged alphabetically by forest name that depict road building, tree planting, and other developments in the state forests. Includes some images of workers.
Terms of Access and Use: The collection is open for research. Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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