Wisconsin Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Newsletters, circa 1933-1941
Content Description
The collection includes newsletters from the following camps: Camp Nelson (Company 652), Camp Globe (Company 2618), Camp Fairchild (Company 1605), Camp Riley (Company 642), Camp Sailor Lake (Company 642), Camp Sheep Ranch (Company 644), Camp Connors Lake (Company 1610), Camp Rusk (Company 3652), Camp Chippewa River (Company 1606), Camp Loretta (Company 648), Camp Sawyer (Company 2617), Camp Smith Lake (Company 647), Camp Jump River (Company 3651), Camp Perkinstown (Company 1692), and Camp Mondeaux (Company 1503 or 1603). The newsletters document primarily social life and recreational activities at the camp and include articles, essays, drawings, and poems by corps members. Work bulletins may also be found in the newsletters.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1933-1941
Creator
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) (Organization)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to the public.
Use Restrictions
Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. Copyright owned by the University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was established in 1933 as a work relief program for unemployed Americans. Wisconsin had a number of camps that housed CCC workers as they labored on trails, bridges, buildings, and other public facilities. Enrollment in the CCC had dwindled by 1940, as young men were drafted into military service. The CCC disbanded officially in 1942, when Congress eliminated the program’s funding.
Extent
0.8 Linear Feet (2 Archives Boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Summary
Newsletters of Wisconsin Civilian Conservation Corps camps in Buffalo, Eau Claire, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, and Taylor Counties. The newsletters document social life and recreational activities at the camp and include articles, essays, drawings, and poems by corps members. Work bulletins may also be found in the newsletters.
Acquisition Information
Donated to the University Archives and Special Collections, University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire prior to March 2006.
Accession Number
08-010
Reference Code
UHC251
Processing Note
Processed by Colleen McFarland in July 2007.
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Fairchild, Wisconsin
- Fifield, Wisconsin
- Glen Flora, Wisconsin
- Hayward, Wisconsin
- Loretta, Wisconsin
- Nelson, Wisconsin
- Perkinstown, Wisconsin
- Phillips, Wisconsin
- Washburn, Wisconsin
- Westboro, Wisconsin
- Winter, Wisconsin
Uniform Title
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) – Company 1603 (Westboro, Wis.)
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) – Company 1605 (Fairchild, Wis.)
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) – Company 1606 (Washburn, Wis.)
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) – Company 1610 (Phillips, Wis.)
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) – Company 1692 (Perkinstown, Wis.)
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) – Company 2617 (Winter, Wis.)
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) – Company 2618 (Fairchild, Wis.)
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) – Company 3651 (Westboro, Wis.)
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) – Company 3652 (Glen Flora, Wis.)
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) – Company 642 (Fifield, Wis.)
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) – Company 644 (Phillips, Wis.)
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) – Company 647 (Hayward, Wis.)
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) – Company 648 (Loretta, Wis.)
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) – Company 652 (Nelson, Wis.)
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) – Wisconsin - Periodicals
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Alexis Casares
- Date
- November 28, 2023
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives, McIntyre Library, UW-Eau Claire Repository
Special Collections and Archives, McIntyre Library
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
103 Garfield Avenue
Eau Claire WI 54701 United States
715-836-2739
library.archives@uwec.edu