The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) In Text, Photographs And Film

INTRODUCTION

They came from all over America—from the big cities, from the small towns, from the farms—tens of thousands of young men, to serve in the vanguard of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal in the spring of 1933.

They were the young men of the Civilian Conservation Corps. They opted for long days and hard, dirty work, living in quasi-military camps often far from home in the nation's publicly owned forests and parks. But they earned money to send back to their needy families, received three square meals a day, and escaped from idle purposelessness by contributing to the renewal and beautification of the country.

By the time the CCC program ended as the nation was entering World War II, more than 2.5 million men had served in more than 4,500 camps across the country. The men had planted over 3 billion trees, combated soil erosion and forest fires, and occasionally dealt with natural disasters such as hurricanes, floods, and droughts.

CONTENTS:

Intro Film: President Roosevelt Dines With Foresters At Mountain Retreat

Copyright

History

Photographs - Men At Work And Play

Photographs - Buildings And Completed Public Improvements

The Civilian Conservation Corps and the National Park Service, 1933-1942: An Administrative History

The Forest Service And The Civilian Conservation Corps: 1933-42

The Work Of The Civilian Conservation Corps - Pioneering Conservation in Louisiana

The Bureau Of Reclamation’s Civilian Conservation Corps Legacy: 1933 - 1942

Film: Emergency Conservation Work in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Film: Bridge Building With The CCC