Guide to the WI Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Newsletters,​ 1933-​1941

Overview of the Collection

Repository:
Special Collections & Archives
McIntyre Library
University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire
P.O. Box 4004
105 Garfield Ave.
Eau Claire, WI 54702 – 4004
(715) 836-2739
https://library.uwec.edu/archives/

Reference Code: USGZE UHC251

Accession Number: 08-010

Collection Number: University Historical Collection #251

Creators: Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)

Title: Wisconsin Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Newsletters

Dates: 1933-1941

Quantity: 0.8 linear feet (2 archives boxes)

Location of Collection: A10/1d

Languages: Collection materials are in English.

Summary: Newsletters of Wisconsin CCC camps in Buffalo, Eau Claire, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, and Taylor Counties.

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.

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.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information: Donated to the University Archives and Special Collections, University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire prior to March 2006.

Access Restrictions: Collection is open to the public.

Use Restrictions: Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. Copyright not owned by the University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire.

Preferred Citation: Wisconsin Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Newsletters, 1933-1941. UHC 251. Special Collections & Archives. McIntyre Library. University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire. Eau Claire, WI.

Processing Note: Processed by Colleen McFarland in July 2007.

Arrangement: Alphabetical by county, then chronological

Subjects

Corporate Names:
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) – Wisconsin -- Periodicals
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) – Company 652 (Nelson, Wis.)
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) – Company 2618 (Fairchild, Wis.)
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) – Company 1605 (Fairchild, 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 1610 (Phillips, Wis.)
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) – Company 3652 (Glen Flora, Wis.)
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) – Company 1606 (Washburn, Wis.)
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) – Company 648 (Loretta, Wis.)
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) – Company 2617 (Winter, Wis.)
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) – Company 647 (Hayward, Wis.)
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) – Company 3651 (Westboro, Wis.)
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) – Company 1692 (Perkinstown, Wis.)
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) – Company 1603 (Westboro, Wis.)

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