Roosevelt CCC Camp photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1193
Scope and Contents
The The Roosevelt CCC Camp photograph collection contains 1 photograph album containing 44 small black and white photographs depicting the Roosevelt Civilian Conservation Corps Company 1345 at Camp F-29 in Utah. The album was compiled by an unknown person but many of the individuals in the photographs are identified. It dates from the 1930s.
Dates
- 1934-1942
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Roosevelt CCC Camp photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Permission to publish material from the Roosevelt CCC Camp photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Historical Note
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a New Deal work relief program established by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in response to the Great Depression which began in 1929. The CCC was established in 1933 and lasted until 1942. It was established to provide employment for out-of-work, unmarried men between the ages of 18 and 25 (later expanded to 17-28) by improving public lands. One of the focuses of the CCC was to reverse the soil erosion that contributed to the drought known as the Dust Bowl in the American West and Midwest. Additionally, the CC worked on constructing bridges, trails, campsites, fighting forest fires, and erecting buildings.
Utah was a particular target for Federal aid as the average state wage was 80% of the national average and over 35% of the state workforce was unemployed. Over the nine years the CCC operated, 116 camps were established throughout Utah, though only 1/3rd of these operated in any given year, and the CCC spent $52 million in the state. The Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management took up the majority of the projects in Utah. Over 22,000 Utah locals were employed by the CCC while the other 23,000 plus CCC workers in Utah were from other states. In addition to the projects they worked on, the CCC camps boosted the local economy as those employed received $30 per month, with $25 going to their families and $5 going to the workers for personal use. The CCC was disbanded in 1942 as the United States entered World War II.
Utah was a particular target for Federal aid as the average state wage was 80% of the national average and over 35% of the state workforce was unemployed. Over the nine years the CCC operated, 116 camps were established throughout Utah, though only 1/3rd of these operated in any given year, and the CCC spent $52 million in the state. The Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management took up the majority of the projects in Utah. Over 22,000 Utah locals were employed by the CCC while the other 23,000 plus CCC workers in Utah were from other states. In addition to the projects they worked on, the CCC camps boosted the local economy as those employed received $30 per month, with $25 going to their families and $5 going to the workers for personal use. The CCC was disbanded in 1942 as the United States entered World War II.
Extent
1 Box
Abstract
The Roosevelt CCC Camp photograph collection contains one photograph album documenting the Roosevelt Civilian Conservation Corps Company 1345 at Camp F-29 working on public lands in the 1930s.
Arrangement
Arranged by subject
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased in 2005.
Processing Information
Processed by Special Collections staff.
- Title
- Guide to the Roosevelt CCC Camp photograph collection, 1934-1942
- Author
- Finding aid created by Claire A. Kempa
- Date
- 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu