Title: Connie Ford McCann Civilian Conservation Corps Collection
Arrangement
This collection is in two boxes, 2534 and 2534 B. Box 2534 is divided into 75 folders. Box 2534 B contains 41 photographs.
Abstract
This collection includes a diary of Connie Ford McCann that he wrote while serving in the CCC, a transcript of the diary, a CCC discharge certificate, a letter of recommendation, scanned childhood photos of McCann, a CD with photos of McCann (1923-1933), newspaper clippings about McCann, a CCC publication, correspondence with J.B. Braziel, a biography of McCann, and photographs McCann took while he was in the CCC (c.1933/1934).
Administrative/Biographical History
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a New Deal public work relief program in the U.S. that operated from 1933 to 1942 for unemployed, unmarried men ages 18-25. It provided jobs related to natural resouce conservation and development of government owned lands.
