New York State Conservation Department Civilian Conservation Corps Camp and Personnel Files A3268

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Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:

Following passage of the Emergency Conservation Work Act in 1933, the federal government recruited and trained unemployed men ages seventeen to twenty-eight to develop forest lands and parks. In New York, the program commonly and later officially known as the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) focused on recreation, fishery, forestry, and pest control projects. The series consists of correspondence, reports, work plans, general orders, work applications, and personnel files related to New York's CCC camps.

Creator:

New York (State). Conservation Department

Title:

Civilian Conservation Corps camp and personnel files

Quantity:

2.5 cubic feet

approximately 700 cards

Inclusive Dates:

1933-1942

Series Number:

A3268

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