NNDPA - CCC

CCC Construction/Conservation

The Creation of Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was inaugurated as the 32nd U.S. President on March 4, 1933. A bill known as the Emergency Work Progress Bill was introduced in Congress on March 21, 1933, enacted into law March 31, 1933. This bill spawned numerous federal agencies, such as the PWA, WPA and the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). There were approximately 5,000 camps of 200 enrollees set up in all states, plus the American Territories. The enrollees enlisted for periods of six months at a time and were paid $1.00 per day, of which $25.00 per month was sent directly to their families. The CCC was made up of approximately 3.5 million men, 225,000 World War I veterans, the balance young American boys, unmarried, between the ages of 17 and 28 years. The CCC existed for over nine years until June 30, 1942, at which time it was absorbed into America's Armed Forces.

General George Catlin Marshall testified before Congress at the end of World War II that the early training given to the men of the CCC was a major factor in America's winning of that war.
-- Roy Lemons, CCC Participant and NNDPA Board Member, now deceased.

If you would like to purchase these books from Amazon.com, please click on the image or link to the left of the book. A portion of the sale will benefit NNDPA.

NOT AVAILABLE FROM AMAZON

Riding the Rails: Teenagers on the Move During the Great Depression, Errol Lincoln Uys. TV Books, L.L.C. 1619 Broadway, Ninth Floor, New York, NY 10019 or 1999, 302pp.
NOT AVAILABLE FROM AMAZON Adult Education as a Welfare Measure During the Great Depression: A Historical Case Study of the Educational Program of the Civilian Conservation Corp., Charles Frederick Ralston, Pennsylvania State University, Dept. of Adult Education, Instructional Systems, and Work Force Education and Development. Copies thru: UMI Dissertaion Services 300 North Zeeb Road, P. O. Box 1346, Ann Arbor Michigan 48106-1346 1800-521-0600, http://www.bellhowell.infolearning.com
Guided With a Steady Hand : The Cultural... Guided With a Steady Hand: The Cultural Landscape of a Rural Texas Park, Jim Steely and Dan Utley, Park Baylor University Press, 1998.

Guided With a Steady Hand: The Cultural Landscape of a Rural Texas Park

Guided With a Steady Hand: The Cultural Landscape of a Rural Texas Park, Jim Steely and Dan Utley, Park Baylor University Press, 1998.

For more books on CCC, please see Books - CCC

JAMES F. JUSTIN CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS MUSEUM

This site has a vast number of resources on the CCC, more than I had time to review. Includes a history, anecdotes exhibit, CCC biographies collection, a camp and project histories collection, a document exhibit, government records collection and links to other CCC related pages. Well worth the time if you are a CCC scholar or enthusiast.

CLICK HERE FOR CCC REPOSITORY INFORMATION.

CLICK HERE FOR CCC NATIONAL NEWS.

Gambrill State Park in Frederick, Maryland is on the lookout for the men who served in the CCC both in Maryland and in other areas of the country. They are planning a 75th CCC Celebration in 2008 and are now trying to find these men in order to document their stories and have them participate in a panel presentation. Call 301) 293-4170. This project began last summer but the park staff is still interested in finding more C’s.
Eric Creter, Tom Palmer, or Chris Lieberman are the contacts.

CCC NEWS

BIG NEWS - NACCCA now Civilian Conservation Corps Legacy.

     According to our board member, Walter Atwood, who is also the President of NACCCA, the NACCCA members have voted to approve the merger of their organization with the Camp Roosevelt Legacy Foundation. The new constitution, bylaws and policies are being promulgated and should be finalized soon. Walter will be joined by Joan Sharpe of Virginia, NACCCA member and Director of the Camp Roosesvelt Legacy Foundation group, to work out all the details and administer the new organization along with the new Steering Committee. This merger was felt necessary due to the fact that the membership in NACCCA is decreasing due to the age of its members. Joan can be reached at P.O. Box 341, Edinburg, VA 22824. 540-984-8735 or ccc@ccclegacy.org.
     The foundation for a new building in Virginia to house the newly merged organization has been laid and the rafters are in place. Completion is expected by the fall. Most of the organization's archives have been moved to the Smithsonian so the CCC's are "on the move" from their long time home in Illinois to be closer to DC where more alumni and/or their families will have more opportunities to visit and learn abotu the history of the CCC.
     The 2007 NACCCA annual reunion is scheduled to be held Sept. 27-29 in Cumberland Falls, KY. This will be a memorable event since they will be a new group by that time.

ATWOOD RECEIVES AWARD

Earlier this year, Walker was honored with the Builder's Award given by Camp Roosevelt CCC Legacy Foundation. This special award is given to individuals in recognition of their outstanding contribution to the preservation of the CCC heritage. Walker also joined other NNDPA board members at Warm Springs, GA for the unveiling of the new FDR Statue there in the state park and for the annual commemoration on April 12 of his death there in Warm Springs. One group of high school students from the area were impressed to get to talk to a real CCC member. For those of you who don't know, after teh CCC and his military service, Walker had a long career as a polygraph specialist and worked in the Pentagon for a number of years and traveling internationally during his employment. He is now "retired" in Columbia, SC, still traveling but now for the CCC alumni.

ANOTHER CCC "LOOK and ACT ALIKE" GROUP

There are those who keep saying we need the CCC again. If you are not aware there is even another younger CCC similar organization in the country and it is called The Corps Network. They are not the same gropu that merged with the CCC alumni but are also carrying out the service and conservation activities the CCC were known for. They are based in Washington, DC and have 100+ gropus that have been engaging 23,000 young people who in turn complete 13+ million hours of servic eand conservation in 41 states. Pretty impressive. They recently produced a PBS documentary called "A Generation of Change: Strengthening America through Service and Conservation." Atwood is featured inthis also.