Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Guide to the Stuart Wright Civilian Conservation Corps Scrapbooks
1933-1936
Cage 784
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
- Creator
- Wright, Stuart
- Title
- Stuart Wright Civilian Conservation Corps Scrapbooks
- ID
- Cage 784
- Date [inclusive]
- 1933-1936
- Extent
- 1.5 Linear feet of shelf space, 1 Box
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- This collection consists of two scrapbooks created by Stuart Wright during his service with Company 1651 of the Civilian Conservation Corps, from Ft. Sheridan, Illinois. Wright was the company supply clerk (storekeeper), and also edited The Timber Times, the company newsletter.
Preferred Citation
[Item Description]
Stuart Wright Civilian Conservation Corps Scrapbooks, 1933-1936 (Cage 784)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
The United States Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a federal agency, first created as an emergency employment measure in 1933 (Emergency Conservation Work), becoming an independent agency in 1937, and active until it was abolished in 1943. It provided employment and vocational training primarily for unemployed youths, but also for war veterans and Indians. CCC projects included construction, conservation, natural resources development, forest protection, and defense work on military reservations.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of two scrapbooks created by Stuart Wright during his service with Company 1651 of the Civilian Conservation Corps, from Ft. Sheridan, Illinois. Wright was the company supply clerk (storekeeper), and also edited the Timber Times, the company newsletter. The scrapbooks include materials collected by Wright during the company's assignments in California (Camp Warm Springs, F-137, Saugus, and Camp Williams Canyon, Claremont) and Idaho (Camp Black Bear, F-148, near Lewiston). Many items are directly related to the activities of the CCC: issues of the Timber Times; documentation of company stores and supplies; accident reports, receipts, event programs, and miscellaneous printed ephemera; correspondence; a brief personal narrative by Wright; clippings from newspapers and newsletters, both CCC and local. Other items reflect Wright's personal interests, including clippings of general news stories and memorabilia from events (mainly theater and sports).
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2012
https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc/
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open and available for research use.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Information
Carol McLeod of Prescott, Arizona donated these scrapbooks to the Washington State University Libraries in 2012 (MS 2012-23).
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Cheryl Gunselman.
Related Materials
Related Material
Other CCC-related archival collections in MASC:
Jay Mark Gleason Papers, 1933-1942 (Cage 26)
Robert Wesley Carroll Papers, 1938-1972 (Cage 75)
George T. Spinning Papers, 1935-1938 (Cage 252)
Arthur Earl Victor Papers, 1927-1944 (Cage 376)
Elmo Richardson Papers, 1930-2011 (Cage 582)
Civilian Conservation Corps Newsletters, Co. 554, Genesee, ID, 1937, undated (Cage 4953)
Civilian Conservation Corps Company 1312, Moscow, ID Roster, 1934-1935 (Cage 4960)
Civilian Conservation Corps Ephemera Collection, 1935-1940 (Cage 4992)
Civilian Conservation Corps, Camp Willow Creek, Co. 2524 Papers, 1936-1937 (Cage 5022)
Civilian Conservation Corps Educational Program Literature Collection, 1935-1936 (Cage 5033)
Names and Subjects
Corporate Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) -- History -- Sources
Personal Name(s)
Subject(s) :
- Wright, Stuart -- Archives
Subject(s)
- Public Works
- Idaho
- California