David Sowers, Jr., 1980

The Civilian Conservation Corp Veterans Project consists of a series of 52 interviews conducted with 56 men who worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the years of the Great Depression.

Topics discussed in the interviews include: camp life: work assignments, recreation, camp discipline, relations with staff, religion, relations with local communities; interviewees employment experiences during the Depression; preliminary training prior to entering the camps; the role of the army; procedures for choosing camp locations.

The project inventory provides a list of the 52 oral histories in the collection along with a summary of topics discussed for each interview, the camp where they served, and the years enrolled. Interviewees can also be located through the guide to interviewees by camp site.

Each interview includes an audio recording, transcript, biographical form, and a photograph of the interviewee. Most have an interview summary/tape index. (Note: The original cassette recording for OH 8420 is missing; there is no transcript available for this interview).