Civilian Conservation Corps Oral History Project
Scope and Content
This collection contains audio files and transcripts of oral histories conducted from a 1989 reunion of CCC men held at Zion National Park who worked in the CCC Camps in Southern Utah. Areas discussed in the interviews cover most of Southern Utah, including: Duck Creek, Devil's Backbone, Capital Reef, Zion and Bryce National Parks, Cedar Breaks National Monument and Blue Springs.
Dates
- Creation: 1989
Access:
The collection is open and freely available to researchers during Special Collections hours.
Use:
The Civilian Conservation Corps Oral History Project is the physical property of the Gerald R. Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University. Literary rights, including copyright, may belong to the authors or their heirs and assigns. Please contact the library for information regarding specific use of this collection.
Institutional History
The Civilian conservation Corps (CCC) story is both personal and global. More than three million boys and their families survived the Great Depression with the help of the Civilian conservation Corps. In 1989, Zion National Park held a reunion of the men who worked in the CCC Camps in Zion, Bryce, and Cedar Breaks. Oral histories were recorded as part of the reunion.
Extent
.8 linear feet : 2 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Oral histories have been arranged alphabetically.
Accession Information:
These oral histories were collected during a reunion of CCC men who met at Zion National Park in 1989.
- Title
- Civilian Conservation Corps Oral History Project
- Author
- Special Collections Staff
- Date
- 2025
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives Repository