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OH 0830

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeGIPSON, James J. (b. 1922)

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 0830
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionHis experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in West Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 3892 camp at the Colorado National Monument (NP-8-C) near Grand Junction, Colorado; transfer to a side camp in Glenwood Springs, Colorado; description of camps; life in camps.
Interviewer(s)Cindy Houser
Physical Description48 pp
Terms of UseOpen