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OH 1011

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeHUDSON, Chester E. (b. 1916)

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1011
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionHis experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Arkansas; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 4747 at Calico Rock, Arkansas; move to Camp Crowley’s Ridge (SP-4) in Walcott, Arkansas; move to Company 1708 in Ozone, Arkansas; description of camps; life in camps.
Interviewer(s)Gaylon Polatti
Physical Description27 pp. plus documents (1 pp.)
Terms of UseOpen