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OH 0910

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeHOOPER, Thurman H. (b. 1915)

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 0910
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionHis experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Arkansas and Oklahoma; joining the CCC; assignment to a camp in Peaceful Valley, Colorado; camp move to Bonham, Texas; Durango, Colorado; Camp Mesa Verde, Colorado; Alamosa, Colorado; Jasper, Texas; Bowie, Arizona; description of camps; life in camps.
Interviewer(s)David Wilson
Physical Description40 pp. plus documents (7 pp.)
Terms of UseOpen