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OH 1147

Businessman His experiences as the head of Riverside Foundry, Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, during World War II Foundry business during the Great Depression; thoughts about Franklin D Roosevelt and the New Deal; conversion from peacetime to wartime production during World War II; obtaining contracts to produce hand grenades and rifle grenades; problems in procuring pig iron and other scarce materials; employment of women; technological innovations in manufacturing process; responsibilities toward the local community.

OH 1098

His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Oklahoma and Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to a camp near Bonham, Texas; move to Mount Pleasant, Texas; description of camps; life in camps.

OH 0809

His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in North Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to a camp in Mesquite, Texas; description of camp; life in camp.

OH 1004

His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Central and North Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 3805 in Bartlett, Texas; description of camp; life in camp.

OH 0919

Her participation in the development of the Republican Party in Texas, 1944-93. Youth in West Texas; employment with WPA (Works Progress Administration) during the New Deal years; decision to join Republican Party, 1947; her conservative philosophy; organizing the Republican Party in Denton County; 1952 presidential campaign; activities with Texas Federation of Republican Women; her positions on abortion, Religious Right, women’s rights in general.

OH 0983

His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Granger, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to a camp at Oakhurst, Texas; description of camp; life in camp.

OH 1105

His experiences as an Army officer in the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Alabama; assignment to the CCC as a junior officer in 4th Corps, Company 441 in Greer, South Carolina; description of camp; life in camp.

OH 1253

Aircraft worker. His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Jack and Palo Pinto Counties, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to a camp at Lake Worth, Texas; description of camp; life in camp; hospitalization in Brooke General Hospital at Fort Sam in San Antonio, Texas.