The Great Depression | Oral History

The Great Depression

OH 1222

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

OH 0988

His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Missouri; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 1733 in Ava, Missouri; description of camp; life in camp.

OH 0814

His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Garland and Wylie, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 869 in Farmersville, Texas; camp move to Kaufman, Texas; description of camps; life in camps.

OH 1549

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 in Boyd, Texas; camp move to Mesquite, Texas; description of camps; life in camps.

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.