The Great Depression | Oral History

The Great Depression

OH 0972

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

OH 1484

Janitor. His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Wichita Falls, post-CCC life; Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 2856 at Camp SCS-10-A in Pima, Arizona and Fort Thomas, Arizona; description of camps; life in camps.

OH 1548

Truck driver. His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Texas and Louisiana; joining the CCC; assignment to camps in Hackberry, Louisiana and Mineral, California; description of camps; life in camps.

OHB 0027

Pioneer distributor of automatic gasoline nozzles. Early work experiences in Gordon, Texas; employment with Self Motors in Denton, 1925; experiences as service station owner and operator during the Great Depression; Air Force career; problems of service station business; discovering, entering automatic nozzle business; methods of financing and selling; role of Mrs. Calhoun in the business; entry of Charles Kregel into the business; selling the business.

OH 0805

His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Terrell, Texas and Tyler, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to a camp in Maydelle, Texas; transfer to a camp in Lindale, Texas; camp move to Marshall, Texas; description of camps; life in camps.