Civilian Conservation Corps, Scrapbook by Ivan C. Owens

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Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
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Phone: (304) 293-3536
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Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Civilian Conservation Corps, Scrapbook by Ivan C. Owens, A&M 2788, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)
Creator:
Owens, Ivan C.
Abstract:
A scrapbook of the Civilian Conservation Corps - Soil Conservation Service kept by Ivan C. Owens, an agriculture extension agent and a soil erosion expert who became a soil conservation officer in charge of control projects. He headed area, district and state conservation offices for the U. S. Department of Agriculture in West Virginia. It contains clippings about the voluntary establishment by election of soil conservation districts formed by in-state farmers. Also there are clippings about the Civilian Conservation Corps and their camps located in the state and about the soil erosion abatement and reforestation projects of the CCC in West Virginia.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Civilian Conservation Corps, Scrapbook by Ivan C. Owens, A&M 2788, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
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