By Lauren Goss
Title: Edward J. Reiger Civilian Conservation Corps Photograph Album, 1935-1936
ID: P 322
Primary Creator: Reiger, Edward J.
Extent: 0.15 cubic feet. More info below.
Date Acquired: 07/00/2016
Languages of Materials: English [eng]
Edward J. Reiger was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1912. Prior to enrolling in the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1935, he worked as an auto mechanic. While working for the CCC, Reiger was stationed at two camps in Oregon: Camp Emigrant Springs and Camp Prescott. In April 1936, Reiger was discharged from the CCC based upon the expiration of his term of enrollment.
Between 1933 and 1942, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) employed over 3 million men to work on projects across the United States. As part of Roosevelt's New Deal, this federal program offered manual labor employment on projects primarily focused on the conservation and development of natural resources. About 300 camps were located in Oregon.
More Extent Information: 83 photographs; 1 oversize box
Statement on Access: The collection is open for research.
Acquisition Note: The Edward J. Reiger Civilian Conservation Corps Photograph Album was donated to the Special Collections and Archives Research Center in 2016 by Shirley Rodnitzky, a daughter of Edward Reiger.
Related Materials: The OSU Special Collections and Archives Research Center has several collections documenting CCC camps in Oregon. The Gerald W. Williams Collection on the Civilian Conservation Corps, 1933-2012 (MSS CCC) contains materials related to camps in Oregon as well as other states. The Royal G. Jackson Papers, circa 1902-1992 (MSS JacksonR) contains materials, including oral history interviews and photographs, related to CCC members stationed in Oregon at Camp Arboretum and Camp Newport. A few folders in the Oregon State University Memorabilia Collection (MSS MC) contain newspaper clippings, newsletters, maps and certificates related to the CCC.
Preferred Citation: Edward J. Reiger Civilian Conservation Corps Photograph Album (P 322), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Reiger, Edward J.
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)
Jackson County (Or.)
Natural Resources
New Deal, 1933-1939.
Umatilla County (Or.)
Photograph albums.
Photographic prints.
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