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Description
Interview with Melvin Land, dentist, concerning his experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. He discusses his childhood in Oklahoma; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 2823 at Camp Stockman (SCS-14-O) near Morris, Oklahoma; description of camp; life in camp; post-CCC life.
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Description
Interview with Melvin Land, dentist, concerning his experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. He discusses his childhood in Oklahoma; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 2823 at Camp Stockman (SCS-14-O) near Morris, Oklahoma; description of camp; life in camp; post-CCC life.
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[2] 139 p. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Interview conducted in 1993 for the New Deal Civilian Conservation Corps History Oral History Project.
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Rowe, Beverly & Land, Melvin.Oral History Interview with Melvin Land, February 27-March 16, 1993,
book,
1993-02-27/1993-03-16;
Denton, Texas.
(https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1944646/:
accessed May 30, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu;
crediting UNT Oral History Program.