CCC Camp Chapman Photographs
This collection consists of 12 photographs of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp Chapman 1460, located near Sevierville, Tenn. Photographs depict the camp buildings and the people who worked there. One of the photographs is dated February 27, 1934 and the others appear to come from the same time period.
Dates
- circa 1934
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection consists of 12 photographs of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp Chapman 1460, located near Sevierville, Tenn. Photographs depict the camp buildings and the people who worked there.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a New Deal program designed to give employment to young men during the Depression. These employees worked on such conservation projects as planting trees and fighting soil erosion. The program lasted from 1933 to 1942, when the war put an end to it. Camp Chapman (Co. 1460) in Sevierville, Tenn. was founded on June 2, 1933.
Arrangement
Collection consists of a single folder.
Acquisition Note
Collection was purchased by the University of Tennessee Libraries, Knoxville, Special Collections on March 25, 2007.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository