Depressions -- United States -- 1929
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Thomas Nicholls Taylor and Thomas Sterling Taylor letters
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197239125153]
Identifier: MSS 9548
Scope and Contents
Letters of the Taylor family, mainly between Thomas Nicholls Taylor (father) and Thomas Sterling Taylor (son), dated from 1904 to 1943, with a gap in correspondence from 1904 to 1929. The majority are written concerning business matters during the Great Depression. Sterling traveled the Western United States trying to find work, so many letters are written on hotel stationary. Nicholls stayed in Utah at his store in Provo. The strain on their businesses is mentioned in both men's letters,...
Dates:
1904-1943
Jesse William Yates Civilian Conservation Corp scrapbook and photographs
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239278044]
Identifier: MSS 9446
Scope and Contents
Contains a scrapbook and loose photographs detailing the experiences of Jesse Yates with the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), dated 1937 to 1938. Photographs include images of his time in the CCC and family and friends who are not named or labeled. Scrapbook contains a brief description of the CCC, a certificate of service for Jesse, humorous cartoons, one letter, and photographs of the camp where he stayed while working for the CCC.
Dates:
1937-1938