I believe that there was a CCC cmp associated with the Colonial National Historical Park in jamestown/Yorktown, Virginia. You might want to contact Karen Rhemn the park historian, but i do think theyre was some xcavation of the site at some point.





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From: KEVIN M DONAGHY <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tue, Sep 21, 2010 10:14 pm
Subject: Re: CCC Camps


HI Jonathan,
I did an oral history project with Mennonites who were CO's and were housed
n CCC camps in the south- so be cautious of attributing all the material
ulture to the CCC era - i think an occupational use over time may be
equired unless you have very CCC era diagnostics.  Also, the CO's were in
ssence draftees, so there is also a bias between what the Co's brought, and
ost, dropped, etc. and what their overseers brought, dropped, etc.  and i'd
ook for oral histories from locals to see if other outside groups may have
aken advantage of the structures, for anything from a fairground to the 4H
Sincerely,
kev
On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 9:35 PM, Jonathan Libbon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hello,
 I’m doing my master’s thesis on a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp,
 and I need some help. What I’m doing is looking at luxury spending amongst
 the enrollees. The camp that I’m working with is amazing. It’s located in
 Pennsylvania, in the Allegheny National Forest. It was the second camp ever
 built in the nation, and still has standing structures. This summer I
 excavated portions of the camp and came up with a phenomenal sample of the
 camp’s material culture. The problem I’m having, is locating other CCC camps
 that have been dug. In order to understand the larger pattern of luxury
 spending, I have to compare it to other sites. I’ve already got a few
 non-CCC Great Depression sites, as well as some pre-Great Depression sites
 that I’m looking at to understand buying strategies in the Great Depression.
 I’m having trouble locating other CCC camps that have been excavated. What I
 need is artifact inventories from CCC camps to compare my data to. Any help
 wo
  uld be greatly appreciated.


 Jonathan Libbon

 MA in Applied Archaeology Candidate
 Indiana University of Pennsylvania
 G-12B McElhaney Hall, 441 North Walk
 Indiana, PA 15705
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