Scope and Contents
The Civilian Public Service Camps histories contains three narratives written between 1941-1945. The histories detail life at three camps for conscientious objectors during World War II: Camp #21 at Cascade Locks, Oregon, Camp #56 at Waldport, Oregon, and Camp #59 at Elkton, Oregon. These reports were written by members of the respective camps.
Dates
- Creation: 1942-1945
Creator
- Oregon State Historical War Project Commission (Organization)
- Leach, Robert J. (Person)
- Mills, Richard C. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Biographical / Historical
Civilian Public Service (CPS) was the program of service created to provide an alternative means for conscientious objectors to fulfill their national service duties as outlined by the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940. The program called for work camps to be established for assignees to labor in soil conservation or forestry projects, depending on the location of the camp.
Civilian Public Service Camp #21 opened in November 1941 at Wyeth, a few miles east of Cascade Locks in the Columbia River Gorge. It was the best known of the 150 camps in the Civilian Public Service system.
Extent
0.25 linear feet (1 container) : 1 half manuscript box
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Civilian Public Service Camps histories contains three narratives written between 1941-1945. The histories detail life at three camps for conscientious objectors during World War II: Camp #21 at Cascade Locks, Oregon, Camp #56 at Waldport, Oregon, and Camp #59 at Elkton, Oregon. These reports were written by members of the respective camps.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Dr. L.S. Cressman.
- Title
- Guide to the Civilian Public Service Camps histories
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team
- Date
- 2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
