CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT: FORESTRY DIVISION:
An Inventory of Its Man-Day and Job Accomplishment Reports at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Minnesota. Division of Forestry. | |
| Title: | Man-Day and Job Accomplishment Reports. | |
| Dates: | 1934-1941. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Reports on work accomplished and time spent for Civilian Conservation Corps projects carried out by the Conservation Department in northern Minnesota. The reports consist of time figures and brief narrative notes, and the projects include fire fighting and prevention, tree planting, building, road, and trail construction, water conservation, surveying, and recreational developments. | |
| Quantity: | 0.75 cubic feet (partial box). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
More specifically the projects include timber surveying, seed and cone collecting, and tree planting; building construction; construction and maintenance of roads, trails, and firebreaks; fire hazard reduction; fire suppression; construction of stream and ditch dams, and other water conservation and erosion prevention projects; game and lake surveys; recreational developments; telephone line maintenance; and related work.
Information in the reports includes project name and location, notes on work accomplished, dates completed, and total man-days spent on each project and each job within the project. Arranged in numerical order by CCC camp number.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Division of Forestry. Man-Day and Job Accomplishment Reports. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: 994-121
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990017295790104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| 104.K.15.13B | S-94 (Vermillion-Orr area, Kabetogama State Forest), 1934-1936. 1 folder. | ||||||||||
| Includes histories of Camp S-94 (November 1934-January 15, 1936), blueprint of camp layout, and man-days charts and graphs. | |||||||||||
| S-97 (Emily-Longville area), 1935-1941. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| S-98 (Bagley-Blackduck area), 1935-1941. 5 folders. | |||||||||||
| S-99 (Blackduck area), 1935-1936. 1 folder. | |||||||||||
| Includes summary work reports (April-May, 1936). | |||||||||||
| S-136 (Nimrod-Badoura area), 1934-1935. 1 folder. | |||||||||||
| Includes a brief camp history and sketch of camp layout. | |||||||||||
| S-142 (Smokey Hills State Forest, Becker County), 1934-1935. 1 folder. | |||||||||||
| Includes a brief camp history and sketch of camp layout. | |||||||||||
| S-144 (Hubbard County area), 1939-1941. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Forest conservation -- Minnesota.
- Forest fires -- Minnesota -- Prevention and control.
- Recreation areas -- Minnesota -- Maintenance.
- Water conservation projects -- Minnesota.
- Wildlife habitat improvement -- Minnesota.
- Organizations:
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)
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