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Civilian
Conservation Corps Records
Things
you need to know:
Where
do you send your request?
Additional
Information
Requesting
information from the National Archives College Park, MD by Mail
Point
of contact
Estimating
your cost and payment
Native
Americans
Department
of Grazing
Civilian Conservation Corps
Records:
ATTENTION: AS OF
June 2009, there is a now a fee to request the official enrollment
papers. Five or fewer pages $20 - Six and more pages $60.
Notification of fee amount will be returned to you during the request
process.
In recent days it has come to light that
the research methods for requesting CCC alumni enrollment information from
the Civilian Personnel Records Center in St. Louis has changed.
Until June of this year, CCC men and family
members could request copies of CCC discharges from the center at no
charge. The only stipulation was family members had to send proof of death
with the request.
In June, CCC records held in the name of
the CCC by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), were transferred to
the custody of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
With this transfer, the cost of researching these records once paid
by OPM will now be passed on to the requester.
These fees are authorized under the 44
U.S.C. 2116 (c) which authorizes NARA to charge a fee to the public for
making or authenticating copies or reproduction of material transferred to
the NARA’s custody.
Fee schedule:
Five and fewer pages is $20.00;
Six and more pages is $60.00. It
should be noted that most CCC records are more than five pages so
requesters can generally expect a fee of $60.00.
Death certificates are no longer needed to
request information on deceased CCC employees; however, if you send the
certificate you are more likely to get more information.
CCC
Records contain personal information confidential to enrollees.
The CCC records are on
microfilm and contain many records on each film.
Even though the records are now public, each record must undergo
screening for sensitive information in accordance with the personal
privacy exemption of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), U.S.C.552 (b)
(6), before it can be released.
Screening every record on a film is not feasible, so the decision
was made that visitors to the public research room would not be able to
review the films in person.
Things you need to
know to request:
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Enrollee
name: Last, First, Middle or, nickname
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Birth
date:
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Branch of
Service: Civilian Conservation Corps
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Separation
Date:
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Location of the
camp (if known):
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Proof of death is no longer
required, it can help to expedite the process.
Make a copy your
request for your file. Sign
and date your request and mail to:
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
National Personnel Records Center
111 Winnebago Street
St. Louis, MO 63118
Phone: (314)801-9250
Fax:(314)801-9270
Fax requests will be accepted at
314-801-9269 but a signature must be included.
Notification of fees and payment methods will be sent to the
requester as part of the case processing.
For additional information
on civilian records visit the website. http://www.archives.gov/st-louis/civilian-personnel/index.html
Other information, including camp and
company reports, reside in the National Archives. To date
these items are not indexed, but are available for study at the
National Archives in Washington, D.C.
To Acquire CCC Records from The National
Archives By Mail
Point of contact:
Gene Morris, Civilian Records, Textual Archives Services in
College Park, Maryland, at 301-837-1993.
If possible, you will need to know the camp designation
number, such as Camp SP-7 near Munford, Alabama. Mr. Morris can
quickly tell you how much information is available, and
approximately how much it will cost to have it sent. If you only
know the company number, for example Company 468, it can usually
be cross referenced from the lists of camps and companies
on the States and Camps list. When the camp designation
number is not on this page, it is helpful to know where the
company was stationed before or after the camp location you are
looking for.
The National Archives stores information from most of the
state parks camps, including Camp Inspection Reports, Project
Reports with pictures and some correspondence. There are not
many records from 1933 and early 1934 when the CCC was in its
early stages of development. In some cases, reports were lost or
never reached the Washington Office to be filed and later
archived. If the National Archives does not have information on
the camp that you are researching, try contacting the National
Forest nearest to the camp location. Some Forests still have the
original reports from their CCC projects.
Estimating your
cost and payment
A "Quotation for Reproduction Services" will
be sent to you, listing the information available and price. The
order by mail must be prepaid. They accept a credit card,
check or money order. After your payment has been received, it
usually takes ten to twelve weeks for delivery. For additional
cost, several different vendors at the National Archives can
make reproductions of still photographs, aerial film, maps and
drawings. A list of these vendors will be sent with information
on how to contact them.
Native American
Companies
Information concerning Native American companies and camps
can be obtained from the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Washington,
D.C. at 202-501-5395.
Bureau of Land
Management
Records of work projects conducted by the Department of
Grazing and other departments of the Bureau of Land Management,
are filed at the Rocky Mountain Regional Archives in Denver,
Colorado. The phone number is 303-236-8017. Some Camp Reports
for the Bureau of Land Management are at the National Archives.
Submitted by Jennifer Horn
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