The Civilian Conservation Corps in Kansas

The New Deal sought to bring work to destitute workers and to aid in this, the Civilian Conservation Corps was established on March 31, 1933. In Kansas, the CCC helped in the prevention of soil erosion and in flood control which included building dams, cribbing, levees, and earth fills. By 1938, Kansas still had 15 camps. "There were white youth camps in Oberlin, Kingsdown, Marysville, Seneca, Valley Falls, Council Grove, Burlington, Farlington, and Neodesha; black youth camps at Fort Riley, Fort Leavenworth, and Lawrence; white veteran camps at Ottawa and Kingman; and a black veteran camp at Marion." Article details some of the work and conditions at some of the camps. Includes photographs.