Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Wegener, Joe
- Abstract:
- Correspondence belonging to Joe Wegener who took part in the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s.
- Extent:
- 1.2 Linear Feet (1 box)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Joe Wegener correspondence, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of 61 letters, 15 postcards, 7 pages from the Goldbrick Gossip, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) local newsletter of which Wegener was editor, and 1 newspaper clipping. All the letters and postcards, except two items, are from Wegener to Cecile Kingman, who lived in Alhambra, California. Writing from Camp Temescal and Mount Palomar, California, Wegener's letters offer a glimpse of life in the CCC. Wegener often writes about playing sports, typing reports, attending classes, playing the bugle, and his relationships with his fellow campers. After the CCC, Wegener writes about picking up odd jobs in Death Valley, California.
- Biographical / historical:
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Joe Wegener enrolled in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Company 911 in 1933. It was composed of 184 men and was established as Camp Temescal F-165, in Corona, California, on May 22, 1933. Wegener remained with Company 911 until the end of 1934.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Helen Holloway, 1991.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Gina C Giang in March 2016. In July 2024, Brooke M. Black created a finding aid.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged chronologically.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- Terms of access:
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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Joe Wegener correspondence, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2191