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Part of the Doris Duke American Indian Collection

The Seminole project incorporates more than 200 interviews from the 1970s into a publication. This endeavor is being supported by the University Press of Florida and the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The following references constitute a small sample of the entire collection. Please note they are excerpts from transcripts rather than abstracts. Part of the Doris Duke American Indian Collection.

Oral history interviews with members of the American Jewish Historical Society.

Thirteen veterans of the federal government’s innovative project during the Depression share their experiences of various camps around Florida and the rest of the country in the 'Civilian Conservation Corps Oral History Collection'. They describe work in construction, road building, improving state and national parks, among other major improvement undertakings. These men -- black and white -- offer insight into the rigid daily camp life and how... Thirteen veterans of the federal government’s innovative project during the Depression share their experiences of various camps around Florida and the rest of the country in the 'Civilian Conservation Corps Oral History Collection'. They describe work in construction, road building, improving state and national parks, among other major improvement undertakings. These men -- black and white -- offer insight into the rigid daily camp life and how the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) prepared them for soon-to-be Army life at the outset of World War II. The CCC provided the individual with employment and room-and-board in the 1930s. It also benefitted the individual’s family financially through the Depression in mandatorily sending half his monthly earnings back home. Show more Show less