- Collection:
- Civilian Conservation Corps Oral History Interviews
- Title:
- Interview with Reed Boyette
- Creator:
- Armstrong Oral History Class
- Publisher:
- National Park Service, Fort Pulaski National Monument
- Date of Original:
- 2000-07-12
- Subject:
- Georgia--History
Public welfare--Georgia
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.), Georgia--Fort Pulaski
Fort Pulaski National Monument (Ga.)
Historic sites--Conservation and restoration
Depressions--1929
Work Projects Administration (U.S.)
New Deal, 1933-1939--Georgia
United States. National Youth Administration - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, 31.97402, -81.09243
United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Fort Pulaski National Monument, 32.03082, -80.93361 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- As in most of these interviews students asked about: hometown and life before CCC; joining the CCC; work, social life and education in CCC/at the Camp; military service in WWII; the New Deal/Roosevelt; the preservation of historic Ft. Pulaski; later life’s work. Also, Details of daily life in camp, including food, illnesses, buildings and people.
Boyette in particular describes experience of Great Depression, work/poverty before camp, remembers the oath taken, chain of command at CCC, carpentry, trail making, famous visitors, Mr. Wren, being a Prisoner of War/POW and reunions. See the video log for details. Log’s time stamps reflect the correct order, but are not the times for this recording.
Historic Preservation and Conservation -- History -- Social Welfare -- Poverty -- Mr -- Wren -- Prisoner of War -- POW -- reunions -- carpentry -- oath -- chain of command -- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) -- Georgia--Fort Pulaski -- Fort Pulaski National Monument (Ga.) -- Historic sites--Conservation and restoration -- Depressions--1929 -- Nineteen thirties -- Work Projects Administration (U.S.) -- New Deal, 1933-1939--Georgia -- United States. National Youth Administration -- University Partner Collections, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Oral History Interviews - Metadata URL:
- https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/ccc-pulaski-oral-histories/10
- Original Collection:
- National Park Service, Fort Pulaski National Monument
- Holding Institution:
- Fort Pulaski National Monument (Ga.)
- Rights:
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