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Joel W. Marsh wrote to Norman "Red" Wetherington about his experiences serving in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).
Marsh recounted a series of one-page stories including, "Flying Squirrel at Officers Quarters" and "How to Retrieve a Hornet's Nest" that occured during his time as a Master Forester for the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp in Bridgton Maine.
Marsh was Executive Secretary of the Maine Tree Farm system, and served as a Forester (Forest Entomologist) in the C.C.C. from 1935 to 1936.
Weathering collected memories of CCC members in Maine and coordinated CCC reunions. He is the author of "In the Public Interest: The Civilian Conservation Corps in Maine."
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About This Item
- Title: Joel W. Marsh Letter on the CCC, Randolph, 1988
- Creator: Joel W. Marsh
- Creation Date: 1988-01-20
- Subject Date: circa 1935
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Locations:
- Randolph, Kennebec County, ME
- Bridgton, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 23 cm x 15.5 cm
- Object Type: Text
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- Canoes--Maine--Bridgton
- Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)
- Floods--Maine--Bridgton
- Flying squirrels
- Great blue heron
- Main Street (Bridgton, Me.)
- Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
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