Hill letter from Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Camp F-22 A Los Burros, AZ, 1933

Hill letter from Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Camp F-22 A Los Burros, AZ, 1933

The following letter was written by Jack Hill to his mother Bertha “Bert” Hill (my great grandmother) during his tour with the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Thanks to the letter and firsthand accounts by others, we really get a sense of the hardships of the Great Depression and life at the work camps. What follows is a transcript and scanned images of the letter along with information I was able to piece together. I was…

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