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I have researched and written about the history of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) for many years. My favorite stories are about the experiences of the men in the camps of Southern Arizona. I also have a great interest in the camp newspapers, as this is where you will find the true story of the CCC as told by the men themselves. I write books and articles and give presentations to continue the legacy of the CCC.

My work is dedicated to all the CCC "boys," particularly Eduardo "Buck" Castillo, Merle Timblin, and my favorite boy of them all, Elson Alvarez. You did good, guys!

My CCC work 

[Note: This listing is currently being updated, so if you don't see something about the CCC that you're interested in, please contact me.]

National 

Civilian Conservation Corps Recognition Day, 2010-2015: An annual event that honored and celebrated the considerable contributions of the Civilian Conservation Corps to this country.

Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), The Librarian Files, Pima County Public Library

NACCCA Journal Index, compiled 2008, 2022. Copyrighted. Usage and sharing of this document for educational and research purposes are allowable; commercial use is not allowable. Reproduction of any of this material in another document or form must include proper acknowledgment of the source and the compiler. 

Citation: Hunt, Sharon E., compiler. Index to the National Association of Civilian Conservation Corps Alumni Journal (NACCCA Journal), 2000–2007. Tucson, AZ: WordHunting, LLC, 2008, 2022.

Personnel

Ernest H. Bruss, U.S. Army, CCC camp commander, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico (bio and photos)

        Harold Patterson, CCC enrollee (bio and photos)

Arizona

The Civilian Conservation Corps in Arizona, Arcadia Publishing, 2014, co-author

The CCC in Coronado National Forest, Arizona 

Cochise County

History of Company 3840, St. David and Patagonia, AZ, author

Pima County

The Civilian Conservation Corps in Arizona, Arcadia Publishing, 2014, co-author, Chapter 1 on Pima County

Colossal Cave Mountain Park, Vail

Arizona Memory Project: Colossal Cave Mountain Park's Civilian Conservation Corps Image Collection, compiler

Towns of Origin of CCC Personnel, Camp SP-10-A, Company 2851, Colossal Cave, Vail, AZ, compiler

Scrapbook, Camp SP-10-A, Colossal Cave Mountain Park, Arizona, 2004, co-author - available from author or Colossal Cave Mountain Park

Vail and Colossal Cave Mountain Park, Arcadia Publishing, 2007, author

Randolph Park, Tucson

Roster,  Camp 0858, Randolph Park, Tucson, AZ, 1935, compiler

Tucson Mountain Park, Tucson

Tucson Mountain Park, Camp-6-A History

Harold Patterson Biography, CCC enrollee at Tucson Mountain Park (and Yuma, AZ, and Grand Lake, CO, camps)

Santa Cruz County

Flux Canyon, Company 2847, compiler

Madera Canyon CCC History, author

Madera Canyon Roster, Company 1826-V, compiler

Patagonia CCC History, author

Patagonia and St. David CCC History, Company 3840, author

The Civilian Conservation Corps in Arizona, 2014, Arcadia Publishing. Wrote chapters on southwestern and south-central Arizona, southeastern Arizona, and Native Americans; collaborated on introduction and concluding chapters; copyedited entire publication.

Vail and Colossal Cave Mountain Park, 2007, Arcadia Publishing (chapter 3 is on the CCC)

Have questions about the CCC? Contact me at sharon@wordhunting.com.