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Primary
New Deal Network

New Deal: American Forests: My Hopes for the Ccc

For Students 9th - 10th
Robert Fechner, the director of the CCC, looks back in 1939 at forestry projects accomplished by the program and looks to the possible future.
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Article
Other

Michigan.gov: Roosevelt's Tree Army: Michigan's Civilian Conservation Corps

For Students 9th - 10th
Lengthy text history of the Civilian Conservation Corps in Michigan. Includes details of the lives and activities of the young men who enrolled, as well as historical photos.
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Primary
University of North Carolina

Documenting the American South: North Carolina Emergency Relief Administration

For Students 9th - 10th
An electronic edition of a very interesting, though dense, book written in 1936 as a record of the activies of the Emergency Relief Adminstration in North Carolina. The book begins with a look at how relief for the indigent was provided...
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Primary
American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: Hoover's Address Regarding Unemployment

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Massachusetts, Boston provides the text of Herbert Hoover's radio address to the US on October 18, 1931, regarding the unemployment situation.
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Primary
New Deal Network

New Deal Network: The Civilian Conservation Corps: It's a Great Life

For Students 9th - 10th
First-person narrative of Robert L. Miller, who tells of his experiences in the Civilian Conservation Corps.
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Graphic
Other

Historical Marker Database: Encampment of Coxey's Army (1894) Marker

For Students 9th - 10th
This historical marker has information about Coxey's Army and a map showing the location of the encampment. Clicking on the marker enlarges it so the photographs from the Library of Congress are clear.
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Primary
New Deal Network

New Deal: Works of Franklin D. Roosevelt: Essentials for Unemployment Relief

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of a speech by Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Congress, March 21, 1933, outlining a program of public employment at the federal and state levels to provide unemployment relief.
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Handout
Utah Education Network

Uen: Utah History Encyclopedia: Civilian Conservation Corps

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource discusses specifically the role of the Civilian Conservation Corps in the state of Utah.