Waverly (Va.)--History--20th century
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Civilian Conservation Corps Photographs, Petersburg and Waverly, Virginia
Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2008.108
Scope and Contents
71 photographs of people, buildings and grounds at the Civilian Conservation Corps camps in Petersburg, Virginia and Waverly, Virginia. The Petersburg Camp, a predominantly white camp, was Company 1364, and the Waverly Camp, a predominantly black camp, was Camp P-55, Company 376. Captain Joseph James Matthews was the commander and responsible for the construction and landscaping of the camp, plus the training of the men.Alice Erickson, the daughter of Captain Joseph James...
Dates:
1933-1939
Found in:
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