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The Implications Of Waste Streams At Camp Au Train, Timothy J. Maze Jan 2024

The Implications Of Waste Streams At Camp Au Train, Timothy J. Maze

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports

Archaeological remains from Camp Au Train provide an opportunity to understand sanitation methods during its use as a Civilian Conservation Corps camp and later used to house German Prisoners of War during World War II. Seven refuse features from this camp were excavated and their contents linked to functional locations within the camp in order to reconstruct waste streams across the site and to observe how military aspects of sanitation were implemented by an organization infamous for its emphasis on cleanliness, order, and hygiene. While the importance of sanitation is often mentioned by historians and archaeologists in research of these …


Emotions In Work And War: Comparisons Of Emotional-Cultures Of New Deal Ccc Enrollees And Wwii U.S. Army Enlistees, 1933-1945, Maeve Losen Apr 2022

Emotions In Work And War: Comparisons Of Emotional-Cultures Of New Deal Ccc Enrollees And Wwii U.S. Army Enlistees, 1933-1945, Maeve Losen

Master's Theses

Though the Great Depression and Second World War were consecutive eras and overlapped in numerous aspects, scholarship often overlooks the commonalities between these periods. To demonstrate these eras’ shared qualities, this thesis examines the relationship in emotional-cultures—the cultural norms that dictated how individuals felt and demonstrated their emotions—among Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) enrollees and U.S. Army enlistees during WWII.

The broad intent of this undertaking is to place the cultural history of the Great Depression and WWII in conversation and to show the advantage of inter- and multidisciplinary work by applying anthropological and historical theories of emotion. Though the historical …


Interview With Henry Scott Regarding Ccc (Fa 81), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2012

Interview With Henry Scott Regarding Ccc (Fa 81), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of an oral history interview done with Henry Scott related to his work in a Civilian Conservation Corps camp at Mammoth Cave in the 1930s.


Interview With Troy Davis Regarding Ccc (Fa 81), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2012

Interview With Troy Davis Regarding Ccc (Fa 81), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of an oral history interview done with Troy Davis related to his work in a Civilian Conservation Corps camp at Mammoth Cave in the 1930s.


Interview With Joe Kulesza Regarding Ccc (Fa 81), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2012

Interview With Joe Kulesza Regarding Ccc (Fa 81), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of an oral history interview done with Joe Kulesza related to his work in a Civilian Conservation Corps camp at Mammoth Cave in the 1930s.


Lally, Kelly A. (Fa 81), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2012

Lally, Kelly A. (Fa 81), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 81. A history of Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) work at Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. Paper and interviews with twenty former CCC enrollees from the four camps at Mammoth Cave and five other related people.


Interview With Gilbert Bush Regarding Ccc (Fa 81), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 2008

Interview With Gilbert Bush Regarding Ccc (Fa 81), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of an oral history interview done with Gilbert Bush in 1987 related to his work in a Civilian Conservation Corps camp at Mammoth Cave in the 1930s.


Interview With Clint Thompson Regarding Ccc (Fa 81), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2007

Interview With Clint Thompson Regarding Ccc (Fa 81), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of an oral history interview done with Clint Thompson related to his work in a Civilian Conservation Corps camp at Mammoth Cave in the 1930s.


Interview With Lewis Cutliff Regarding Mammoth Cave (Fa 81), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Sep 1987

Interview With Lewis Cutliff Regarding Mammoth Cave (Fa 81), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of an oral interview done with Lewis Cutliff in 1987 related to Mammoth Cave National Park. He discusses the legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps camps at Mammoth Cave.


Interview With Kathryn Kadel Regarding Ccc (Fa 81), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 1987

Interview With Kathryn Kadel Regarding Ccc (Fa 81), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of an oral history interview done with Kathryn Kadel in 1987 related to her husband's work in a Civilian Conservation Corps camp at Mammoth Cave in the 1930s. Her husband, Richard Kadel, was commander of Camp 516.


Interview With Gilbert Sanders Regarding Ccc (Fa 81), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 1987

Interview With Gilbert Sanders Regarding Ccc (Fa 81), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of an oral history interview done with Gilbert Sanders in 1987 related to his work in a Civilian Conservation Corps camp at Mammoth Cave in the 1930s.


Interview With Albert "Shorty" Coats Regarding Ccc (Fa 81), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 1987

Interview With Albert "Shorty" Coats Regarding Ccc (Fa 81), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of an oral history interview done with Shorty Coats in 1987 related to his work in a Civilian Conservation Corps camp at Mammoth Cave in the 1930s.


Interview With George Childress Regarding Ccc (Fa 81), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 1987

Interview With George Childress Regarding Ccc (Fa 81), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of an oral history interview done with Georgie Childress in 1987 related to his work in a Civilian Conservation Corps camp at Mammoth Cave in the 1930s.


Interview With Sherman Moffitt Regarding Ccc (Fa 81), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Aug 1987

Interview With Sherman Moffitt Regarding Ccc (Fa 81), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of an oral interview done with Sherman Moffitt related to his work in a Civilian Conservation Corps camp at Mammoth Cave in the 1930s and his subsequent career as a minister.


Interview With Vernon Wells Regarding Ccc (Fa 81), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 1987

Interview With Vernon Wells Regarding Ccc (Fa 81), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Transcription of an oral interview done with Vernon Wells, b. 1914, as part of a project entitled "A History of the Civilian Conservation Corps at Mammoth Cave National Park" (FA 81). Wells discusses his experiences as a CCC worker. He served as a park ranger. He also discusses the various methods of land purchases used to acquire property for Mammoth Cave National Park. The transcription of tape 2 of this interview is attached under "Additional Files."


Interview With Smith Meredith (Fa 81), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jun 1987

Interview With Smith Meredith (Fa 81), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Oral Histories

Interview conducted by Kelly Lally with Smith Meredith about his work with the Civilian Conservation Corps at Mammoth Cave, Kentucky. This interview is a part of Folklife Archives Project 81.