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Christmas History Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) Employees Personal narratives Conservation of natural resources United States History Films for the hearing impaired Forest conservation United States History Public service employment United States History United States Economic conditions 1918-1945 United States Economic policy 1933-1945 United States History 1933-1945 Video recordings for the hearing impairedFilter By Subjects
Christmas History Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) Employees Personal narratives Conservation of natural resources United States History Films for the hearing impaired Forest conservation United States History Public service employment United States History United States Economic conditions 1918-1945 United States Economic policy 1933-1945 United States History 1933-1945 Video recordings for the hearing impairedSummary: Started in 1933 by President Franklin Roosevelt as part of the New Deal, the CCC was used as a way to not only help unemployed Americans, but to help conserve some of the country's forests and parks. Over the next ten years it would employ over 3 million men who planted trees, fought fires, and helped their families financially. Features interviews and archived footage.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Educational Foundation 2010
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV CIVSummary: Traces the emergence of the modern-day Christmas celebration from pagan festivals such as the Roman Saturnalia, and how British settlers in the New World transformed the patron saint of children into the enduring figure of Santa Claus.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Television Network 2005