Itasca State Park Oral History Project: Interview with Fred Higgins

Titles: Itasca State Park Oral History Project: Interview with Fred Higgins (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Fred Higgins served in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) (S-57, 2703). His occupation was farming. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Personal background information; visiting the park before joining the CCC; joining the CCC; first impressions, his first day; CCC projects; trees; money and how it was spent; going to town; leisure activities; religion; a "typical" day; description of the camp; educational opportunities; deer; living from season to season; general reflections.

Dates

• 08/03/1993 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Higgins, Fred
• interviewer: Rieger, Amy K.

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 102
• Accession Number: AV2003.42.8

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Itasca State Park Oral History Project' <OH 102>

Quantity: 2 hours sound cassette 17 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 90 minutes length

Subjects

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