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Spotlight: Photographs Documenting the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

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According to John Salmond, author of The Civilian Conservation Corps, 1933-1942: A New Deal Case Study , “during its life span of nine years more than 2.5 At the National Archives, Record Group 35 is where you will locate Records of the Civilian Conservation Corps, 1933 – 1953. Local Photo ID: 35-GE-3B-3.

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Collecting for continuity and for change: The web archiving experience in Westborough

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In 2017, our library applied for and received a grant to participate in the Community Webs program, designed to teach public libraries how to use web archiving tools and enable them to curate local history collections. Web archiving now enables us to collect the digital records of life in our town.

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Eggplant Activism: Philadelphia Community Gardens and COVID-19

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Local and State government hadn’t included specific regulations for gardens in their closure orders. Community gardens are an important part of our Commonwealth’s food and agricultural system,” Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding said. Hundreds of community gardeners and urban farmers were stuck in limbo.