MS 095 | |
AUTHOR : | Soil Conservation Service, Weakley County Regional Office. |
TITLE : | Weakley County Soil Conservation records, |
DATES : | 1938-1961. |
SIZE : | 2 boxes ; 12 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. |
ARRANGEMENT: | Correspondence, records and photographs; Arranged alphabetically by community project. Inventory available online. |
HISTORY NOTE : | The Soil Conservation Service was established in the mid-1930's in Weakley County, Tennessee by the United States Department of Agriculture to address the problem of soil erosion in the county. |
CONTENTS : | The collection contains correspondence, field reports, newspaper clippings, maps, brochures, flyers, and photographs of the Soil Conservation Service's activities from 1938 to 1961. Includes photograph of the members of the Civilian Conservation Corp. located in Dresden, Tennessee. |
SUBJECT : | Weakley County (Tenn.) -- History -- Sources. Soil conservation -- West Tennessee -- Photographs. Finis J. Garrett Lake (Weakley County, Tenn.) Soil Conservation -- Tennessee -- Weakley County. Civilian Conservation Corp. |