Rodney C. Perkins collection
Collection
Identifier: L307
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 3 typewritten copies of "Camp and Community", an unpublished novel about the Civilian Conservation Corps written by Rodney C. Perkins (circa 1983). There are carbon copies of his first draft and final draft with corrections and a copy of the completed manuscript. An author's preface is also included with the final draft copies.
Dates
- circa 1983
Creator
- Perkins, Rodney C., 1905-1984 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Historical Note
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a New Deal public works program created during the Great Depression. The program promoted environmental conservation and gave employment to nearly 3 million young men from 1933 to 1942. The CCC helped reforest the country and stocked rivers and lakes with fish. The Corpsmen also built canals, ditches, roads and helped develop state and national parks.
Sources:
National Park Service. "Civilian Conservation Corps." Accessed August 2, 2016. https://www.nps.gov/thro/learn/historyculture/civilian-conservation-corps.htm.
History.com staff. "Civilian Conservation Corps." History.com. Last modified 2010. Accessed August 2, 2016. http://www.history.com/topics/civilian-conservation-corps.
Sources:
National Park Service. "Civilian Conservation Corps." Accessed August 2, 2016. https://www.nps.gov/thro/learn/historyculture/civilian-conservation-corps.htm.
History.com staff. "Civilian Conservation Corps." History.com. Last modified 2010. Accessed August 2, 2016. http://www.history.com/topics/civilian-conservation-corps.
Biographical Note
Rodney C. Perkins was born on November 15, 1905 in the Irvington neighborhood of Indianapolis. He graduated from Shortridge High School in 1924 and Butler University in 1931. He joined the Civilian Conservation Corps and served for eight years at camps in Rising Sun, Brookville, and Kurtz. After serving in World War II, he returned to Indiana and worked as an instructor at Butler and Indiana University, Bloomington. He worked for the United States Post Office in Cincinnati, Ohio for 23 years, retiring in 1971. He passed away at the age of 78 on January 18, 1984.
Sources:
Information found within the collection.
Ancestry.com. "Rodney C. Perkins." Indiana Death Certificates, 1899-2011. Accessed August 2, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Sources:
Information found within the collection.
Ancestry.com. "Rodney C. Perkins." Indiana Death Certificates, 1899-2011. Accessed August 2, 2016. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Extent
1 Cubic Feet (3 manuscript boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Rodney C. Perkins in 1983/06.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2012/05 by Laura Williams. EAD finding aid created 2012/05 by Laura Williams. EAD finding aid revised 2016/08/05 by Laura Eliason.
Creator
- Perkins, Rodney C., 1905-1984 (Person)
- Title
- Rodney C. Perkins collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
