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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
CCC Tennessee Ring
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

CCC Tennessee Ring

Artifact IDMO 2015.1
Object Type Ring, Insignia
Maker (American)
Date1934
Mediummetal (sterling silver), glass (enamel)

Dimensionsoverall H 7/8 in x W 7/8 in x D 1 in (2.2 cm x 2.2 cm x 2.5 cm )
Physical DescriptionA sterling silver Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) ring from Tennessee Company 1475. The face of the ring has the CCC insignia consisting of a green tree on a black background with silver lettering above and below that reads: C.C.C. / TENN. The ring is inscribed with "1475" on one side, and "GD" on the other side. The manufacturer's information is stamped into the metal on the reverse side of the face: INSIGNIA MFG. CO. / L • A • CAL. / 1934 / STERLING. The back of the band has been cut through.
Historical NoteFranklin Roosevelt was deeply troubled by high unemployment rates among America’s youth during the Great Depression. Shortly after taking office in 1933, he personally devised the idea for the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), a program to put young men aged 17-24 —many from urban areas — to work on conservation projects in healthy rural environments. FDR established the CCC by executive order on April 5, 1933. Within three months of its creation, the Corps had enlisted nearly 250,000 young men. They were assigned to CCC camps around the nation.

This sterling silver and enamel ring was designed for and sold to members of the Civilian Conservation Corps. The rings were advertised for sale in “Happy Days,” the CCC’s national newspaper. This ring was purchased by a member of CCC Company #1475 in Tennessee. Tennessee CCC Company 1475 was created less than 60 days after President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the legislation creating the CCC, and it operated continuously until the CCC program was discontinued in 1942.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of Jodi Eastwood
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesArtifacts Relating to the New Deal (National Archives Identifier 750981)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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