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

CCC Ring

Artifact IDMO 2021.4
Object Type Ring, Insignia
Maker
Date1934
Mediummetal, glass (enamel)

Dimensionsoverall H 3/4 in x W 7/8 in x D 1 in (1.9 cm x 2.2 cm x 2.5 cm )
Physical DescriptionA brass-colored metal Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) ring with silver-colored surface plating. A shield on the front of the ring is divided into three sections with the letters “CCC” on a red enamel background, a surveyor’s level and tripold on a white enamel background, and two pine trees on a blue enamel background. The shield is flanked by eagles that wrap around to the sides of the ring. On the reverse of the face, the ring is marked inside “MADE IN / U.S.A.” and has a manufacturer’s mark consisting of a right-facing arrow through the letter “U”.
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.

Rings like this one were 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 belonged to Stanley R. Plewniak, a member of CCC Company #222, Camp S-93, Middleburgh, NY in the Catskill Mountains and CCC Company #3201, Camp Squaw Creek, Gibbon, Oregon in the Blue Mountains.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the FDR Library by Gregory Krawczyk in 2021.
Credit LineGift of the family of Stanley R. Plewniak of Buffalo, NY
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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