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[Identification of item], Barriner Family Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
The Barriner Family Papers were acquired by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a purchase with the Flowers Fund in August 1993.
Processed by Rubenstein Library Staff
Encoded by Noah Huffman, February 2010
Accession 1993-0240 is described in this finding aid.
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Barriner family of Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Brothers Clyde Barriner and Woodrow Barriner were members of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).
Collection includes letters chiefly sent to Sarah Barriner of Poplar Bluff, Mo., from her children and relatives. Letters from her son Woodrow Barriner describe daily activities and camp life in Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Company 1727 near Powers, Or., from 1933-1934. Also included are letters from Clyde Barriner in Van Buren, Mo.; from Esther Payne in Sumter, S.C., 1940-1941; from Minnie Hanson of Piedmont, Mo.; and from Opal Hill. Family letters typically discuss social life in customs and hardships caused by the Great Depression.
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