Landscapes of Reform: The Material Culture of the New Deal in Manchester, South Carolina, 1934-45

Author(s): Al Hester

Year: 1996

Summary

This is a class paper on the history of land reform during the New Deal. The author explores the effect of the creation of state and national parks, new farming communities, and forestry demonstration projects. The rural landscape was altered by these reforms and the paper explores the impact of the land reform on rural South Carolina.

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Landscapes of Reform: The Material Culture of the New Deal in Manchester, South Carolina, 1934-45. Al Hester. Masters Thesis. University of South Carolina, History. 1996 ( tDAR id: 381365) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8125TKP

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Keywords

Culture
Historic • South Carolina

Site Type
Agricultural or Herding • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features

Investigation Types
Historic Background Research

General
Forestry • Land reform • National Parks

Geographic Keywords
Lake Marion • Manchester State Forest

Temporal Keywords
New Deal era

Temporal Coverage

Calendar Date: 1934 to 1945

Spatial Coverage

min long: -80.589; min lat: 33.714 ; max long: -80.283; max lat: 34.004 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Shaw Air Force Base

Notes

General Note: This is not a Masters thesis but rather a graduate level course paper.

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