CPS Camp Number 134

CPS Camp Number 134

Technical Agency: Forest Service

Summary:

CPS Camp No. 134, a Forest Service unit near Belden, California operated by the Brethren Service Committee, opened in May 1944 when the Santa Barbara CPS Camp No. 36 closed. The Belden camp continued until May 1946. Men fought fires, maintained and repaired equipment and performed fire prevention duties.

CPS Camp No. 134
CPS Camp No. 134
The Nugget was a newsletter published by the men in Camp 134 in 1944 and 1945.
Digital image from the American Friends Service Committee: Civilian Public Service Records (DG 002), Swarthmore College Peace Collection, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
CPS Camp No. 134
CPS Camp No. 134
Painting of a mountain cabin by Waldo S. Chase titled "Belden"
Lewis and Clark Digital Collection, Special Collections, Henry and Mary Blocher Collection
Date: 1945
CPS Camp No. 134
CPS Camp No. 134
Dan Force, William and Dorothy Stafford picking berries near Camp 134.
Lewis and Clark Digital Collection, Stafford Archives
Date: 1944

Units:

* Map shows general location of units

  • Location: Belden, California | Opened: May 1944 | Closed: May 1946