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United States Works Progress Administration reports

Title
United States Works Progress Administration reports, 1934-1941.
Author
United States. Works Progress Administration.
Supplementary Content
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Details

Additional Authors
  • New York Public Library.
  • Queens Borough Public Library.
  • United States. Federal Civil Works Administration.
Description
.3 linear foot (1 box).
Summary
Collection consists of typed, carbon copies and near-print copies of reports on various projects sponsored by the New York Public Library and the Queens Borough Public Library which utilized WPA funds for relief workers.
Subjects
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Biography (note)
  • The Works Progress Administration (WPA) of the U.S. government was the major relief agency of Franklin D. Roosevelt's "New Deal".
Processing Action (note)
  • Cataloged
Call Number
MssCol 3108
OCLC
NYPW94-A368
Author
United States. Works Progress Administration.
Title
United States Works Progress Administration reports, 1934-1941.
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Biography
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) of the U.S. government was the major relief agency of Franklin D. Roosevelt's "New Deal". Supplanting the Civil Works Administration (an emergency temporary work relief program, 1933-1934), the WPA employed over two million Americans before its liquidation in 1941.
Finding Aids
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Added Author
New York Public Library.
Queens Borough Public Library.
United States. Federal Civil Works Administration.
Research Call Number
MssCol 3108
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