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New York World's Fair WPA administration building guest registers
- Title
- New York World's Fair WPA administration building guest registers, 1939-1940.
- Author
- United States. Works Progress Administration (N.Y.)
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Volume 2: 1940 | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 17773 Volume 2: 1940 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Volume 1: 1939 | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 17773 Volume 1: 1939 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Details
- Description
- .5 linear foot (2 volumes)
- Summary
- The Works Progress Administration hosted a building at the New York World's Fair, 1939-1940, featuring "documentary presentations of the achievements of the Works Program as a temporary alleviation of mass unemployment."
- Two visitors' books record the names and addresses of visitors to the WPA building, as well as their remarks on the exhibits. Also included are an undated list of books relating to unemployment, ostensibly compiled by WPA staff members, and key plans of the building.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Visitors' books.
- Access (note)
- Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
- Location of Other Archival Materials (note)
- Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.
- The National Archives.
- Call Number
- MssCol 17773
- OCLC
- 699787545
- Author
- United States. Works Progress Administration (N.Y.)
- Title
- New York World's Fair WPA administration building guest registers, 1939-1940.
- Restricted Access
- Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
- Location of Other Archival Materials
- New York World's Fair 1939-1940 records, 1935-1945, bulk (1939-1940).; Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.Records of the Work Projects Administration, 1922-1944; The National Archives.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 17773