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  • Philadelphia : a guide to the nationʼs birthplace / compiled by the Federal Writers ̕Project, Works Progress Administration, for the commonwealth of Pennsylvania; sponsored by the Pennsylvania Historical Commission.

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    • [Philadelphia] : William Penn Association of Philadelphia, 1937.
    • 1937
    • 2 Items
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    Text AA707 Am3 Philadelphia v.2Off-site
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    Text AA707 Am3 Philadelphia v.1Off-site
  • Slave narratives, a folk history of slavery in the United States from interviews with former slaves. Typewritten records prepared by the Federal Writers' project, 1936-1938, assembled by the Library of Congress project, Work Projects Administration, for the District of Columbia. Sponsored by the Library of Congress. Illustrated with photographs (Microfilm)

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    • Washington, 1941.
    • 1941
    • 11 Items
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    Text 1083.341 North Carolina Narratives no. 1-2Off-site
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    Text 1083.341 Georgia Narratives no. 1-4Off-site
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    Text 1083.341 Arkansas Narratives no. 1-4Off-site
  • The intracoastal waterway, Norfolk to Key West. Compiled by Federal writers' project of the Works progress administration.

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    • Washington, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1937.
    • 1937
    • 1 Item
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    Text 10998.343Off-site
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  • California in the 1930s : the WPA guide to the Golden State / Federal Writers Project of the Works Progess Administration ; introduction by David Kipen.

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    • Berkeley, CA : University Of California Press, [2013]
    • 2013
    • 1 Item
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    Text F859.3 F43 2013Off-site
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  • The story of Dunellen, written and illustrated by workers of the Federal writers' project, Works progress administration, state of New Jersey. Sponsored by the mayor and Golden jubilee committee.

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    • [Dunellen, N.J., Art Color Printing Company] 1937.
    • 1937
    • 1 Item
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    Text 1175.166.34Off-site
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  • Cincinnati; the childhood of our city, compiled and written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration in Ohio, Cincinnati office.

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    • [Cincinnati] 1938.
    • 1938
    • 1 Item
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    Text US 25831.6.20Off-site
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  • Fair Lawn's fire fighters / sponsored by Board of fire commissioners, Fair Lawn, N.J. ; compiled and illustrated by the Federal writers' project of the Works progress administration, state of New Jersey.

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    • [Fair Lawn, N.J.] : The Project, 1938.
    • 1938
    • 1 Item
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    Text 1177.195.34Off-site
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  • Old Princeton's neighbors; sponsored by the borough of Princeton. Written and illustrated by the Federal writers' project, Works progress administration, State of New Jersey.

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    • [Princeton, N.J., The Graphpic arts press, c1939]
    • 1939
    • 1 Item
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    Text 1181.402.34Off-site
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  • Origin of place names, Nevada / compiled by the Nevada State Writers' Project, Division of Community Service Programs, Work Projects Administration.

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    • Reno, Nev. : [s.n.], 1941.
    • 1941
    • 1 Item
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    Text 1168.988Off-site
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  • Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, 1838-1938 / written and illustrated by the Federal Writers' Project, Works Progress Administration, State of New Jersey ; sponsored by the Monroe Township Committee.

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    • 1938
    • 1 Item
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    Text MICROFILM 02303Off-site
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  • Guide to Tuscarawas County. Compiled and written by Federal Writers' Project of Ohio, Work Projects Administration, F. C. Harrington, commissioner, Florence Kerr, assistant commissioner, Carl Watson, state administrator. Sponsored and copyrighted by the New Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce.

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    • [New Philadelphia, Ohio, Tucker Printing Co.] 1939.
    • 1939
    • 1 Item
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    Text 1207.9832.341Off-site
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  • Almanac for New Yorkers. 1937-1938. Compiled by workers of the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration in the City of New York.

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    • New York, Simon and Schuster, c1936-
    • 1936-1937
    • 2 Items
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    Text F128.5 .F37 1936g v.2Off-site
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    Text F128.5 .F37 1936g v.1Off-site
  • Hoosier tall stories / compiled and written by the Federal Writers ̕Project in Indiana, Works Progress Administration.

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    • [Indianapolis?] : The Project, 1937.
    • 1937
    • 1 Item
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    Text MICROFILM 03075Off-site
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  • Matawan, 1686-1936. Written and illustrated by the workers of the Federal Writers' Projects. State of New Jersey. Works Progress Administration.

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    • [Newark, Lithographed by Newick Brothers, inc., 1936]
    • 1936
    • 1 Item
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    Text 1181.39.341Off-site
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  • New York city guide; a comprehensive guide to the five boroughs of the metropolis: Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Richmond, prepared by the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration in New York City.

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    • New York, Random House [c1939]
    • 1939
    • 1 Item
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    Text AA707 Am3 New York City GuideOff-site
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  • A partial bibliography of source material on Weber County and Ogden City, Utah / compiled and written by Utah Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration.

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    • Ogden, Utah : Ogden Historical Society, 1938.
    • 1938
    • 1 Item
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    Text IXZ p.v. 299 no. 1-6Schwarzman Building M2 - General Research Room 315

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  • Calendar of annual events in Oklahoma / Written and arranged by Federal writers' project of Oklahoma, Jim Thompson, director ; Works progress administration in the state of Oklahoma.

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    • [Oklahoma City] : Tribune Publishing Co., 1938.
    • 1938
    • 1 Item
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    Text Rare Books+ 23-194Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328
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  • Tennessee; a guide to the state, compiled and written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Tennessee.

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    • New York, Viking Press, 1939.
    • 1939
    • 2 Items
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    Text *R-ITW 81-438Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 - Reference

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    Text Rare Books 23-813Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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  • Washington, D.C., a guide to the nation's capital.

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    • Washington, Govt. Printing Office, 1968.
    • 1968
    • 1 Item
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    Text D 27 Wash T768 1968Off-site
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  • Maine, a guide 'down east,' written by workers of the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration for the state of Maine, sponsored by the Maine development Commission ...

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    • Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company 1937.
    • 1937
    • 1 Item
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    Text US 11248.25Off-site
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  • Oregon : end of the trail / compiled by workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the state of Oregon.

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    • Portland : Binfords & Mort, 1951, c1940.
    • 1951-1940
    • 1 Item
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    Text IXI 98-4693Schwarzman Building M2 - Milstein Division Room 121

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  • Origins of Utah place names / compiled and written by Utah Federal Writers' Project, Works Progress Administration.

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    • Salt Lake City, Utah : Utah State Dept. of Public Instruction, [1938]
    • 1938
    • 2 Items
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    Text KAT p.v. 235 no. 1-6Schwarzman Building M2 - General Research Room 315

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    Text *R-Map Div. F824 .F293 1938Schwarzman Building - Map Division Reference Room 117

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  • New Hampshire, 1937 / Works Progress Administration, Federal Writers' Project.

    • Cartographic
    • [Boston] : [Houghton Mifflin Company], [1938]
    • 1938-1938
    • 1 Item
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    Cartographic Map Div. 22-1353Schwarzman Building - Map Division Room 117

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  • Calendar of annual events in Nevada / compiled and written by Federal Writers' Project, illustrated by Federal Art Project, of Nevada, 1939, Works Progress Administration; sponsored by Nevada State Historical Society, Inc.

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    • Reno, Nev., [1939], [©1939]
    • 1939-1939
    • 1 Item
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    Text 977.4 F317Off-site
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  • Oklahoma, A guide to the Sooner State; compiled by workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Oklahoma.

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    • Oklahoma : University of Oklahoma Press, 1941.
    • 1941
    • 1 Item
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    Text D-10 8905Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315

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  • Our Washington; a comprehensive album of the nation's capital in words and pictures, prepared by the Federal writers' project of the Works progress administration. Sponsored by the Guilds' committee for Federal writers' publications, inc.

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    • Chicago, A. C. McClurg & co., 1939.
    • 1939
    • 2 Items
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    Text ISK (Washington) (United States. Works progress administrations. Our Washington)Schwarzman Building - Milstein Division Room 121

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    Text Rare Books 18-4246Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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  • New York city guide; a comprehensive guide to the five boroughs of the metropolis: Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Richmond, prepared by the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration in New York City.

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    • New York, Random House [c1939]
    • 1939
    • 2 Items
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    Text Sc 917.47-F (Federal Writers' Project. New York city guide)Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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    Text Sc 917.47-F (Federal Writers' Project. New York city guide)Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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  • Selected bibliography; Illinois, Chicago and its environs; Federal writers' project, Illinois, Works progress administration.

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    • Chicago, 1937.
    • 1937
    • 1 Item
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    Text IVE (United States. Works progress administration. Illinois. Selected bibliography)Schwarzman Building M2 - Milstein Division Room 121

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  • A military history of Nebraska [microform].

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    • Lincoln, Neb., Federal writers' project, 1939.
    • 1939
    • 1 Item
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    Text *ZH IAG p.v. 624-635Offsite
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  • A guide to Alaska, last American frontier / by Merle Colby.

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    • St. Clair Shores, Mich. : Scholarly Press, 1976, ©1939.
    • 1976
    • 1 Item
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    Text *R-USLHG F904 .F43 1976Schwarzman Building - Milstein Division Reference Room 121

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  • Findlay and Hancock County. Centennial, 1937. Prepared by the Federal Writers' Project, Works Progress Administration in Ohio. Reproduced in cooperation with Findlay College.

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    • [Findlay, O., 1937?]
    • 1937
    • 2 Items
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    Text IXZ p.v. 261 no. 1-7Schwarzman Building M2 - General Research Room 315

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    Text Rare Books+ 23-906Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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  • Albany--past and present.

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    • [Albany?] : Works Progress Administration, State of New York, [1938?]
    • 1938
    • 2 Items
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    Text JX 22-25780Schwarzman Building M2 - Milstein Division Room 121

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    Text Rare Books+ 23-910Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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  • Baseball in old Chicago [microform], compiled and written by the Federal Writers' Project (Illinois) Work Project Administration; sponsored by the Forest Park Baseball Museum, Inc.

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    • Chicago, A.C. McClurg, 1939.
    • 1939
    • 1 Item
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    Text *Z MV p.v. 180-185Offsite
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  • Slave narratives [microform] a folk history of slavery in the United States from interviews with former slaves. Type-written records prepared by the Federal writers' project, 1936-1938, assembled by the Library of Congress project, Work projects administration, for the District of Columbia. Sponsored by the Library of Congress. Illustrated with photographs.

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    • Washington, 1941.
    • 1941
  • Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, 1838-1938 / written and illustrated by the Federal Writers' Project, Works Progress Administration, State of New Jersey ; sponsored by the Monroe Township Committee.

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    • [Monroe Twp., N.J. : Monroe Township Committee], 1938.
    • 1938
    • 2 Items
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    Text IXZ p.v. 320 no. 1-5Schwarzman Building M2 - General Research Room 315

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    Text Rare Books 23-138Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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  • Tulsa, a guide to the oil capital. Compiled by workers of the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration in the state of Oklahoma. Sponsored by the Tulsa Federation of Women's Clubs.

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    • Tulsa, Okla., The Mid-West Printing Co., 1938.
    • 1938
    • 2 Items
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    Text IXZ p.v. 292Schwarzman Building M2 - Milstein Division Room 121

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    Text Rare Books 18-4342Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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  • Rochester and Monroe County [by] Federal Writers' Project, Works Progress Administration, State of New York; sponsored by the city of Rochester and the Genesee book club.

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    • Rochester, N.Y., Scrantom's, 1937.
    • 1937-
    • 3 Items
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    Text IRM (Rochester) (United States. Works progress administration. New York (State). Rochester and Monroe County)Schwarzman Building - Milstein Division Room 121

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    Text NYGB N.Y. CO. M757. 6Offsite
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    Text Rare Books 23-845Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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  • Oklahoma / Work Projects Administration, Writers Program.

    • Cartographic
    • [Oklahoma City, Oklahoma] : United States Works Project Administration, [194-?]
    • 194
    • 1 Item
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    Cartographic Map Div. 22-1351Schwarzman Building - Map Division Room 117

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  • North Dakota / Works Progress Administration, Federal Writers' Project.

    • Cartographic
    • [North Dakota?] : Federal Writers' Project, [1938?]
    • 1938
    • 1 Item
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    Cartographic Map Div. 22-1390Schwarzman Building M2 - Map Division Desk Room 117

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  • Street map of Manhattan, City of New York [cartographic material] / Federal Writers' Project W.P.A. New York City.

    • Cartographic
    • New York City : Federal Writers' Project, W.P.A., [193-?]
    • 193
    • 1 Item
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    Cartographic Map Div. 13-617Schwarzman Building M1 - Map Division Desk Room 117

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  • The Apache; material prepared by Federal writers' project ...

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    • [Flagstaff, Arizona state teachers college] c1939.
    • 1939
    • 2 Items
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    Text HBC p.v. 303 8 titlesSchwarzman Building M2 - General Research Room 315

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    Text Rare Books 18-4271Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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  • Fire prevention in Portland. Written by workers of the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration, State of Oregon. Sponsored by R.E. Riley, city commissioner, Bureau of Fire, Edw. Grenfell, fire chief, Edward L. Boatright, executive director, Portland Fire College.

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    • [Portland, 1938?]
    • 1938
    • 1 Item
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    Text Rare Books 18-4315Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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  • Delaware, a guide to the first State / Compiled and written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration for the State of Delaware.

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    • New York : Hastings House, [1948]
    • 1948
    • 1 Item
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    Text 975.3 F317311Off-site
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  • North Carolina : a guide to the Old North State / compiled and written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Federal Works Agency, Work Projects Administration for the state of North Carolina ...

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    • Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [1944, ©1939]
    • 1944-1939
    • 1 Item
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    Text 978.1 F31Off-site
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  • Washington, City and Capital. : Federal Writers' Project, Works Progress Administration ... Washington, 1937.

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    • Washington, D.C. : U.S. Govt. Print. Off., [1937]
    • 1937
    • 1 Item
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    Text AA707 Am3 WashingtonOff-site
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  • New York panorama ; a comprehensive view of the metropolis / presented in a series of articles prepared by the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration in New York City.

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    • New York : Random House, [1938]
    • 1938
    • 2 Items
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    Text AA707 Am3 New York PanoramaOff-site
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  • New Castle on the Delaware / compiled by the Delaware Federal Writers' Project, Works Progress Administration. Sponsored and published by the New Castle Historical Society.

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    • [New Castle, Del.], [1937]
    • 1937
    • 2 Items
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    Text AA707 Am3 New CastleOff-site
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    Text 975.3N43 F317Off-site
  • Maine : a guide 'down east,' / written by workers of the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration for the state of Maine, sponsored by the Maine Development Commission ...

    • Text
    • Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1937.
    • 1937
    • 1 Item
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    Text AA707 Am3 MaineOff-site
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  • The intracoastal waterway : Norfolk to Key West / Compiled by Federal writers' project of the Works progress administration.

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    • Washington : U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1937.
    • 1937
    • 1 Item
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    Text 567 F31Off-site
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  • Our federal government and how it functions / complied and written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration.

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    • New York : Hastings House, [1939], [©1939]
    • 1939-1939
    • 2 Items
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text 353 F317Off-site
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