Archives of the Work Projects Administration and Predecessors, 1933-1943: Final State Reports for the Federal Music, Art, Crafts, Museum and Visual Aids, Theatre, and Writers' Program (via Gale Scholar Accelerate Program)

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The WPA (Works Progress Administration until 1st July 1939, thereafter Work Projects Administration) was the agency responsible for the work relief program of the New Deal Administration. The individual Project Reports for each state describe for instance, the Music Program, the Writers’ Project, the Adult Education Program, the Workers Service Program, the Feeding Program, the Health Program, and other programs within a given state. The Final State Reports illustrates the remarkable breadth of issues tackled in the arts, professional activities and public administration.


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