United States. Works Progress Administration
Organization
Biography
The Works Progress Administration was a government agency involved in public works programs. The agency was established in 1935 as part of the New Deal, and employed millions of Americans. The program was renamed the Work Projects Administration in 1939.
Citation:
Encylopedia Brittanica, via www, February 2, 2022 (The Works Progress Administration was a government agency involved in public works programs. The agency was established in 1935 as part of the New Deal, and employed millions of Americans. The program was renamed the Work Projects Administration in 1939)Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Interviews with former slaves in Oklahoma
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197231043438]
Identifier: MSS 2944
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of a microfilmed copy of typewritten interviews. Former slaves living in Oklahoma were interviewed about their experiences while in bondage. Some of them tell about their experiences with the Ku-Klux Klan.
Dates:
1937
Interviews with former slaves living in Ohio
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197231043446]
Identifier: MSS 2945
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of microfilmed copies of typewritten interviews. These items are interviews with former slaves living in Ohio in 1937. Some of them tell about their experiences with the Ku-Klux Klan.
Dates:
1937