United States Work Projects Administration records, (Record no. 43658)

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010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number mm 82055715
Canceled/invalid LC control number 95790661
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040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
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072 #7 - SUBJECT CATEGORY CODE
Subject category code R
Source lcmd
110 1# - MAIN ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME
Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element United States.
Subordinate unit Work Projects Administration.
245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title United States Work Projects Administration records,
Inclusive dates 1524-1975
Bulk dates (bulk 1935-1942).
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 409,000
Type of unit items.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 1,634
Type of unit containers plus
Extent 1
Type of unit oversize.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 63
Type of unit microfilm reels.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 637.6
Type of unit linear feet.
351 ## - ORGANIZATION AND ARRANGEMENT OF MATERIALS
Organization Arranged in 5 parts.
351 ## - ORGANIZATION AND ARRANGEMENT OF MATERIALS
Organization Part A: Federal Writers' Project Records, 1524-1942, arranged in 11 series. Series 1: Administrative File, 1936-1941; Series 2: American Guide File, 1524-1942; Series 3: Folklore Project, 1936-1940; Series 4: Social-Ethnic Studies, 1789-1940; Series 5: Special Studies and Projects, 1530-1942; Series 6: Negro Studies Project, 1722-1939; Series 7: Slave Narrative Project, 1705-1938; Series 8: Miscellaneous Records, 1790-1942; Series 9: General Miscellany, 1889-1942; Series 10: Printed Matter, 1935-1942; and Series 11: Addition, 1860-1940.
351 ## - ORGANIZATION AND ARRANGEMENT OF MATERIALS
Organization Part B: Historical Records Survey Records, 1608-1942, arranged in 9 series. Series 1: Administrative File, 1933-1941; Series 2: Manuscript Record Survey, National Office, 1936-1942; Series 3: Church Record Survey, District of Columbia, 1735-1941; Series 4: Municipal Records Survey, District of Columbia, 1937-1941; Series 5: American Imprints Inventory, District of Columbia, 1938-1941; Series 6: Archival and Manuscript Records, 1681-1937; Series 7: Miscellany, 1608-1942; Series 8: Printed Matter, 1935-1942; and Series 9: Addition, 1784-1801.
351 ## - ORGANIZATION AND ARRANGEMENT OF MATERIALS
Organization Part C: Research Library, 1925-1947, arranged in 2 series. Series 1: State File, 1925-1944; and Series 2: National File, 1929-1947.
351 ## - ORGANIZATION AND ARRANGEMENT OF MATERIALS
Organization Part D : Addition: Slave Narrative Indexing Project, circa 1975.
351 ## - ORGANIZATION AND ARRANGEMENT OF MATERIALS
Organization Part 5: Oversize, 1931-1940.
440 #0 - SERIES STATEMENT/ADDED ENTRY--TITLE
Title American guide-books.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Microfilm edition of slave narratives also available in the Library of Congress Microforms Reading Room, no. 974 (E); cataloged in record 83145588.
506 0# - RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS NOTE
Terms governing access Open to research.
506 ## - RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS NOTE
Terms governing access Restrictions may apply to unprocessed material.
520 8# - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Series A. includes correspondence, memoranda, speeches, essays, scripts, plays, oral testimony in the form of life histories, folklore material, field reports, notes, transcripts of documents, inventories, lists, statements, instructions, surveys, critical appraisals, administrative records, graphs, drawings, maps, and other records. Subjects include production of American Guide-books which were intended to encourage travel to various states to bolster the economy during the Great Depression, rural and urban folklore, customs of social and ethnic groups, and African Americans both slaves and ex-slaves. Folklorists include Benjamin Albert Botkin and John A. Lomax. Authors include Nelson Algren, Sterling Brown, Jack Conroy, and Richard Wright. Correspondents include Henry Alsberg, Merle Colby, George Cronin, Joseph Gaer, Reed Harris, and Claire Laning.
520 8# - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Series B includes correspondence, memoranda, reports, surveys, notes, data sheets, lists, instructional manuals, personnel records, transcripts of documents, newspaper articles, catalog entries, newspaper articles, and index cards. Subjects include church and religious activity in Washington, D.C., boards, commissions, and departments of the nation's capitol, and Mormons in Utah.
520 8# - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Series C includes speeches, reports, publications, financial material, personnel forms, procedural and instructional manuals, press releases, newsletters, bulletins, promotional material, statistical data, graphs, illustrations, photographs, and related records. Documents the social welfare programs of the Depression era including the U.S. Federal Emergency Relief Administration, the U.S. Work Projects Administration, and private organizations including American Public Welfare Association, Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, Community Chests and Councils of America, and Family Welfare Association.
520 8# - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Series D consists of card files from an indexing project of the slave narratives.
530 ## - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM AVAILABLE NOTE
Additional physical form available note Life histories and corollary documents assembled by the Folklore Project with the Federal Writer's effort, 1936-1940, also available through the Library of Congress Web site under the title, American life histories : manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1940.
530 ## - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM AVAILABLE NOTE
Additional physical form available note Slave narratives available through the Library of Congress Web site under the title, Born in slavery: slave narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938.
530 ## - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM AVAILABLE NOTE
Additional physical form available note Microfilm edition of inventory of Mormon diaries available,
Order number no. 7,465.
530 ## - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM AVAILABLE NOTE
Materials specified Folklore, Wisconsin.
Additional physical form available note Microfilm edition of containers A693-705 available,
Order number no. 19,048.
530 ## - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM AVAILABLE NOTE
Materials specified Slave narratives.
Additional physical form available note Microfilm edition of containers A917-A932 available,
Order number no. 23,423 (Negative : 974 (E)).
530 ## - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM AVAILABLE NOTE
Additional physical form available note Microfilm edition of containers A1040-1080 (A1041-1080 available only on microfilm) available,
Order number no. 19,334.
533 ## - REPRODUCTION NOTE
Type of reproduction Microfilm produced from originals in the Manuscript Division.
Place of reproduction Washington, D.C. :
Agency responsible for reproduction Library of Congress Photoduplication Service,
Date of reproduction 1941-1987.
544 ## - LOCATION OF OTHER ARCHIVAL MATERIALS NOTE
Materials specified Some drawings and photographs
Provenance transferred to
Custodian Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
544 ## - LOCATION OF OTHER ARCHIVAL MATERIALS NOTE
Materials specified Some maps
Provenance transferred to
Custodian Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
544 ## - LOCATION OF OTHER ARCHIVAL MATERIALS NOTE
Materials specified Music and some material belonging to the Federal Theater Project
Provenance transferred to
Custodian Library of Congress Music Division.
545 0# - BIOGRAPHICAL OR HISTORICAL DATA
Biographical or historical data The U.S. Works Progress Administration was created in 1935; in 1939 the name was changed to U.S. Work Projects Administration.
545 0# - BIOGRAPHICAL OR HISTORICAL DATA
Biographical or historical data Federal Writer's Project, directed by Henry Alsberg, was created in 1935 as part of the U.S. Work Progress Administration to provide employment for historians, teachers, writers, librarians, and other white-collar workers. The purpose of the project was to produce a series of sectional guide books under the name American Guide, focusing on the scenic, historical, cultural, and economic resources of the U.S. Eventually new programs were developed and projects begun under the Federal Emergency Relief Administration were absorbed by the Federal Writers' Project. Federal Writers' Project renamed Writers' Program.
546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE
Language note Collection material in English.
555 8# - CUMULATIVE INDEX/FINDING AIDS NOTE
Cumulative index/finding aids note Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at
Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009053">http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009053</a>
583 ## - ACTION NOTE
Action Containers A1041-1080 no longer exist and are available only on microfilm.
600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Algren, Nelson,
Dates associated with a name 1909-1981.
600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Alsberg, Henry G.
Fuller form of name (Henry Garfield),
Dates associated with a name 1881-1970.
600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Alsberg, Henry G.
Fuller form of name (Henry Garfield),
Dates associated with a name 1881-1970
Form subdivision Correspondence.
600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Botkin, Benjamin Albert,
Dates associated with a name 1901-1975.
600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Brown, Sterling Allen,
Dates associated with a name 1901-1989.
600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Colby, Merle,
Dates associated with a name 1902-1969
Form subdivision Correspondence.
600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Conroy, Jack,
Dates associated with a name 1898-1990.
600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Cronin, George
Form subdivision Correspondence.
600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Gaer, Joseph,
Dates associated with a name 1897-1969
Form subdivision Correspondence.
600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Harris, Reed
Form subdivision Correspondence.
600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Laning, Claire
Form subdivision Correspondence.
600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Lomax, John A.
Fuller form of name (John Avery),
Dates associated with a name 1867-1948.
600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Wright, Richard,
Dates associated with a name 1908-1960.
610 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME
Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element United States.
Subordinate unit Federal Emergency Relief Administration.
610 20 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME
Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element American Public Welfare Association.
610 20 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME
Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America.
610 20 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME
Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element Community Chests and Councils of America.
610 20 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME
Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element Family Welfare Association of America.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element African Americans.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Depressions
Chronological subdivision 1929.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Ethnic groups
Geographic subdivision United States.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Slavery
Geographic subdivision United States.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Urban folklore
Geographic subdivision United States.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Folklore
Geographic subdivision United States.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Mormons
Geographic subdivision Utah.
651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Geographic name United States
General subdivision Description and travel.
651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Geographic name United States
General subdivision Economic conditions
Chronological subdivision 1918-1945.
651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Geographic name United States
General subdivision Ethnic relations.
651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Geographic name United States
General subdivision Social life and customs.
651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Geographic name Washington (D.C.)
General subdivision Politics and government.
651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Geographic name Washington (D.C.)
General subdivision Religion.
710 1# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME
Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element United States.
Subordinate unit Works Progress Administration.
Title of a work Works Progress Administration records.
710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME
Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element Federal Writers' Project.
Title of a work Federal Writers' Project records.
710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME
Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element Writers' Program (U.S.)
Title of a work Writers' Program (U.S.) records.
740 0# - ADDED ENTRY--UNCONTROLLED RELATED/ANALYTICAL TITLE
Uncontrolled related/analytical title American life histories : manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1940.
740 0# - ADDED ENTRY--UNCONTROLLED RELATED/ANALYTICAL TITLE
Uncontrolled related/analytical title Born in slavery: slave narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938.
774 0# - CONSTITUENT UNIT ENTRY
Title Federal Theatre Project collection
Record control number (DLC) 2003682046
856 41 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Materials specified American life histories : manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1940.
Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/collmss.ms000007">http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/collmss.ms000007</a>
856 41 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Materials specified Born in slavery: slave narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938.
Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/collmss.ms000008">http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/collmss.ms000008</a>
856 4# - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Materials specified Finding aid
Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009053">http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009053</a>
856 4# - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Materials specified Finding aid (PDF)
Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009053.3">http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009053.3</a>

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