Ryan, Helen Chandler

Lesson Book Cover, "Spanish American Folk Songs of New Mexico" (Box 1, Folder 10).

The Federal Music Project (FMP) was organized in 1935 as an agency of the Works Progress Administration to provide work relief for unemployed musicians. The project was headed by Nikolai Sokoloff until his resignation in May 1939, after which time it underwent a major reorganization. Subsequently, the program became known as the WPA Music Program. At its peak in 1936, the program employed almost 16,000 people. The program lasted until 1943.

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