Alabama Writers' Project
Variant namesThe Alabama Writers' Project (AWP) was established in 1935 as part of the Federal Writers' Project (FWP). The FWP was one of the programs overseen by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), a New Deal program created to provide work relief for employable white- and blue-collar workers. Myrtle Miles served as the first state supervisor of the AWP. She was succeeded by William H. Bunce.
The function of the Alabama Writers' Project was to provide employment for journalists, free-lance writers, and college instructors. Its primary activities were to collect stories, songs, and oral histories documenting Alabama folk life; to research and write about Alabama's history, natural resources, people, occupations, scenic locations, and recreational activities; and to produce publications incorporating much of this information.
The most noted accomplishment of the AWP was the publication of Alabama: A Guide to the Deep South, as well as several smaller works. After the federal government withdrew funding in 1939, the state funded the project until the Guide and most of the other works were published in 1941.
From the description of Agency history record. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145409325
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| creatorOf | Alabama Writers' Project. Photographs, 1901-1941. | Alabama Department of Archives and History | |
| creatorOf | Alabama Writers' Project. Agency history record. | Alabama Department of Archives and History |
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| associatedWith | Auburn University. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Blair, Annie. | person |
| associatedWith | Brown, Arthur McKimmon. | person |
| associatedWith | Carter, Burnett. | person |
| associatedWith | Carver, George Washington, 1864?-1943. | person |
| associatedWith | Cohen, Octavus Roy, 1891-1959. | person |
| associatedWith | Dawson, William Levi, 1899-1990. | person |
| associatedWith | Duncan, Ralph. | person |
| associatedWith | Duncan, Rosa Lee. | person |
| associatedWith | Evans, Walker, 1903-1975. | person |
| associatedWith | Federal Writers' Project. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Gorgas, William Crawford, 1854-1920. | person |
| associatedWith | Green, Dora. | person |
| associatedWith | Harris, George. | person |
| associatedWith | Highton, W. Lincoln. | person |
| associatedWith | Hughes, J. C. (Doc). | person |
| associatedWith | Huntingdon College (Montgomery, Ala.). | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Keller, Helen, 1880-1968. | person |
| associatedWith | Lange, Dorothea, 1895-1965. | person |
| associatedWith | Latham, Chester. | person |
| associatedWith | Patterson, Frederick D. 1901-1988. | person |
| associatedWith | Perry, James. | person |
| associatedWith | Pettway, Jorena. | person |
| associatedWith | Pushmataha, ca. 1764-1824. | person |
| associatedWith | Ross, B. B. | person |
| associatedWith | Rothstein, Arthur, 1915-1985. | person |
| associatedWith | Sequoyah, 1770?-1843. | person |
| associatedWith | Smartt, Eugenia P. | person |
| associatedWith | Tah-Chee. | person |
| associatedWith | Thomas, Hattie. | person |
| associatedWith | Titus, Ola. | person |
| associatedWith | Tucker, Plummie Rhett. | person |
| associatedWith | Tuskegee University. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Tutwiler, Julia, 1841-1916. | person |
| associatedWith | United States. Work Projects Administration. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | University of Alabama. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | University of Montevallo. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | University of North Alabama. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Williams, J. S. | person |
| associatedWith | Winston, John A. 1812-1872. | person |
| associatedWith | Wolcott, Marion Post, 1910- . | person |
| associatedWith | Yoholo Micco. | person |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Marshall County (Ala.) | |||
| Coosa County (Ala.) | |||
| Clay County (Ala.) | |||
| Wilcox County (Ala.) | |||
| Cullman County (Ala.) | |||
| Escambia County (Ala.) | |||
| Montgomery County (Ala.) | |||
| Gulf Coast (U.S.) | |||
| Limestone County (Ala.) | |||
| Colbert County (Ala.) | |||
| Walker County (Ala.) | |||
| Bullock County (Ala.) | |||
| Houston County (Ala.) | |||
| Shelby County (Ala.) | |||
| Randolph County (Ala.) | |||
| Bibb County (Ala.) | |||
| Coffee County (Ala.) | |||
| Alabama | |||
| Madison County (Ala.) | |||
| Montgomery (Ala.) | |||
| Lowndes County (Ala.) | |||
| Conecuh County (Ala.) | |||
| Perry County (Ala.) | |||
| Washington County (Ala.) | |||
| Dale County (Ala.) | |||
| Marengo County (Ala.) | |||
| Sumter County (Ala.) | |||
| Baldwin County (Ala.) | |||
| Barbour County (Ala.) | |||
| Elmore County (Ala.) | |||
| Macon County (Ala.) | |||
| Pike County (Ala.) | |||
| Butler County (Ala.) | |||
| Dallas County (Ala.) | |||
| DeKalb County (Ala.) | |||
| Lawrence County (Ala.) | |||
| Tuscaloosa County (Ala.) | |||
| Monroe County (Ala.) | |||
| Birmingham (Ala.) | |||
| Hale County (Ala.) | |||
| Jefferson County (Ala.) | |||
| Mobile (Ala.) | |||
| Clarke County (Ala.) | |||
| Autauga County (Ala.) | |||
| Henry County (Ala.) | |||
| Mobile County (Ala.) | |||
| St. Clair County (Ala.) | |||
| Winston County (Ala.) | |||
| Jackson County (Ala.) | |||
| Blount County (Ala.) | |||
| Etowah County (Ala.) | |||
| Pickens County (Ala.) | |||
| Talladega County (Ala.) | |||
| Chilton County (Ala.) | |||
| Covington County (Ala) | |||
| Greene County (Ala.) | |||
| Lee County (Ala.) | |||
| Lauderdale County (Ala.) | |||
| Eufaula (Ala.) |
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