Shepperson, Gay Bolling, 1887-1977

Social worker.

From the description of Papers, 1920-1948. (Atlanta History Center). WorldCat record id: 28418589

Gay Bolling Shepperson (1887 - 1977) came to Georgia from Virginia where she headed the children's bureau of the Virginia State Department of Welfare from 1923 from 1928. In Georgia she became administrator for three successive federal relief projects-the Civil Works Administration (CWA), the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The Works Progress Administration, renamed the Work Projects Administration in 1937, was the federal agency responsible for administrating relief programs during the New Deal. Shepperson was the only female to serve as a state administrator for the WPA during the New Deal. She resigned her post in 1939.

From the description of Work Projects 1935-1936. (Atlanta History Center). WorldCat record id: 49344203

From the description of Gay Bolling Shepperson Photograph Collection 1933-1945 1935-1937. (Atlanta History Center). WorldCat record id: 49343984

From the description of Pine Mountain Valley Project 1936-1938. (Atlanta History Center). WorldCat record id: 49345695

From the description of Personalities 1933-1945. (Atlanta History Center). WorldCat record id: 49345726

From the description of Education Program 1935-1936. (Atlanta History Center). WorldCat record id: 49344249