Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration

The Iowa Folklore Project was a unit within the state's Federal Writers' Project, a division of the Works Progress Administration. Workers with the folklore program were instructed to interview Iowans and collect information on ethnic traditions, local legends and pioneer tales, superstitions and folk beliefs, local expressions and slang language. The Federal Writers' Project was funded by the U.S. government from 1935-1939, but state programs often continued through the early 1940s.

From the description of W.P.A. Iowa Folklore Project files, ca1936-1942. (State Historical Society of Iowa, Library). WorldCat record id: 723183287