New York World's Fair WPA administration building guest registers 1939-1940

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New York World's Fair WPA administration building guest registers 1939-1940

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The Works Progress Administration hosted a building at the New York World's Fair, 1939-1940, featuring "documentary presentations of the achievements of the Works Program as a temporary alleviation of mass unemployment." Exhibits included live demonstrations of wool spinning and weaving, wood carving, garment work, and pottery making; the WPA's Contemporary Art Building displayed nearly 1000 works of art by living American artists. The building included an open courtyard and bandshell for music and theatrical performances, as well as a small indoor theater which presented short plays created as part of the Federal Music and Federal Theatre projects Two visitors' books record the names and addresses of visitors to the WPA building, as well as their remarks on the exhibits. Also included are an undated list of books relating to unemployment, ostensibly compiled by WPA staff members, and key plans of the building

.5 linear foot (2 volumes)

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6311707

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)

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"Negro Week" was a program on the contributions of blacks to American culture held at the New York World's Fair in July 1940, and consisted of festivals, exhibitions, song and dance recitals, choral and symphonic music, concerts, religious services, guest speakers, and a children's program. From the description of New York World's Fair Negro Week records, 1940. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122580393 From the guide to the New York World's Fair Negro Week records, 1940, (The...

United States. Works Progress Administration (N.Y.)

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The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was a Federal program created in 1935 to provide employment for Americans left jobless by the Depression. At the time it was discontinued in 1943, the WPA was employing 8 million people. In addition to building roads and bridges, WPA employees conducted numerous projects devoted to the humanities. One such project was a survey of records of historical interest in local government offices throughout the U.S. The records in this collection are the result of ...