WPA Records 1935-1942

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WPA Records 1935-1942

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The WPA Records consist of collected materials based on the projects that were set in place by the WPA itself. Most were under the administration of the WPA's Federal Writers Project (FWP), though some were administered by the Historic Records Survey. Materials are for Montana, unless otherwise noted.

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MSU-Bozeman Library, Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections

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United States-Works Progress Administration-Montana

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United States. Works Progress Administration (Mont.)

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In 1935, almost a fourth of the population of Montana, or about 137,000 persons, were dependent upon some form of federal, state, or county relief assistance. Up to that point, relief came in New Deal programs such as old age assistance, Aid to dependent children, or the construction programs of the WPA (Works Progress Administration) and Army Corps of Engineers. Certainly one of the largest federal projects was the construction of the Fort Peck Dam in Montana. Already by 1935 it wa...