Index to reference cards for project files, 1935-1942.

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Index to reference cards for project files, 1935-1942.

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These are index cards which contain information about various projects in Kentucky counties. The information for each project may include the project number, county name, general description of the project, amount of funds allocated, and the date of completion.

4 microfilm reels.

Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6745685

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United States. Works Progress Administration. Kentucky.

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United States. Work Projects Administration. Kentucky

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The Civil Works Administration (CWA), created by executive order on November 9, 1933, was a short-term experiment in work relief. Its general goal was to provide temporary work for needy unemployed during the winter of 1933-1934. Four million people were employed by CWA work relief projects before its close in March, 1934. Partly due to the success of CWA, a Works Division was established in the Federal Emergency Relief Administration to guide states in administering additional work relief proje...