John Scott Lansill papers, 1922-1940 1935-1940.

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John Scott Lansill papers, 1922-1940 1935-1940.

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These are records of the United States Resettlement Administration's Division of Suburban Resettlement, a New Deal agency directed by John Scott Lansill. Some of the materials cover projects of the Resettlement Administration after its functions were absorbed by other departments. Similarily, the collection has a bound map of the land program under the Federal Emergency Relief Administration which had been incorporated into the Resettlement Administration. There are other miscellaneous materials about general town planning in a few American and English communities.

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United States. Farm Security Administration

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The Farm Security Administration (FSA) was established within the United States Department of Agriculture to implement the provisions of the Bankhead-Jones Tenant Act of 1937. The agency also took over certain functions of its predecessor, the Resettlement Administration (RA). The FSA made available and administered long-term loans to tenants and sharecroppers, loaned funds to rural cooperatives, and operated camps for migrant farm workers. The FSA was abolished in 1946; the Farmers Home Adminis...

Lansill, John Scott, 1895-1976.

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Federal government official and Lexington, Ky. civic leader. John Scott Lansill was a native of New York. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1916 and was a veteran of both World Wars. Lansill held several government positions, including Director of the United States Resettlement Administration's Division of Suburban Resettlement, a New Deal agency. In Lexington, Ky., Lansill was one of the founders of the Idle Hour Country Club, the curator of Transylvan...

United States. Resettlement Administration

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