Subject files, 1911-1945.

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Subject files, 1911-1945.

Correspondence, memoranda, news clippings, reports, photographs, texts of speeches, photocopies of maps, blueprints, and other material of Charles U. Powell and Thomas P. Cunningham. Most files are those of Cunningham. Of special interest are Powell's notes on the history of Topographical Bureau and files concerning improvements made for the New York 1939-1940 World's Fair under the WPA.

17 cubic ft.

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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

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Cunningham, Thomas Patrick, 1906-1959

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Powell, Charles Underhill, 1876-1956

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