Papers, 1939-1942.

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Papers, 1939-1942.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155523434

Drafts of the text for eleven of Hunter's speeches.

ca. .3 cubic ft.

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New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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United States. Works Progress Administration

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Organizational History President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1935 as a part of his New Deal to curtail the Depression's effects on the United States. The WPA attempted to provide the unemployed with jobs that allowed individuals to preserve skills or talents. The Federal Writers' Project (FWP), one branch of the WPA, provided work for over 6,600 unemployed writers, journalists, edit...

United States. Federal Emergency Relief Administration

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In order to counteract the effects of the Depression, the Federal Government founded numerous agencies geared at lowering unemployment and boosting the economy. Among these were the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA), created on May 12, 1933; the Civil Works Administration (CWA), established on November 9, 1933; and the Works Progress Administration (WPA-1), established on May 6, 1935. The Civil Works Administration was abolished in March, 1934, with its functions and records transfe...

Hunter, Howard O. (Howard Owen), 1895-1964

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Government official. Hunter served with the Federal Emergency Relief Administration and the Works Progress Administration, 1933-1943. From the description of Papers, 1939-1942. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155523434 ...