Papers, 1939-1942.

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Papers, 1939-1942.

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

ca. .3 cubic ft.

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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...

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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 ...