Work Projects Administration in Maryland records

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Work Projects Administration in Maryland records

1933-1943

http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1743

The collection contains the records of the Maryland Work Projects Administration (WPA) as well as those of the Maryland Emergency Relief Administration (MERA) and the Civil Works Administration (CWA), its immediate predecessors. The WPA represented a shift from direct relief to work relief. The administrative records include bulletins, memoranda, policies, and procedures, as well as financial records and salary schedules. The collection also documents many WPA projects, most importantly the Maryland Federal Writers' Project. The collection also contains a large number of photographs from all three administrations.

29.50 linear feet and 50 microfilm reels (35 mm)

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University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7042567

University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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