Papers, 1931-1998.

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...

Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962

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Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was the longest-serving First Lady throughout her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s four terms in office (1933-1945). She was an American politician, diplomat, and activist who later served as a United Nations spokeswoman. A shy, awkward child, starved for recognition and love, Eleanor Roosevelt grew into a woman with great sensitivity to the underprivileged of all creeds, races, and nations. Her constant work to improve their lot made her one of the most loved–...

Clarke, Arthur C. (Arthur Charles), 1917-2008

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Noted science fiction author, Arthur Charles Clarke, was born in 1917 in Minehead, England. He worked in the British Civil Service before his career as an editor and writer. In later years his career has been varied, reflecting his broad interests. From the guide to the Arthur Charles Clarke, 1964, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc]) Arthur C. Clarke was born in Somerset, England in 1917 and is best known for his novel 2001: ...

Davin, Eric Leif

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Workers Alliance of America

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The Workers Alliance of America (WAA) was formed in 1935-1936 as a merger of predominantly socialist and communist-led unemployment councils, unemployment leagues and independent state organizations throughout the United States. At the head of the Workers Alliance was David Lasser, the organization's National President and Herbert Benjamin, its Secretary-Treasurer. Lasser, a registered Socialist, had graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and served as editor of Technocracy Review ...

Pendray, George Edward, 1901-1987

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G. Edward Pendray was an early proponent of rocket power and space flight and co-founder of Pendray and Company, a prominent public relations firm. Born in Nebraska in 1901, Pendray grew up in Wyoming. He attended the University of Wyoming and graduated in 1924. He subsequently attended graduate school at Columbia University and received a Master's degree in 1925. After completing his graduate work, Pendray joined the editorial staff of the New York Herald Tribune. He also served as the scien...

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

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The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics was formed in 1963 by the merger of the Institute of Aerospace Sciences and the American Rocket Society. These records constitute the historical aeronautical archives of the Institute of Aerospace Sciences. From the description of Institute of Aerospace Sciences archives, 1783-1962. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71065827 ...

Lasser, David, 1902-

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Labor activist, aerospace visionary, and author of The conquest of space (1931) and Private monopoly, the enemy at home (1945). Lasser founded the American Interplanetary Society in 1930, was editor at Science Wonder Stories until his dismissal for his labor activism, and subsequently founded the Workers Alliance of America, which he resigned from in 1940 after it became increasingly populated by Communists. After two government appointments were overturned because of hi...

Lasser, David, 1902-

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Labor activist, aerospace visionary, and author of The conquest of space (1931) and Private monopoly, the enemy at home (1945). Lasser founded the American Interplanetary Society in 1930, was editor at Science Wonder Stories until his dismissal for his labor activism, and subsequently founded the Workers Alliance of America, which he resigned from in 1940 after it became increasingly populated by Communists. After two government appointments were overturned because of hi...