Harry Lynn Pierson papers, 1936-1944.

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Harry Lynn Pierson papers, 1936-1944.

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Correspondence and newspaper clippings relating to his work for W.P.A., and concerning his position as chief of Cleveland Ordnance District during World War II; also scrapbooks, 1935-1936, with newspaper clippings and printed material on W.P.A.

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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...

Pierson, Harry Lynn, 1894-

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Administrator for Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) in Michigan. From the description of Harry Lynn Pierson papers, 1936-1944. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34418394 ...