Statistical reports, 1936-1956.

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Statistical reports, 1936-1956.

Statistics are generated by each library division (e.g., reference, circulation, cataloging, audiovisuals, periodicals, government documents, acquisition, adult services, support services to other libraries). Reports quantify use, production, and costs. Support services to other libraries include the National Youth Administration Library Service, Work Progress Administration, rural library projects, War Information Center, bookmobile project, and consultation to public libraries.

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Illinois State Archive

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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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United States. National Youth Administration

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