Index of American Design Texas artifacts records collection 1937-1956.

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Index of American Design Texas artifacts records collection 1937-1956.

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This collection contains information related to Texas artifacts documented for the Index of American Design during the late 1930s and early 1940s, report data sheets on each artifact, black and white photographs of watercolor renderings of each item, and color lantern slides of the Texas artifacts produced by Austin photographer Gillis King.

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University of Texas Libraries

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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...

Index of American Design

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The Index of American Design was a part of the Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project, which gathered information on significant artifacts in 35 states in the late 1930s and early 1940s. In Texas the effort was headquartered in San Antonio. Original watercolors of the artifacts were housed at the National Gallery of Art. From the description of Index of American Design Texas artifacts records collection 1937-1956. (University of Texas Libraries). W...

King, Gillis.

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