Records, 1930-1942.

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Records, 1930-1942.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39743643

Collection consists of the records of the Southern California section of the WPA Guide to California, the Los Angeles guide, the local history research material (never published), and records of personnel. Includes material on ethnic minorities, flora and fauna, labor and industry, churches, art, the impact of war on Southern California, archaeological materials, cities, civilian defense, agriculture, health, sports and recreation, folklore, LA World War II posters, Hollywood Writers' Mobilization, and project employee files.

198 boxes (99 linear ft.)2 oversize boxes.1 oversize folder.

University of California, Los Angeles

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SNAC Resource ID: 7416483

University of California, Los Angeles

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Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration of Northern California.

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Historical Background Between 1936 and 1940, the California Department of Parks and Recreation in conjunction with the Federal Writers' Project, a component of the federal Works Progress Administration, produced a series of descriptive historical essays and monographs on a variety of the state's important landmarks, monuments and state parks. The project editors were Clark Wing and Vernon Aubrey Neasham. Project writers included G...