WPA records, 1935-1942.

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WPA records, 1935-1942.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/42065386

Collection contains WPA administrative records, manuscripts, transcripts, photos, and artwork.

57 linear ft.

Montana State University (Bozeman, Mont.). Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7444012

Montana State University (Bozeman, Mont.). Library

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United States. Works Progress Administration (Mont.)

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In 1935, almost a fourth of the population of Montana, or about 137,000 persons, were dependent upon some form of federal, state, or county relief assistance. Up to that point, relief came in New Deal programs such as old age assistance, Aid to dependent children, or the construction programs of the WPA (Works Progress Administration) and Army Corps of Engineers. Certainly one of the largest federal projects was the construction of the Fort Peck Dam in Montana. Already by 1935 it wa...

United States. Works Progress Administration. Montana.

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