Papers, 1920-1970.
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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...
Baldwin, Jane Dunning.
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Born in Spokane, Wash., Jane Dunning (later, Baldwin) was painting at the age of six. By the time she attended Lewis and Clark High School in Spokane, she was also creating jewelry and block prints. While working for her bachelor's degree in art at Washington State College, her interest in art and the promoting of art led her to many leadership roles. After living in San Francisco for two and one half years, Jane returned to Spokane, where she married Warren Baldwin in 1936. She was active in th...
Spokane Art Center
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Art school and gallery; Spokane, Wash. Created in 1937 under State of Washington Federal Art Project, the Art Center offered free classes to the community, and displayed travelling WPA exhibits. It closed in 1942 as a result of lack of support due to wartime economies. From the description of Spokane Art Center records, 1939-1952. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122502532 Spokane Art Center is an art institute in Spokane, Wash. From the description of Oral history...
