An oral history with Lola Broyles, 1984, 1986. c1998.

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An oral history with Lola Broyles, 1984, 1986. c1998.

Discusses her roles in the CWA, FERA, and WPA. Explains her decision to join the Navy and the nature of her work during World War II. Describes the changes in social work during her career.

29 leaves ; 28 cm.

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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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Broyles, Lola, 1909-

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Lola Broyles graduated from Belhaven College in 1931. Two years later, she began work for the Civil Works Administration, and later the Emergency Relief Administration, organizing projects for women in Monroe County, Mississippi. After earning a mater's degree in social work, she continued to work in New Deal programs in Mississippi until 1943, when she enlisted in the Navy. After World War II, she worked with Family Services in Mississippi and then with the Veterans Administration in Jackson. ...

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Parish, Geraldine.

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