W.P.A. Oregon Historical Records Survey records.

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W.P.A. Oregon Historical Records Survey records.

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Collection consists of documentation of Oregon history and records and provides insight into H.R.S. administrative and editorial processes. It is arranged by series and comprises mainly historical essays, standardized forms, transcriptions of documents, interviews, research notes, and W.P.A. instructions and correspondence. Some photographs, floor plans, and pamphlets are included. The Oregon H.R.S. was the most comprehensive documentary project of Oregon history and related records of its time. The territorial and pioneer periods of the mid- to late nineteenth century receive the greatest attention, with an emphasis on the growth of state government and infrastructure, business and agriculture, transportation, education, biography, and relations between social groups. Native Americans figure prominently in this collection. It is likely that some Oregon Federal Writers Project (another W.P.A. program) records were combined with the H.R.S. records in the collection, for example The Radio scripts series.

42.25 linear ft. (86 containers)

University of Oregon Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7636003

University of Oregon Libraries

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United States. Work Projects Administration. Oregon

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The federal government initiated the Historical Records Survey (H.R.S.) in 1935 to relieve high levels of white-collar unemployment. Established as one of five programs under the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A., renamed Work Projects Administration in 1939), the H.R.S. employed clerical workers and professionals to inventory public and private archives across the nation. All W.P.A. projects ended in February 1943, and most H.R.S. records were deposited in public repositories. The H.R.S.' p...

Oregon Historical Records Survey

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The federal government initiated the Historical Records Survey (H.R.S.) in 1935 to relieve high levels of white-collar unemployment. Established as one of five programs under the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A., renamed Work Projects Administration in 1939), the H.R.S. employed clerical workers and professionals to inventory public and private archives across the nation. The H.R.S. was federally funded and directed until August 1939, when federal law required states to assume ...