Work Projects Administration Oregon Federal Art Project collection, 1937.

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Work Projects Administration Oregon Federal Art Project collection, 1937.

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Collection consists of photographs of paintings and murals that were installed in Oregon public schools, University of Oregon, and Doernbecher Memorial Hospital for Children, Portland, Oregon. It also consists of black and white photographs of artwork made for installation at Timberline Lodge. Much of the work is represented at Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood. The inventory also represents original watercolor designs for drapery at the lodge.

.75 linear ft. (4 containers)

University of Oregon Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7715993

University of Oregon Libraries

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Federal Art Project

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The FAP projects included a broad range of events and activities which generated the various publications and materials found in the central files of the general subject series. ART FOR THE MILLIONS was a publication project about the accomplishments of the FAP consisting of a series of articles by Project workers. In addition to creating work for artists, the FAP sought to increase art appreciation as well as art sales among the general public. In doing so it devised a plan which created Nation...

Doernbecher Memorial Hospital for Children

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University of Oregon. Center for Teaching Writing

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The Univeristy of Oregon was established on October 19, 1872 and began classes on October 16, 1876. In 1915 there were 119 professors and instructors; by 1934 that number had grown to over 174 faculty. From the guide to the Faculty bulletins and scrapbooks, 1914-1934, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries) The High School debating league was started by the Oregon Teacher Association. The University of Oregon contributed by publishing th...

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...

Timberline Lodge (Mount Hood, Or.)

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