Federal Archives Report, 1937

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...

Parker, Roy Danford, 1882-

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Parker, D. Roy

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In 1936, the Works Progress Administration and the National Archives organized the Survey of Federal Archives (Federal Project No. 4). The intent of the survey was to provide employment for white-collar workers and to ascertain the contents, location, condition, and volume of federal records throughout the country. In Texas, D. Roy Parker served as the regional director of the survey, until the program became part of the Historical Records Survey in 1937. The program was...

United States. National Survey of Federal Archives

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Texas Historical Records Survey

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Federal Archives Survey

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In 1936, the Works Progress Administration and the National Archives organized the Survey of Federal Archives (Federal Project No. 4). The intent of the survey was to provide employment for white-collar workers and to ascertain the contents, location, condition, and volume of federal records throughout the country. In Texas, D. Roy Parker served as the regional director of the survey, until the program became part of the Historical Records Survey in 1937. The program was terminated ...