Land study maps, 1936-1943 (bulk 1937).

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Land study maps, 1936-1943 (bulk 1937).

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The State Planning Board was established in 1935 to be responsible for a physical development master plan for the Commonwealth. In fulfilling this function it had these municipal maps prepared by the federal Works Progress Administration (W.P.A. project no. 13684).

10.5 cubic ft. (ca. 1600 maps in 7 map drawers)

Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives

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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...

Massachusetts. State Planning Board

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The State Planning Board, established in 1935, was replaced in 1953 by the Division of Planning within the Department of Commerce. (Renamed the Department of Commerce and Development in 1964 and abolished along with its divisions in 1987.). From the description of Annual reports, 1935-1940. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122564441 ...