WPA-Federal Arts Projects in Calif. [scrapbook] / Gwendolyn C. Paden. 1936

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WPA-Federal Arts Projects in Calif. [scrapbook] / Gwendolyn C. Paden. 1936

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A scrapbook containing articles from various California newspapers, newsletters, and magazines; programs from dedication ceremonies; and other documents related to the Works Progress Administration Federal Art Projects in California.

1 v. (non-paginated) : ill. ; 40 x 29 cm.

California state library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8335147

California state library

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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...

Federal Art Project (Calif.).

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Paden, Gwendolyn C.

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