James M. Clarke papers
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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...
Clarke, James Mitchell
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Educator; San Diego, California. Involved in the San Diego City Schools Curriculum Project of the WPA. The aim of the Project was to develop a broader range of teaching materials of appropriately varied content to accompany teaching in various departments of the city schools curriculum. From the description of James M. Clarke papers, 1936-1948. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86118583 ...
