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'Geology of Medina County' report
No full textThis ten-page report discusses the soil conditions of Medina County and notes several instances of rocks marked with glacial grooves. It also provides the locations and quality of coal deposits and wells. It is dated May 4, 1937 and measures 8.5" x 11" (21.59 x 27.94 cm).
This item is part of a larger collection of Ohio Federal Writer's Project materials concerning Ohio history, agriculture, transplantation, education, sports, architecture, racial groups, points of interest, and cultural organizations. The files were created during the Great Depression by the Federal Writers' Project, an effort by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) to employ professionals with writing skills who could not find work
Guernsey County Guide
No full textThis report examines the folklore of Guernsey County, Ohio in the 1930s. It discusses celebrations for the Fourth of July, Halloween, and a fall festival. Lyrics to the "Guernsey County Folk Song" are also included. The report is six pages and measures 8.5" x 11" (21.59 x 27.94 cm).
This item is part of a larger collection of Ohio Federal Writer's Project materials concerning Ohio history, agriculture, transplantation, education, sports, architecture, racial groups, points of interest, and cultural organizations. The files were created during the Great Depression by the Federal Writers' Project, an effort by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) to employ professionals with writing skills who could not find work
Federal Writers Project historical records survey bulletin board photograph
No full textDated to the 1930s or 1940s, this photograph shows a bulletin board displaying pamphlets and articles produced by writers of the Federal Writers Project in Ohio. This is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939
W. P. A. Federal Writers Project, MSS.1503
No full textAbstract: Photocopies of records compiled in 1936 by the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) Federal Writers' Project, District 6, Mobile, Ala., I.D. # OI49-5073, concerning with historically significant individuals, geographical areas, monuments, parks, buildings, ceremonies, forts, squares, social customs, theatres, folklore, and art.Scope and Content Note: This collection consists of photocopies of records compiled in 1936 by the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) Federal Writers' Project, District 6, Mobile, Ala., I.D. # OI49-5073. These are concerned with historically significant individuals, geographical areas, monuments, parks, buildings, ceremonies, forts, squares, social customs, theatres, folklore, and art. Each section has bibliography listing interviews or publications.Biographical/Historical Note
Federal Writers Project at the Ohio State Fair
No full textReverse reads: "State Fair 1937"
The Federal Writers' Project (FWP) was a United States federal government project to fund written work and support writers during the Great Depression. It was part of the Works Progress Administration, a New Deal program
Federal Writers Project exhibit at Ohio State Fair
No full textAttached caption reads: "Ohio State Fair, Columbus, Ohio. 1937.
(Please do not remove or handle this photograph.)"
This is a photo of a the Federal Writers Project exhibit at the 1937 Ohio State Fair
Birds of the world An illustrated natural history in popular style with 100 candid photos : A New York City, W.P.A. Federal Writers' Project book : American guide series.
No full textPoster advertising WPA Federal Writers' Project illustrated guide to natural history of birds of the world.Date stamped on verso: Jun 28 1939.Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress).Attributed to Sidney Jacobson.Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press, c1987, no. 25
Who's who in the zoo Illustrated natural history prepared by the WPA Federal Writers Project : On sale at all book stores, zoos, and museums.
No full textPoster advertising WPA Federal Writers' Project illustrated guide to natural history.Date stamped on verso: Jun 4 1937.Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress).Attributed to Sidney Jacobson.Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press, c1987, no. 25
Records of the Work Projects Administration, Oregon Federal Writers' Project, sponsored by the Oregon State Library, received on deposit by the Oregon State Library, December, 1942
No full textseries 1. General research file for various projects -- series 2. Informational Service file of publicity material -- series 3. Dictionary of Oregon History articles and notes -- series 4. Prints and negatives of pictures taken by the Oregon Federal Writers' Project staff or copied from original prints and negatives in the possession of studios and collectors, assembled for use in illustrating the Oregon Guide and other publications -- series 5. Transcriptions of the journals of the County Commissioners of Oregon, 1845-1922 -- series 6. Research material, notes and articles, general file on Oregon -- series 7. Unclassified notes -- series 8. Notes on private and public collections of manuscripts, maps, photographs and paintings -- series 9. Notes on Oregon folklore -- series 10. Art Project drawings and work materials for illustrations -- series 11. Anniversary and special editions of newspapers, clippings, 1939-1940 -- series 12. Completed manuscripts and miscellaneous research material -- series 13. Geographical names, reference file -- series 14. Notes on Oregon geographic names, work sheets -- series 15. Notes on Oregon geographic names, A-M, incomplete, work sheets -- series 16. Final record, Oregon geographic names, incomplete, cards -- series 17. Pictorial map, old forts and battlefields, incomplete, on tracing cloth -- series 18. Almanac notes -- series 19. Costume index, cards -- series 20. Index or record of research materials (mainly in series 1), incomplete, cards -- series 21. Card index of historical photos loaned to University of Oregon Library -- series 22. Record of prints and negatives (series 4).Caption title from master file index.Inventoried by: Records of the Work Projects Administration, Oregon Federal Writers' Project, sponsored by the Oregon State Library, received on deposit by the Oregon State Library, December, 1942.This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes
Angelina Lester portrait
No full textPortrait of Mrs. Angelina Lester, a former slave who resided in Youngstown, Ohio, ca. 1937
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