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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
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
'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
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
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
Writers' Project Picnic in Dayton
No full textReverse reads: "Writers' Project Picnic, June 6, 1936, Eastwood Park, Dayton, Ohio. Montgomery County, Preble County, Warren County, Butler County."
This is a photo of a picnic held for the Federal Writers' Project in Ohio employees from Montgomery, Preble, Warren and Butler Counties. Under the umbrella of the Federal Arts Project as part of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal and the Works Progress Administration, the Federal Writers' Project hired authors to compile histories of communities across the United States
Ohio Writers Project book covers
No full textThis photograph shows various publications compiled by the Ohio Writers' Project.
The title above the pamphlets reads: "Works Projects Administration in Ohio. Ohio Writers Project."
The booklets shown are: 'Lima, Ohio', 'They Built A City, 150 Years of Industrial Cincinnati', 'The National Road, In Song and Story', 'The Ordinance of 1787 and Old Northwest Territory', 'The Beautiful River', 'Tales of Old Cincinnati', 'Cincinnati, Highlights of a Long Life', Cincinnati, Glimpses of Its Youth', 'Cincinnati, The Childhood of Our City', 'Warren, Ohio, Trumbull County', 'Fremont, Sandusky County', 'Ohio's Capitols', 'City Hall, The Story of Government in Cincinnati', 'Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio', 'Northwest Territory Celebration', 'Tuscarawas County', 'Findley' and 'Lifting the Veil
Art Project, Urbana, Ohio drawing
No full textDated ca. 1930-1939, this illustration shows a soldier standing in front of a tank moving forward. It was likely created though the Federal Art Project, a part of the Works Progress Administration. Many famous artists got their start working on the WPA, including Will Barnet, Adolph Gottlieb, Archibald Motley, David Park, and Jackson Pollock. This photograph 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
Cleveland Unit of Ohio Writers' Project
No full textThis appears to be a display for the Cleveland Unit of the Ohio Writers' Project
Aerial view of Federal Plaza West in Youngstown, Ohio
No full textThis aerial photograph shows Federal Plaza West, looking northwest in Youngstown, Ohio. Some of the visible buildings include the Home Savings and Loan Building with its colonial revival clock tower, McKelvey's Department Store, and Warner's. Barely visible in the background are smokestacks from some of Youngstown's mills. Cars from the 1930s can be seen on the road throughout the photograph.
This photograph is one of the many visual resources 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
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