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Federal Writers' Project
Federal Writers' Project, operated (1935–39) by the Works Progress Administration as a measure for the relief of unemployed writers, journalists, editors, and research workers. Directed by Henry G. Alsberg, the Project employed as many as 6600 workers at one time, in state and local branches throughout the U.S. Its main program was concerned with the compiling and editing of the American Guide Series, a “series of books which would give the Nation a detailed portrait of itself.” The scope ranged from geographical and travel information to folklore, architecture, and other phases of cultural and ethnological history, and the plan included volumes not only for the then 48 states but also for cities, towns, and highway routes. Among the by‐products were local histories, studies of racial groups, biographies, social histories, and nature studies. In 1941, by the Congressional Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, the project was transferred to state sponsorship.
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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Federal Writers' Project." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Federal Writers' Project." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-FederalWritersProject.html James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Federal Writers' Project." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-FederalWritersProject.html |
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Federal Writers' Project
Federal Writers' Project see Work Projects Administration . |
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"Federal Writers' Project." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Federal Writers' Project." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-FedWP.html "Federal Writers' Project." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-FedWP.html |
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