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The Works Progress Administration (WPA; renamed in 1939 as the Work Projects Administration) was an American New Deal agency that employed millions of jobseekers (mostly men who were not formally educated) to carry out public works projects, [1] including the construction of public buildings and roads.
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Pages in category "Works Progress Administration in Portland, Oregon" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Works Progress Administration The Historical Records Survey ( HRS ) was a project of the Works Progress Administration New Deal program in the United States . Originally part of the Federal Writers' Project , it was devoted to surveying and indexing historically significant records in state, county and local archives .
The Federal Art Project (1935–1943) of the Works Progress Administration was the largest of the New Deal art projects. [1] As many as 10,000 artists [2] were employed to create murals, easel paintings, sculpture, graphic art, posters, photography, Index of American Design documentation, theatre scenic design, and arts and crafts. [3]
It was replaced in 1935 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). During the Hoover Administration, the federal government gave loans to the states to operate relief programs. One of these, the New York state program TERA (Temporary Emergency Relief Administration), was set up in 1931 and headed by Harry Hopkins , a close adviser to then ...
Works Progress Administration administrators (2 C, 11 P) Pages in category "Works Progress Administration workers" The following 109 pages are in this category, out of 109 total.