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The WPA

Brought into being on May 6, 1935, as an independent agency funded directly by Congress, the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration was the Federal Government’s most ambitious undertaking yet to provide employment for the jobless.
With the establishment of the WPA in 1935, the Federal Art Project (FAP) began as a part of Federal One with Holger Cahill as its director.
Created to replace earlier attempts to bring the Depression under control with the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA), the Public <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Administration (PWA), and the Civil <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Administration (CWA), the purpose of the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration was to provide jobs for the unemployed who were able to work.

http://www.co.broward.fl.us/library/bienes/lii10204.htm (2076 words)



New Deal

Federally funded construction projects put thousands of idle men and women to work and refashioned much of the cityscape: <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration (WPA) and Public <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Administration expenditures resulted in the completion of Lake Shore Drive from Foster Avenue to Jackson Park, including the Outer Drive Bridge, as well as the State Street Subway.
The Home Owners Loan Corporation and the Federal Housing Administration provided emergency loans and underwrote mortgages so that increasing numbers of the middle and working classes could enjoy the benefits of homeownership.
Federal government funds provided for the building of 30 new schools and the city's first public housing projects.

http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/883.html (552 words)



Federal Emergency Relief Administration, Harry Hopkins

As administrator (1933-8) of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, he strongly influenced reform enactment, including the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration.
When Roosevelt became president, Hopkins became director of New Deal relief agencies such as the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (1933), Civil <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Administration (1933-4), and <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Projects Administration (1935-40).
The work of FERA was taken over by the Social Security Board in 1935.

http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~mwfriedm/terms/le23.html (340 words)



New Deal/WPA History

Work done by the WPA artists was available for allocation to tax-supported and partially tax-supported institutions.
- funds from the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration/Emergency Relief granted to the Treasury Department-
The Farm Security Administration is formed out of the old Resettlement Administration.

http://www.wpamurals.com/history.html (1202 words)



Oklahoma National Register Properties

DOCUMENTATION SOURCES: (CONT) HISTORICAL ANNUAL: NATIONAL GUARD OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, 1938, BATON ROUGE, LA: ARMY AND NAVY PUBLISHING COMPANY, 1938; "INDEX TO REFERENCE CARDS FOR <bb>>WORKSb>bb>> PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION PROJECT FILES, 1935-1942", WASHINGTON D.C.: WPA, 1942, MICRO T-935, REEL 54.
CONSTRUCTION OF THIS HANDSOME BUILDING STRADDLED TWO FEDERAL RELIEF PROGRAMS, THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY RELIEF ADMINISTRATION (FERA) AND THE <bb>>WORKSb>bb>> PROGRESSb> ADMINISTRATION (WPA).
PAUL PRINS - ARCHITECT / FEDERAL EMERGENCY RELIEF ADMINISTRATION - BUILDER

http://www.seic.okstate.edu/shpo/shpopic.asp?id=95000236 (96 words)



WPA Federal Art Project

To qualify for work in FAP, artists had to meet the professional standards as artists, and also the relief requirements of their state WPA relief board.
Joan van Breeman's bas relief sculptures were placed in 127 public schools, libraries and public buildings according to one WPA document.
This program was short lived, however, Harry Hopkins transitioning from the Federal Emergency Relief Administration to the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration (WPA), created the Federal Arts Project (FAP) in 1935 and directed by Holger Cahill.

http://www.keyshistory.org/artwpa.html (976 words)



Inventory of the Dorothy I. Cline Papers, 1915-1990 (bulk 1941-1987)

Dotty, as her friends often called her, worked for many New Deal era governmental agencies: <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration, National Youth Agency, Office of Price Administration, Public Housing Authority and United National Clothing Company.
She worked in the 1930s on the building and maintenance of the Federal Housing Authority's community of Willow Run, Michigan.
She subsequently lived in Kansas City, Chicago, Washington, D.C. and New York, working for a variety of women's political organizations.

http://libxml.unm.edu/oanm/nmu/nmu1mss717bc.html (2188 words)



Thomasph4.htm

Crane and 1920s vintage truck used by the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration in construction on Highway 9, Hughes County, Oklahoma.
Concrete bridge built by the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration on Highway 9 in Hughes County, Oklahoma.
Delaware County Courthouse, a stone building constructed by the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration.

http://www.ou.edu/special/albertctr/archives/PhotoInventory/Thomasph4.htm (2956 words)



<bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration - Columbia Encyclopedia® article about <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration

<bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration: see Work Projects Administration Work Projects Administration (WPA), former U.S. government agency, established in 1935 by executive order of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt as the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration; it was renamed the Work Projects Administration in 1939, when it was made part of the Federal <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Agency.
<bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration - Columbia Encyclopedia® article about <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.

http://columbia.thefreedictionary.com/Works+Progress+Administration (113 words)



<bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration - Columbia Encyclopedia® article about <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration

<bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration: see Work Projects Administration Work Projects Administration (WPA), former U.S. government agency, established in 1935 by executive order of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt as the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration; it was renamed the Work Projects Administration in 1939, when it was made part of the Federal <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Agency.
<bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration - Columbia Encyclopedia® article about <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.

http://columbia.thefreedictionary.com/Works+Progress+Administration (113 words)



<bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration - Columbia Encyclopedia® article about <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration

<bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration: see Work Projects Administration Work Projects Administration (WPA), former U.S. government agency, established in 1935 by executive order of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt as the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration; it was renamed the Work Projects Administration in 1939, when it was made part of the Federal <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Agency.
<bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration - Columbia Encyclopedia® article about <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.

http://columbia.thefreedictionary.com/Works+Progress+Administration (113 words)



<bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration - Columbia Encyclopedia® article about <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration

<bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration: see Work Projects Administration Work Projects Administration (WPA), former U.S. government agency, established in 1935 by executive order of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt as the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration; it was renamed the Work Projects Administration in 1939, when it was made part of the Federal <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Agency.
<bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration - Columbia Encyclopedia® article about <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.

http://columbia.thefreedictionary.com/Works+Progress+Administration (113 words)



Thomasph4.htm

Crane and 1920s vintage truck used by the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration in construction on Highway 9, Hughes County, Oklahoma.
Concrete bridge built by the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration on Highway 9 in Hughes County, Oklahoma.
Delaware County Courthouse, a stone building constructed by the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration.

http://www.ou.edu/special/albertctr/archives/PhotoInventory/Thomasph4.htm (2956 words)



Thomasph4.htm

Crane and 1920s vintage truck used by the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration in construction on Highway 9, Hughes County, Oklahoma.
Concrete bridge built by the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration on Highway 9 in Hughes County, Oklahoma.
Delaware County Courthouse, a stone building constructed by the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration.

http://www.ou.edu/special/albertctr/archives/PhotoInventory/Thomasph4.htm (2956 words)



AllRefer.com - Work Projects Administration (U.S. History) - Encyclopedia

Work Projects Administration (WPA), former U.S. government agency, established in 1935 by executive order of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt as the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration; it was renamed the Work Projects Administration in 1939, when it was made part of the Federal <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Agency.
Close to 10,000 drawings, paintings, and sculptured <bb>>worksb>bb>> were produced through WPA, and many public buildings (especially post offices) were decorated with murals.
Also a part of WPA's diversified activities were the Federal Art Project, the Federal Writers' Project, and the Federal Theatre Project.

http://reference.allrefer.com/encyclopedia/W/WorkProj.html (2956 words)



Thomasph4.htm

Crane and 1920s vintage truck used by the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration in construction on Highway 9, Hughes County, Oklahoma.
Delaware County Courthouse, a stone building constructed by the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration.
People gathering for an Easter pageant in a stone building constructed by the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration.

http://www.ou.edu/special/albertctr/archives/PhotoInventory/Thomasph4.htm (2956 words)



Thomasph5.htm

Airport School, a single story brick school west of the airport in Oklahoma County, built by the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration.
Woodward Community Building, a two-story stone building built by the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration.
Wewoka Community Building, a wood and stone building built by the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration.

http://www.ou.edu/special/albertctr/archives/PhotoInventory/Thomasph5.htm (3090 words)



Thomasph5.htm

Oklahoma City Airport under construction by <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration workers.
Okmulgee Negro School, a single story stone school built by the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration.
Boat house at Lake Okmulgee built by the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration.

http://www.ou.edu/special/albertctr/archives/PhotoInventory/Thomasph5.htm (3090 words)



Thomasph5.htm

Oklahoma City Airport under construction by <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration workers.
Airport School, a single story brick school west of the airport in Oklahoma County, built by the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration.
Wewoka Community Building, a wood and stone building built by the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration.

http://www.ou.edu/special/albertctr/archives/PhotoInventory/Thomasph5.htm (3090 words)



Thomasph4.htm

Crane and 1920s vintage truck used by the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration in construction on Highway 9, Hughes County, Oklahoma.
Concrete bridge built by the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration on Highway 9 in Hughes County, Oklahoma.
The dam was part of a <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration project in Comanche County, Oklahoma.

http://www.ou.edu/special/albertctr/archives/PhotoInventory/Thomasph4.htm (2956 words)



Thomasph5.htm

Lake Overholser shoreline showing work done by the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration to reinforce the bank.
Lake Overholser boat dock, built by the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration.
Lake Okmulgee parking area built by the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration.

http://www.ou.edu/special/albertctr/archives/PhotoInventory/Thomasph5.htm (2956 words)



The WPA

In spite of the fact that the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration was generally considered to have been a success, it was not without its political detractors.
Created to replace earlier attempts to bring the Depression under control with the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA), the Public <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Administration (PWA), and the Civil <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Administration (CWA), the purpose of the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration was to provide jobs for the unemployed who were able to work.
For example, in 1933 a grant given by the CWA to the Treasury Department became the Public <bb>>Worksb>bb>> of Art Project.

http://www.broward.org/library/bienes/lii10204.htm (2076 words)



Tomfolio.com: Collectible Series, WPA Books

<bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration Illustrator: Illustrated by Black and White Photos LOUISIANA A Guide to the State Publisher: Hastings House New York NY 1945.
<bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration VERMONT A Guide to the Green Mountain State Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Boston, MA 1937.
<bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration Publisher: Washington D.C., United Stated Government Printing Office, March 16, 1936.

http://www.tomfolio.com/bookssub.asp?subid=1535 (1171 words)



Thomasph4.htm

Delaware County Courthouse, a stone building constructed by the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration.
People gathering for an Easter pageant in a stone building constructed by the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration.
The dam was part of a <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration project in Comanche County, Oklahoma.

http://www.ou.edu/special/albertctr/archives/PhotoInventory/Thomasph4.htm (2956 words)



Thomasph4.htm

Delaware County Courthouse, a stone building constructed by the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration.
Altus Library, a stone single story building built by the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration.
People gathering for an Easter pageant in a stone building constructed by the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration.

http://www.ou.edu/special/albertctr/archives/PhotoInventory/Thomasph4.htm (2956 words)



The EXHIBITION CHECKLIST

NEW JERSEY: A GUIDE TO ITS PRESENT AND PAST/Compiled and Written by the Federal Writers’ Project of the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration for the State of New Jersey.—New York: Viking Press, 1939.—xxxii, 735 p.: ill., maps, bandw photos; 21 cm.—(American Guide Series).
Stories of New Jersey: its significant places, people and activities/Compiled and Written by the Federal Writers’ Project of the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration for the State of New Jersey; sponsored by the New Jersey Association of Teachers of Social Studies; New Jersey Guild Associates, Inc., co-operating sponsor.—New York: M. Barrows, 1938.—422 p.: ill., maps; 19.5 cm.
NEW HAMPSHIRE: A GUIDE TO THE GRANITE STATE/Written by Workers of the Federal Writers’ Project of the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration for the State of New Hampshire.—Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1938.—xxix, 559 p.: ill., maps, bandw photos; 21 cm.—(American Guide Series).

http://www.co.broward.fl.us/library/bienes/lii10222.htm (1322 words)



Thomasph5.htm

Woodward Community Building, a two-story stone building built by the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration.
Oklahoma City Airport under construction by <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration workers.
Wewoka Community Building, a wood and stone building built by the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration.

http://www.ou.edu/special/albertctr/archives/PhotoInventory/Thomasph5.htm (3090 words)



Thomasph5.htm

Woodward Community Building, a two-story stone building built by the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration.
Oklahoma City Airport under construction by <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration workers.
Wewoka Community Building, a wood and stone building built by the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration.

http://www.ou.edu/special/albertctr/archives/PhotoInventory/Thomasph5.htm (3090 words)



Thomasph5.htm

Osage Memorial Building, a single story stone museum built by the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration.
Oklahoma City Airport under construction by <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration workers.
Indian artifacts displayed inside the Osage Memorial Building built by the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration.

http://www.ou.edu/special/albertctr/archives/PhotoInventory/Thomasph5.htm (3090 words)



Thomasph4.htm

Delaware County Courthouse, a stone building constructed by the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration.
Altus Library, a stone single story building built by the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration.
People gathering for an Easter pageant in a stone building constructed by the <bb>>Worksb>bb>> Progressb> Administration.

http://www.ou.edu/special/albertctr/archives/PhotoInventory/Thomasph4.htm (2956 words)

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