2 finding aid(s) found containing the word(s) United States. Work Projects Administration. United States Work Projects Administration records.
Federal Music Project collection, 1935-1948
111,190 items ; 277 containers ; 93 linear feet -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
The Federal Music Project (FMP) Collection consists of agency reports, programs, catalogs, index cards, lists, correspondence, questionnaires, clippings, some music scores and parts, a few writings and the papers of George Allen Foster, regional director for New York and New England. The George Allen Foster Collection consists of correspondence, photographs, programs, clippings and reports.
Federal Theatre Project collection, 1932-1943
around 525,000 items ; 1,475 containers ; 523 linear feet -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary:
The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S. Works Progress Administration in 1935, was designed to conserve and develop the skills of theater workers, re-employ them on public relief, and to bring theater to thousands in the United States who had never before seen live theatrical performances. The collection includes correspondence, memoranda, play and radio scripts, reports, research...