Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Chronology
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1933-1942 | Federal Emergency Relief Administration established |
| 1935 | Works Progress Administration established by executive order Federal Writers' Project established under the Works Progress Administration Henry G. Alsberg appointed director of the Federal Writers' Project and editor-in-chief of the American Guide series Historical Records Survey organized under the administration of the Federal Writers' Project |
| 1936-1943 | Launched “American Guide” series producing books on each state and major city as well as local guides Inaugurated folklore projects, Negro affairs and slave narrative projects, and social-ethnic studies Developed “American Life” projects such as “Lexicon of Trade Jargon,” “Pockets in America,” “Hands that Built America,” “America Eats,” and “Portrait of America” Published over eight hundred titles including books, tracts, and essays |
| 1939 | Works Progress Administration renamed Work Projects Administration Federal Writers' Project reorganized as Work Projects Administration Writers' Program under state financing |
| 1940 | Library of Congress designated as repository of surplus materials from the federal Writers' Project offices |
| 1943 | Work Projects Administration disbanded |