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BOX A873-A890 Federal Writers' Project: Negro Studies Project, 1722-1939
Essays, statements, biographical studies, stories, folklore material, transcripts, correspondence, and other documentation.
Arranged alphabetically by state and thereunder by type of material.
BOX A873 Alabama
Biographical sketches
Contemporary culture
Folklore
Historical material, 1860-1937
Miscellany
Narrative stories
Slavery, 1726-1867, undated
Arizona
Biographical sketches
Contemporary culture, 1910-1930
Historical material
Miscellany
Arkansas
Biographical sketches
Contemporary culture
Folklore
Historical material
Narrative stories
Slavery, 1722-1867
BOX A874 California
Biographical sketches
Contemporary culture, 1926-1937
Historical material
Miscellany
Colorado, contemporary culture
Connecticut, slavery
Delaware
District of Columbia
Biographical sketches
Contemporary culture
Economic conditions
Education
General
Housing
Lifestyle and situation
Music, literature, and the arts
Publications
Religious organizations
Social and benevolent organizations
Historical material, 1857-1924
Slavery
BOX A875 Florida
Biographical sketches
Contemporary culture
Economic condition
Education
General
Lifestyle
Religious organizations
Social and benevolent organizations
Folklore
Customs and celebrations
Dialects and jargon
Lifestyle
Local lore
Miscellany
BOX A876 Songs, ballads, and rhymes
Stories
Superstitions and the supernatural
Historical material, 1860-1939
(2 folders)
Miscellany
Narrative stories
Slavery
(2 folders)
Georgia
Biographical sketches
Contemporary culture
Economic condition
Education
General
Lifestyle
Social organization
BOX A877 Folklore
Historical material, 1833-1932, undated
Miscellany
Narrative stories
Slavery
Illinois
Chicago
Biographical sketches
Contemporary culture
Drama
(2 folders)
BOX A878 Economic condition
(2 folders)
Education
(2 folders)
General
(2 folders)
BOX A879 Housing
Lifestyle
General
Wright, Richard
Music, literature, and the arts
(2 folders)
Publications
Religious organizations, including an essay by Katherine Dunham
Social and benevolent organizations, including an essay by Richard Wright
BOX A880 Historical material
Slavery
Statewide
Biographical sketches
Contemporary culture
Historical material
Miscellany
Indiana
Biographical sketches
Contemporary culture
Folklore
Historical material
BOX A881 Miscellany
Slavery
Iowa
Folklore
Historical material
Miscellany
Slavery
Kansas
Biographical sketches
Contemporary culture
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