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Federal Writers' Project

Poster advertising state-by-state writers projects that "describe America to America" The '''Federal Writers' Project (FWP''') was a federal government project in the United States created to provide jobs for out-of-work writers and to develop a history and overview of the United States, by state, cities and other jurisdictions. It was launched in 1935 during the Great Depression. It was part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), a New Deal program. It was one of a group of New Deal arts programs known collectively as Federal Project Number One or Federal One.

FWP employed thousands of people and produced hundreds of publications, including state guides, city guides, local histories, oral histories, ethnographies, and children's books. In addition to writers, the project provided jobs to unemployed librarians, clerks, researchers, editors, and historians. Provided by Wikipedia
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    California in the 1930s the WPA guide to the Golden State /

    Published 2013
    “…Federal Writers' Project…”
    An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
    Electronic eBook
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    California in the 1930s the WPA guide to the Golden State /

    Published 2013
    “…Federal Writers' Project…”
    An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
    Electronic eBook
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    The WPA guide to 1930s Iowa

    Published 2007
    “…Federal Writers' Project…”
    An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
    Electronic eBook
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    The WPA guide to 1930s Iowa

    Published 2007
    “…Federal Writers' Project…”
    An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
    Electronic eBook
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    The WPA guide to Kentucky /

    Published 1996
    “…Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Kentucky…”
    An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
    Electronic eBook
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    The WPA guide to Kentucky /

    Published 1996
    “…Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Kentucky…”
    An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
    Electronic eBook