Wisconsin. State Planning Board: Federal Relief Agencies Records, 1934-1948 (bulk 1934-1939)
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Title: Wisconsin. State Planning Board: Federal Relief Agencies Records, (bulk 1934-1939)
Inclusive Dates: 1934-1948

Creator:
  • Wisconsin. State Planning Board
Call Number: Series 847; PH Series 847; 2010/086

Quantity: 1.4 c.f. (1 record center carton and 1 archives box) and 97 photographs; plus additions of 1.0 c.f.

Repository:
Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:
COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

Abstract:
Records, 1934-1948 (bulk 1934-1939), including correspondence, applications, and reports concerning the administration of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and other federal relief agency projects in Wisconsin. In addition to relief work projects in local communities, the correspondence relates to state planning projects undertaken by the State Planning Board itself in conjunction with the National Resources Committee. Included are photographs of WPA projects and 1937 exhibition of WPA handicrafts. Also included are WPA overview reports and information on specific projects such as flood control, land liming, water pollution, and woodland inventory.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ser00847
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