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Guide to the WPA Records 1935-1942

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Title Guide to the WPA Records 1935-1942
Subject Frontier and pioneer life-Montana; Elementary and Secondary Education; Fisheries and Wildlife; Medicine and Health; Native Americans; Pioneers; Religion; Montana; Photographs
Description The WPA Records consist of collected materials based on the projects that were set in place by the WPA itself. Most were under the administration of the WPA's Federal Writers Project (FWP), though some were administered by the Historic Records Survey. Materials are for Montana, unless otherwise noted.; Historical Note; In 1935, almost a fourth of the population of Montana, or about 137,000 persons, were dependent upon some form of federal, state, or county relief assistance. Up to that point,...
Publisher Montana State University-Bozeman Library
Date 1935/1942
Rights This collection is open for research.
Type Collection collection
Identifier http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv99655
Language eng
Format 57 linear feet
Coverage 1935-1942

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