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Related Material
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Description of Series
Inventory
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A Guide to the Works Progress Administration Records,
1933-1943
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Creator: |
Works Progress
Administration. |
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Title: |
Works Progress
Administration Records |
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Dates: |
1933-1943 |
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Abstract: |
Manuscripts,
typescripts, printed material, maps, and photographs document programs of the
Works Progress Administration in Texas. |
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Accession No.: |
1940s through 98-337 |
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OCLC No.: |
35824959 |
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Extent: |
928 ft., 10
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Language: |
Materials are written in
English. |
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Repository: |
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History,
The University of Texas at Austin |
The Works Progress Administration (WPA)
was established as a national agency on May 6, 1935, by order of President
Franklin D. Roosevelt, as a relief measure during the Great Depression and
lasted until 1943. The name was changed to Works Projects Administration in
1939. In Texas, the WPA helped 600,000 persons to provide subsistence for
themselves and their families, predominantly by employment in construction
projects. Other major programs included the Texas Historical Records Survey and
the Texas Writers' Project. The Historical Records Survey hired historians,
lawyers, teachers, and clerical workers to prepare inventories of unpublished
records and documents of each governmental unit. The Writers' Project employed
qualified persons to conduct research into the state's cultural history and its
geographical points of interest, resulting in the publication of several state
and local guides to Texas.
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Manuscripts, typescripts, printed
material, maps, and photographs document programs of the Works Progress
Administration in Texas. Holdings include inventories of county records, state
archives, and municipal archives; city and regional guides; legal research
files related to Texas constitution and civil statutes; inventories of church
archives; inventory of newspapers; general history and biographical material;
history of the cattle industry from the writers project; and historical records
publications such as county probate records and inventories and records of
various federal departments. Transcripts of interviews with former slaves
comprise sub-collection "Slave Narratives" of
the Writers' Project.
Archivist’s note: For a more in-depth
finding aid, see finding aid in Reading Room. See more complete listing for
"WPA Records: Texas Historical Records Survey"
and "WPA Records: Slave Narratives" in their
respective finding aids.
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Access Restrictions
Unrestricted access.
Use Restrictions
A portion of these records is stored remotely. Advance notice required
for retrieval. Contact repository for retrieval.
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Persons |
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Haley, J. Evetts (James Evetts), 1901-1995. |
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Allen, Winnie. |
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Subjects (Organizations) |
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United States. Works Progress
Administration |
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Writers' Program of the
Work Projects Administration in the State of Texas -- Archives. |
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Texas Historical Records
Survey -- Archives. |
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Subjects |
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Archival surveys--Texas. |
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County government--Records
and correspondence |
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Municipal
government--Records and correspondence |
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Public records--Texas.
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Public service
employment--Texas. |
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Slavery--Texas. |
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Slaves--Biography
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See also
Works Progress
Administration: Slave Narratives; Culberson County Churches WPA;
Federal Archives Report; Galveston (Tex.) WPA Guide Illustrations; Galveston
(Tex.) WPA City Guide Transcripts; Galveston County (Tex.) Records Survey;
Wichita Falls (Tex.) Historical Survey; Haley (James Evetts) Papers; Allen
(Winnie) Papers; and Dallas (Tex.) Historical Narrative. |
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Works Progress Administration Records,
1933-1943, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas
at Austin.
Revised by Laurel Rozema,
October-November 2009.
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Inventory |
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| 2J144, 2J186, 2R38, 2R208, 4Zg136-145, 3S205,
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Texas Historical Records Survey |
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| 4D324-462, 4E1-432, 4F1-77 |
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Survey records, by county |
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| 4F78-85 |
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Narrative reports, Districts 1-20,
1940 |
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| 4F86-106, 4F112-121, 4F123-124, 4F130-141,
4F146-147, 4F150-151, 4F153-184, 4F190-408, 4G1-98, 4G102-137, 4G147-160,
4G163-173, 4G178-183, 4G189-194, 4G198-202, 4G205-209 |
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Probate cases and indexes |
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| 4F107-111, 4J17, 4G213-216, 4H362
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Cattle |
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| 4F122-123, 4F125-130, 4F142-146, 4F150,
4F185-190, 4G99-101, 4G137-142, 4G160-163, 4G184-189, 4G194-198, 4H217-229,
4J23, 4J142-143, 4J152-157 |
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Publications index and material |
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| 4F126 |
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Manuscript entries |
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| 4F126-127, 4F142-144, 4F149 4G173-178,
4G203-205, 4J19-22, 4J24-124, 4J130-141, 4J145-151 |
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Newspaper index and entries |
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| 4F147-148, 4F151-4F153, 4G219-220, 4G223,
4H231-232, 4J125-129 |
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General information and correspondence |
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| 4F190 |
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Index to Texas libraries |
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| 4J296 |
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Checklist of Texas Newspapers in UT
Libraries |
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| 4F277, 4G233 |
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Commissioner’s court |
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| 4G143 |
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WPA Book |
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| 4G143-147 |
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Naturalization records |
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| 4G221 |
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County general information |
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| 4G223-224 |
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City historical notes |
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| 4G224-225 |
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County manuscripts |
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| 4G225 |
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City information |
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| 4G235-480, 4H1-49 |
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Historical Records Survey |
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Correspondence |
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Legal research |
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County materials |
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Abstracts of and citations to laws, acts, codes,
etc. |
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Archives inventory |
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Maps |
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Assorted |
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| 2R39 |
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Statement of national program,
1939 |
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| 4G225, 4J217-231, 4J251-255 |
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Texas state guide |
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General material |
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| 4H229-231, 4J142-144, 4J158-185, 4J195-197
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Tour information |
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| 4G226-232 |
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OK v. TX - Red River Boundary dispute |
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| 4G234 |
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Photostats of old documents |
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| 4G83, 4H50-82, 4H84-142, 4H182-216,
4H247-266, 4H277-332, 4H363-375, 4H383-387, 4H391, 4H402, 4J186-194, 4J198-201,
4J243 |
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City and county materials |
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| 4G83, 4H162-182, 4J244-250 |
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Texas Writer’s Project |
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| 4H143-146 |
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General Land Office |
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| 4H146-162 |
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Archives material |
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| 4H233-244 |
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Biographies |
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| 2.325/L41 |
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Key to index to biographies |
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| 4H245-246, 4J152-157 |
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Research material |
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| 4H267-276, 3S139.5, 3T405h |
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Photographs |
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| 4H267-276 |
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Negatives |
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| 4H347-349 |
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Servicemen’s guide |
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| 4H349, 4M268 |
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Indexes |
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| 4H350 |
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Factbook |
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| 4H351-357 |
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Editorial file |
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| 4H357-361, 4J295, 3S456 |
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Slave stories |
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(See more complete listing in
WPA Records: Slave Narratives finding aid.) |
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| 4H376-382,4H388-390, 4H392-401, 4H403-456,
4J1-17 |
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County material and court minutes |
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| 4J17 |
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US Dept. of Agriculture |
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| 4J18 |
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Texas cowboys and ranches |
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| 4J23 |
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Ghost towns |
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| 4J23, 4J152-157 |
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General history |
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| 4J152-157 |
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"Hands that Built
America" |
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Hispanic Society of America |
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"America
Eats" |
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| 4J202-210, 4M109 |
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San Antonio material |
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| 4J210-217 |
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History and settlement of and flora and fauna in various
counties |
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| 4J251 |
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Texas encyclopedia |
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| 4M111-112, 4M267, 4M269-277, 4N8o, 4N56l
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Scrapbooks and bound volumes |
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| 4K565, 4L87 |
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Maps |
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| 4J310-313 |
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Archives of Louisiana |
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| 2.325/H64a-c, 2.325/H65a-c, 2.325/H66a-c,
2.325/H67a-c, 2.325/H68a-b |
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Card index card to WPA files, arranged by subject,
geographical location, and date,
1936-1941 |
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