The Works Progress Administration (WPA) and Federal Writers' Project

History of the Federal Writers' Project
General historical overview with reference to the nation project and Florida, specifically.

Federal Writers' Project: New Deal Web Guide
“The Federal Writers’ Project was created in 1935 as part of the U.S. Works Progress Administration (WPA) to provide employment for historians, teachers, writers, librarians and other white-collar workers.”

Works Progress Administration from “Topics of the New York Times”
WPA navigator, articles from The New York Times, photos and multimedia.

WPA Life Histories from South Carolina
First-person accounts of life in South Carolina, collected during the Great Depression.

American Life Histories – Manuscripts from the Federal Writers’ Project, 1936-1940
These life histories were compiled and transcribed by the staff of the Folklore Project of the Federal Writers’ Project.

Authors and the Federal Writers’ Project: The African-American Mosaic
A Library of Congress exhibit and resource for the study of Black history and culture.

DigitalBooksIndex.com – The 1930s Federal Writers’ Project Books in ebook Format
Links to downloadable versions of the American Guide Series.

Rudolph Umland and the Nebraska Federal Writers’ Project
Rudolph Umland, a prolific writer of essays, short fiction, local history and book reviews, was involved in rescuing the troubled Nebraska Federal Writers’ Project, becoming its editor and state director. He oversaw research, writing and editing for the Project’s most significant publications, including its folklore collections and the 1939 “Nebraska: A Guide to the Cornhusker State.”

New Orleans City Guide
Written and compiled by the Federal Writers’ Proect for the city of New Orleans in 1938.