The American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936 - 1940, collection contains typescript interviews from the Federal Writers' Folklore Project offering the recollections of Americans from many walks of life.

The Library of Congress WPA Poster collection, produced from 1936 to 1943 as part of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal, was designed to publicized health and safety programs; cultural programs; travel and tourism; educational programs; and community activities in seventeen states and the District of Columbia.

WPA Life Histories from Connecticut 261 titles List All Connecticut Titles | Search All WPA Life Histories These titles are mostly first-person accounts of life in Connecticut collected during the Great Depression. The WPA project categories include: CLOCKMAKERS OF THOMASTON; LIVING LORE IN NEW ENGLAND; RELIGIOUS LIFE IN BRIDGEPORT; KNIFEMAKERS OF THOMASTON AND NORTHFIELD; VITA CACCIOLA, THE ...

Sample images from the book A Guide to Chicago's Murals by Mary Lackritz Gray. WPA murals featured.

WPA Life Histories from New Hampshire 19 titles List All New Hampshire Titles | Search All WPA Life Histories These titles are mostly first-person accounts of life in New Hampshire collected during the Great Depression. The WPA project categories include: LIVING LORE IN NEW ENGLAND, YANKEE FOLK and POLISH LIBING LORE. Subjects include: LOCAL HISTORY, including vital records, elections, politics, ...