Federal Writers' Project
Overview
| Works: | 2,180 works in 2,963 publications in 1 language and 46,743 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Biography Guidebooks History Interviews Folklore Sources Case studies Pictorial works Bibliography Portraits |
| Roles: | Author, Editor, Compiler, Other, Creator |
| Classifications: | E444, 326.973 |
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Most widely held works about
Federal Writers' Project
- The dream and the deal : the Federal Writers' Project, 1935-1943 by Jerre Mangione( Book )
- The Federal Writers' Project : a study in Government patronage of the arts by Monty Noam Penkower( Book )
- Remembering America : a sampler of the WPA American guide series( Book )
- Portrait of America : a cultural history of the Federal Writers' Project by Jerrold Hirsch( Book )
- Soul of a people : the WPA Writer's Project uncovers Depression America by David A Taylor( Book )
- A long road home : journeys through America's present in search of America's past by Geoffrey O'Gara( Book )
- Against itself : the Federal Theater and Writers' Projects in the Midwest by Paul Sporn( Book )
- The truth according to us : a novel by Annie Barrows( Book )
- The Federal Writers' Project : a bibliography by Jeutonne P Brewer( Book )
- Hispano folklife of New Mexico : the Lorin W. Brown Federal Writers' Project manuscripts by Lorin W Brown( Book )
- The WPA guides : mapping America by Christine Bold( Book )
- Long past slavery : representing race in the Federal Writers' Project by Catherine A Stewart( Book )
- Soul of a people : writing America's story( Visual )
- Creating a Hoosier self-portrait : the Federal Writers' Project in Indiana, 1935-1942 by George T Blakey( Book )
- A long road home : in the footsteps of the WPA writers by Geoffrey O'Gara( Book )
- Lamps at high noon by Jack S Balch( Book )
- American guides : the Federal Writers' Project and the casting of American culture by Wendy Griswold( Book )
- Survey of Federal Writers' Project manuscript holdings in state depositories by Ann Banks( Book )
- Enough to live on : the arts of the WPA( Visual )
- California in the 1930s : the WPA guide to the Golden State by Federal Writers' Project( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Federal Writers' Project
Lay my burden down : a folk history of slavery by
Benjamin Albert Botkin(
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18 editions published between 1945 and 1973 in English and held by 1,778 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A selection and integration of excerpts and complete naratives from the Slave narrative collection of the Federal writer's project
18 editions published between 1945 and 1973 in English and held by 1,778 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A selection and integration of excerpts and complete naratives from the Slave narrative collection of the Federal writer's project
First-person America by
Ann Banks(
Book
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7 editions published between 1980 and 1991 in English and held by 1,399 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of 80 life histories, written between 1938 and 1942 by the Federal Writer's Projects, of men and women from all parts of the country
7 editions published between 1980 and 1991 in English and held by 1,399 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of 80 life histories, written between 1938 and 1942 by the Federal Writer's Projects, of men and women from all parts of the country
These are our lives by
Federal Writers' Project(
Book
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15 editions published between 1939 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,229 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
15 editions published between 1939 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,229 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Iowa, a guide to the Hawkeye State by
Federal Writers' Project(
Book
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21 editions published between 1930 and 2012 in English and held by 1,146 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
21 editions published between 1930 and 2012 in English and held by 1,146 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A guide to Alaska, last American frontier by
Federal Writers' Project(
Book
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30 editions published between 1939 and 2014 in English and held by 1,132 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
30 editions published between 1939 and 2014 in English and held by 1,132 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Washington, city and capital by
Federal Writers' Project(
Book
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10 editions published in 1937 in English and held by 939 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
10 editions published in 1937 in English and held by 939 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Oregon trail : the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean by
Federal Writers' Project(
Book
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12 editions published between 1939 and 1977 in English and held by 785 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
12 editions published between 1939 and 1977 in English and held by 785 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The American slave : a composite autobiography by
George P Rawick(
Book
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6 editions published in 1971 in English and held by 695 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
6 editions published in 1971 in English and held by 695 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
U.S. One, Maine to Florida by
Federal Writers' Project(
Book
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8 editions published between 1938 and 2016 in English and held by 591 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Description: A guidebook tracking the route of US1 highway through Calais, Maine to Key West, Florida
8 editions published between 1938 and 2016 in English and held by 591 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Description: A guidebook tracking the route of US1 highway through Calais, Maine to Key West, Florida
The WPA guide to America : the best of 1930s America as seen by the Federal Writers' Project(
Book
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3 editions published in 1985 in English and held by 562 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 1985 in English and held by 562 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Voices from slavery by
Norman R Yetman(
Book
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3 editions published in 1970 in English and held by 530 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This collection of slave narratives includes an additional chapter, "Ex-slave interviews and the historiography of slavery," originally published in 1984 in American Quarterly
3 editions published in 1970 in English and held by 530 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This collection of slave narratives includes an additional chapter, "Ex-slave interviews and the historiography of slavery," originally published in 1984 in American Quarterly
History of the Ordinance of 1787 and the Old Northwest Territory : a supplemental text for school use by
Northwest Territory Celebration Commission (U.S.)(
Book
)
7 editions published between 1937 and 2006 in English and held by 528 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
7 editions published between 1937 and 2006 in English and held by 528 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Homeless, friendless, and penniless : the WPA interviews with former slaves living in Indiana by
Ronald L Baker(
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3 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 500 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Includes interviews of 134 former slaves
3 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 500 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Includes interviews of 134 former slaves
Harlem photographs, 1932-1940 by
Aaron Siskind(
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8 editions published between 1990 and 1991 in English and held by 499 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
8 editions published between 1990 and 1991 in English and held by 499 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The ocean highway : New Brunswick, New Jersey to Jacksonville, Florida by
Federal Writers' Project(
Book
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9 editions published between 1938 and 2016 in English and held by 490 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Description: Guidebook compiled and written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration
9 editions published between 1938 and 2016 in English and held by 490 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Description: Guidebook compiled and written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration
The Florida Negro : a Federal Writers' Project legacy by
Gary W McDonogh(
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5 editions published between 1992 and 1993 in English and Undetermined and held by 442 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In his introduction the editor discusses the scope, the purposes, and the achievements of the project, as well as the questions of history, themes, silences, and authorship that the manuscript raises. In the afterword Gertrude Fraser provides an evocative reading of the double vision she finds in the manuscript as both legacy and tool for future investigations of the Florida Negro
5 editions published between 1992 and 1993 in English and Undetermined and held by 442 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In his introduction the editor discusses the scope, the purposes, and the achievements of the project, as well as the questions of history, themes, silences, and authorship that the manuscript raises. In the afterword Gertrude Fraser provides an evocative reading of the double vision she finds in the manuscript as both legacy and tool for future investigations of the Florida Negro
Bearing witness : memories of Arkansas slavery : narratives from the 1930s WPA collections by
George E Lankford(
Book
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9 editions published between 2003 and 2006 in English and Undetermined and held by 357 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In the 1930s, the Works Progress Administration created an archive of interviews with exslaves; this new collection brings together all 176 of the Arkansas slave narratives for the first time
9 editions published between 2003 and 2006 in English and Undetermined and held by 357 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In the 1930s, the Works Progress Administration created an archive of interviews with exslaves; this new collection brings together all 176 of the Arkansas slave narratives for the first time
Slave culture : a documentary collection of the slave narratives from the Federal Writers' Project by
Spencer R Crew(
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3 editions published in 2014 in English and held by 244 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"For the first time, the WPA Slave Narratives are organized by theme, making it easier to examine--and understand--specific aspects of slave life and culture"--
3 editions published in 2014 in English and held by 244 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"For the first time, the WPA Slave Narratives are organized by theme, making it easier to examine--and understand--specific aspects of slave life and culture"--
Wyoming folklore : reminiscences, folktales, beliefs, customs, and folk speech by
Susan D Dow(
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3 editions published in 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 144 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 144 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The WPA guide to 1930s Iowa by
Federal Writers' Project(
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7 editions published between 1986 and 2007 in English and Undetermined and held by 143 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The WPA Guide to 1930s Iowa is a panorama of the Hawkeye State as it was during the Great Depression, but it nevertheless finds much to celebrate in the heartland of America. Nearly three dozen essays highlight Iowa's demography, economy, and culture, but the heart of the book is a detailed traveler's guide, organized as seventeen different tours that direct the reader to communities of particular social and historical interest throughout the state. Rarely has so much information about a place been gathered in a single volume. This unique book is a special invitation to share in the richness and diversity of Iowa and its people
7 editions published between 1986 and 2007 in English and Undetermined and held by 143 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The WPA Guide to 1930s Iowa is a panorama of the Hawkeye State as it was during the Great Depression, but it nevertheless finds much to celebrate in the heartland of America. Nearly three dozen essays highlight Iowa's demography, economy, and culture, but the heart of the book is a detailed traveler's guide, organized as seventeen different tours that direct the reader to communities of particular social and historical interest throughout the state. Rarely has so much information about a place been gathered in a single volume. This unique book is a special invitation to share in the richness and diversity of Iowa and its people
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Related Identities
- United States Works Progress Administration Creator
- Writers' Program (U.S.)
- Banks, Ann Author Editor
- Bold, Christine 1955- Author
- Mangione, Jerre 1909-1998 Author
- Botkin, Benjamin Albert 1901-1975 Editor
- McDonogh, Gary W. Author
- Hirsch, Jerrold 1948- Author
- Dow, James R.
- Welsch, Roger L.
Associated Subjects
African Americans Alaska American guide series American literature Automobile travel Civilization Depressions Family secrets Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) Federal Writers' Project Florida Folklore Frontier and pioneer life Historians Historiography Indiana Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Intellectual life Iowa Manners and customs Mexican Americans Middle West National characteristics, American New York (State)--New York New York (State)--New York--Harlem O'Gara, Geoffrey Oral history Ordinance of 1787 (United States) Plantation life Preteen girls Single women Slave narratives Slavery Slaves Slaves--Social conditions Social conditions Socialites Southern States Suburbs Theater Travel United States United States, West United States--Atlantic States United States--Northwest, Old United States--Oregon National Historic Trail United States--United States Highway 1 Washington (D.C.) West Virginia Writers' Program (U.S.)
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