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George Mason University

Works Progress Administration oral histories collection

16 Linear Feet 43 boxes
Collection includes transcripts and recordings of oral interviews with persons who were associated with various Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects in the 1930s. These include the Federal Art Project, Federal Music Project, and Federal Writers Project.
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Works Progress Administration oral histories collection 16 Linear Feet 43 boxes

George Mason University. Institute on the Federal Theatre Project and New Deal Culture
Collection includes transcripts and recordings of oral interviews with persons who were associated with various Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects in the 1930s. These include the Federal Art Project, Federal Music Project, and Federal Writers Project.

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