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Adams T. Rice papers 2 Linear Feet 3 boxes

Rice, Adams T., 1892-
The Adams T. Rice papers consists of newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, photographs, and programs relating to theatre in Detroit, Michigan, the Federal Theatre Project, and Rice's lecture "The Magic of Science." Material was collected by Rice and dates from the 1920s to 1960, with the bulk of the material dating from the 1920s to the 1930s.
  1. George Mason University

Arnold Sundgaard papers 19 Linear Feet 46 boxes

Sundgaard, Arnold, 1909-2006
The Arnold Sundgaard papers includes materials created and collected by Arnold Sundgaard. The collection is divided into eight series: Correspondence; Musical Scores; Newspaper Clippings; Photographs; Playscripts; Programs and Posters; Writings, Reviews, Publications; and Audio Recordings.
  1. George Mason University

Arthurdale Homesteaders Club Records 0.23 Linear Feet Summary: 2 3/4 in. (1 folder); (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)

Arthurdale Homesteaders Club
Records of the Homestead group and their efforts at self government. Copy of recording secretary's diary (1935-1938) includes entries about organizing committees and managing projects at Arthurdale such as athletics, maintenance, social programs and medical care. Noteworthy is the mention of organizing efforts by the Homesteaders in their relations with the federal government, particularly lobbying for higher pay scales. Also included is a typescript copy of a diary of the founding days by one of the early members (November-December 1933), in which he mentions construction efforts, weather conditions, and a visit by Eleanor Roosevelt. This collection is also available on microfilm (1 reel).
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Arthurdale Homestead Project Clippings 0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1 folder

Arthurdale Homestead Project

Clippings related to Arthurdale, Preston County, WV. Includes copies of clippings of article from the Morgantown Dominion News entitled: "Homestead Project Real Aid to Miners, Families" (October 24, 1934), which is a reply to critics of the FDR Administration's relocation project at Arthurdale.

  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Arthurdale Homestead Project Miscellaneous Papers 0.6 Linear Feet 6 1/2 in. (1 document case, 5 in.); (1 flat storage box, 1 1/2 in.); (1 oversized folder)

Arthurdale Homestead Project

Correspondence, business records, press releases, photographs, newspaper clippings, and printed material, regarding the resettlement of unemployed coal miners and their families to Arthurdale, West Virginia. Collection contains the papers of Bushrod Grimes (1888-1957), Project Manager of the Arthurdale Subsistence Homestead Project, 1933-1935, and pertains to the planning and administration of the Project. Correspondents include M.L. Wilson, Guy W. Numbers, Eleanor Roosevelt, Arthur Woods, W.E. Muldoon, O.B. Smart, Kathryn Fenn, H.W. MacGregor, J.G. Sillenbeck, Charles E. Pynchon, and G.M. Flynn. Oversize item is panoramic photograph titled "View of the Experimental Homestead Farm, Reedsville, WV; Mansion in the foreground to be made into school building," dated 1933/12.

  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Arthurdale Papers 0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 folder, 0.1 in.); (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)

The collection includes microfilm of six letters from Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and her personal secretary concerning the school and Woman's Club at Arthurdale (1936-1937); a picture of Franklin D. Roosevelt with Arthurdale graduating class of 1938; and a pamphlet illustrating the products of the Mountaineer Craftsmen's Co-operative Association. Also includes a mimeographed fact sheet (1937); a news story on the resettlement project (1936); and an article titled "Footnote on Arthurdale," by Millard Milburn Rice, Harper's Magazine, March 1940. There are three copies of this article, including one cut out of the magazine, one inside the complete issue of the magazine, and one typescript copy. The fact sheet, news story, and articles are originals.

  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Ben Russak papers 2.25 Linear Feet 5 boxes

Russak, Ben, 1912-1988
The Ben Russak papers is a collection of Federal Theatre Project and Federal Writers' Project material collected by Ben Russak from 1935 to 1942. The papers include playscripts and publications created by the Federal Theatre Project, as well as pamphlets and collections of folklore material created by the Federal Writers' Project.
  1. George Mason University

Carl Feiss, Architect, Letter 0 Linear Feet Summary: 1 item

Feiss, Carl
Letter written by Carl Feiss of Gainesville, Florida, describing his experiences as a young architect supervising the construction of the vacuum cleaner plant at Arthurdale, West Virginia. Mentions living conditions, Eleanor Roosevelt, and offers an assessment of the impact that the project had in community planning.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Carl McFarland papers 16 Cubic Feet 28 archival boxes, plus photographs and some oversized materials.

McFarland, Carl, 1904-1979

These papers, which are almost entirely professional, have been arranged in groups corresponding to the stages of Carl McFarland's career. The earliest records originated during his tenure at the Department of Justice in the 1930's, and contain valuable information concerning the Wagner Act, the Agricultural Adjustment Act, and other New Deal legislation. McFarland's work as chairman of the American Bar Association's committee on administrative law, which resulted in the 1946 passage of the Administrative Procedure Act, is fully documented, as is his brief term as chairman of the Civil Service Commission's Hearing Examiner Board. While there is little material documenting his term as president of the University of Montana, there are records of his activities on the Hoover Commission, the President's Conference on Administrative Law, and the Virginia Code Commission. McFarland's role as literary executor for former Attorney General Homer S. Cummings is documented in detail.

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Chester H. McCall papers 1.5 Linear Feet 3 boxes

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
The Chester McCall papers contain materials from his tenure at the Department of Commerce as well as his private life.
  1. George Mason University

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