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[Detail] Destitute Pea Pickers in California. 
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America from the Great Depression to World War II: Black and White Photographs from the FSA and OWI, ca. 1935-1945 (Summary and Teaching Resources)
America from the Great Depression to World War II: Color Photographs from the FSA and OWI, ca. 1935-1945 (Summary and Teaching Resources)
American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1940 (Summary and Teaching Resources) This collection contains 2900 biographical interviews obtained during the Depression years of 1936-1940.
Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project 1936-1938 (Summary and Teaching Resources) This collection contains more than 2,300 first-person accounts of slavery and 500 black-and-white photographs of former slaves collected as part of the Federal Writers
Built in America: Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record, 1933-Present (Summary and Teaching Resources) Search this collection using the term "Civilian Conservation Corps" to locate examples of projects undertaken between 1933 and 1942.
By the People, For the People: Posters from the WPA, 1936-1943 (Summary and Teaching Resources) Works in this collection represent many programs from President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
California Gold: Northern California Folk Music from the Thirties. Collected by Sidney Robertson Cowell (Summary and Teaching Resources) This New Deal project contains more than 35 hours of recorded folk music.
Florida Folklife from the WPA Collections, 1937-1942 (Summary and Teaching Resources) Completed as part of the Florida Works Project Administration program, this collection documents the music, history and culture of Florida.
The New Deal Stage: Selections from the Federal Theatre Project, 1935-1939 (Summary and Teaching Resources) The Federal Theatre Project was one of five arts-related projects established during the first term of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt under the Works Progress Administration (WPA).
Prosperity and Thrift: The Coolidge Era and the Consumer Economy, 1921-1929 (Summary and Teaching Resources) Explore the time period leading up to the Great Depression.
Voices from the Dust Bowl: the Charles L. Todd and Robert Sonkin Migrant Worker Collection, 1940-1941 (Summary and Teaching Resources) This collection documents the everyday life of residents of Farm Security Administration migrant work camps in central California in 1940 and 1941.
Washington as It Was: Photographs by Theodor Horydczak, 1923-1959 (Summary and Teaching Resources) In 1932, Horydczak photographed veterans of World War I who demonstrated in Washington in hopes of receiving financial assistance from the government.
Last Updated: 06/29/2009