Archives Of The Work Projects Administration And Predecessors 1933 1943 PDF Download

The WPA (Works Progress Administration until 1st July 1939, thereafter Work Projects Administration) was the agency responsible for the work relief program of the New Deal Administration. The WPA was a constructive alternative to a straightforward Social Welfare system. It set out to put to work the millions of Americans who were unemployed as a result of the Stock Market crash of October 1929, and the tragic economic depression which followed. It did not discriminate in favor of manual or skilled workers. Instead, the WPA set up separate projects to give employment to construction workers, engineers, farmers, doctors, educators, writers, musicians, artists, and almost every other kind of working person. The WPA restored pride to ordinary working people and achieved some remarkable results in constructing highways, municipal buildings, bridges, and factories, as well as works of art, the "living newspaper", and new American music. The Final State Reports were produced by the State Administration to record the achievements of the specific state projects and to provide recommendations and cautionary tales for any future organization faced with similar problems. The reports summarize the full range of activities that took place in each state, the problems faced, administrative, financial and organizational aspects of the state projects, and factual data on persons employed, results achieved, and so on.