| LC control no. | n 81081809 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | United States. Works Progress Administration |
| Variant(s) | W.P.A. Works Progress Administration (U.S.) WPA |
| See also | Successor: United States. Work Projects Administration |
| Biography/History note | The Works Progress Administration was a government agency involved in public works programs. The agency was established in 1935 as part of the New Deal, and employed millions of Americans. The program was renamed the Work Projects Administration in 1939. |
| Beginning date | 1935 |
| Ending date | 1939-06-30 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Field of activity | Public works Public service employment |
| Found in | Barry, P. Folk music in America, 1939 (x-ref.) t.p. (Works Progress Administration) Manual NAR for United States. Work Projects Administration (Works Progress Administration created 1935; name chd. to Work Projects Administration, 1939) Strike news (Allentown, Pa. : 1935), Sept. 12, 1935, surrogate: caption (W.P.A.); Sept. 25, 1935, surrogate: p. 1 (WPA) Wikipedia, Mar. 2, 2011 (Works Progress Administration; New Deal government agency involved in public works programs; employed millions of Americans) Federal register, July 1, 1939: p. 2730, sec. 306 (The Works Progress Administration and its functions (except the National Youth Administration and its functions) shall be administered as the Work Projects Administration) |
| Associated language | eng |
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