Curated OER
National Park Service: Catoctin Mountin Park: Works Progress Administration
Read about the construction of facilities at the Catoctin Recreational Demonstration Area in Maryland by men hired through the Works Progress Administration.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The New Deal
Describes the First and Second New Deal initiatives enacted under President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Library of Congress
Loc: California Gold: Northern California Folk Music From the Thirties
During the 1930s the California Work Projects Administration surveyed traditional musical traditions in Northern California. This is a description and collection of this work.
Digital History
Digital History: Jobs Programs
The major aspect of the Great Depression was the rampant unemployment. Read about the many jobs programs that were part of the New Deal that provided employment for millions of needy Americans.
New Deal Network
New Deal Network: Construction of the Dam
An enlargeable image of "Construction of the Dam" by WPA artist William Gropper may be viewed here.
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The Works Projects Administration in Indiana
Although this site concerns itself with the WPA in Indiana, the information provides a good overall look at the Works Progress Administration in the rest of country during the New Deal era.
Ohio History Central
Ohio History Central: Emergency Relief Appropriation Act
Read the general outline of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act and how it was set up to relieve unemployment during the Great Depression.
Library of Congress
Loc: Manuscripts From the Federal Writers' Project
The Folklore Project of the Federal Writers' Project used personal stories as the basis for anthologies which would form a portrait of various groups of people in America. Click link to manuscripts from the FWP, 1936-1940. You can listen...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Great Depression
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is an overview of the causes and impact of the Great Depression and the effects of the New Deal. Included are many photographs from the time.
Library of Congress
Loc: California Folk Music From 1930s
The Library of Congress provides a collection of 35 hours of folk music recorded during the Depression. The project is unique in that it recorded Slavic, Middle Eastern, European, Spanish and English speaking peoples who lived in...
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Works Progress Administration
Discover interesting facts and information about the Works Progress Administration established in April 1935 to provide light construction jobs for millions of unskilled workers.
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in California: Aquatic Park Historic District
Streamline Moderne beach, pier, and public bathhouse built by the WPA in 1936. Official plaque located in the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Visitor Center, located at the corner of Hyde and Jefferson Streets.
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: American Slave Narratives: An Online Anthology
A collection of some of the reminiscences of more than 2,300 former slaves who were interviewed between 1936 and 1938 under the Works Progress Administration program. Includes some photographs as well as audio files. RL.11-12.10a/b Text...