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The collection consists of typescripts and notes made by researchers for the Works Progress Administration recording various
Georgia historical data. Included are the following types of material: 1) transcripts of WPA survey of Federal Archives in
Georgia, including Federal District Courts at Savannah and Augusta, various post offices, Custom's House, government warehouses,
etc. ; 2) workers education reports, instructional guides, survey handbooks, clippings, and correspondence relating to the
WPA activities in Georgia ; 3) life histories and reminiscences of World War I era and the Depression ; 4) Georgia educational
institutions-- records and data sheets ; 5) Georgia bibliography survey. The Federal Archives transcripts include shipping
records, patents, postal data, and detail repositories with condition and dispensation of material. Administrative papers
and guidelines of WPA give background on the Georgia survey and show format and style of the study. Data sheets, historical
background notes, and lists of alumni cover numerous Georgia educational institutions, many no longer extant. The Georgia
bibliography survey contains hundreds of index cards with information about works on Georgia history and literature.
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