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1 Title:   W.P.A. Writer's Project photographs of Georgia  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   United States. Works Progress Administration  
  Dates:   1935-1940  
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The collection consists of photographs of houses, recreation, and sports activities throughout the state of Georgia. Images of the Slave Quarters at the Hopeton Plantation, the Cowles-Walker House, the Wetter House, the Ficklen Home, and activities including bowling, checkers, dancing, and football are included.
  
  Identifier:   ms2861  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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2 Title:   W.P.A. Writer's Project Atlanta photographs  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   United States. Works Progress Administration  
  Dates:   1940  
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The collection consists of sixty photographs of Atlanta-related scenes, showing buildings, homes, downtown views, parks, sports, and recreation. Photographs include images of the Atlanta Municipal Airport, City Hall, Emory University, the Gone With The Wind premier, and Spelman College among others.
  
  Identifier:   ms2860  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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3 Title:   John Lawrence Angel Georgia archaeology papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Angel, J. Lawrence (John Lawrence)  
  Dates:   1936  
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The collection consists of a Syllabus of Field Training Course in Archaeological Methods, photographs, and field notes and diagrams of John Lawrence Angel documenting archeological excavations done at the Ocmulgee mound sites, near Macon, Georgia, under the Works Progress Administration (WPA) program during 1936.
  
  Identifier:   ms3657  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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4 Title:   Works Progress Administration in Georgia photographs  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   United States. Works Progress Administration  
  Dates:   1936  
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The collection consists of photographs depicting W.P.A. activities in Fulton and DeKalb Counties in 1936. The photographs provide good visual evidence of the extensive work done and include such diverse projects as the construction of Community houses, parks, roads and sewer systems; Federal Theatre productions and immunization clinic programs.
  
  Identifier:   ms996  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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5 Title:   Athens : American guide series typescript  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Georgia Writers' Project  
  Dates:   1938  
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A typescript of Athens: American Guide Series, compiled by the Athens and Augusta units of the Federal Writers' Project (WPA) and incorporates much of the research preformed by the WPA writers in county archives and personal interviews. The typescript has numerous manuscript notations and attempts an historical, social, and economic overview of the Athens community from its beginnings until the date of the research (1935-1938).
  
  Identifier:   ms1106  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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6 Title:   Works Progress Administration (WPA) of Georgia miscellaneous papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Hargrett Library  
  Dates:   1934-1942  
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The collection consists of miscellaneous writings and compilations of historical records collected and compiled by workers of the Works Progress Administration of Georgia and Georgia Writers' Project from 1934-1942. Inculded are the Works Progress Administration of Georgia History Records Survey, Field Worker's Correspondence Forms; State Editorial Identification Forms; Questionnaire to all mayors for data on points of interest in cities; Federal Writer's Project, Instructions for Architectural Series, American Building Materials; and correspondence from Works Progress Administration of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia, regarding compilation of The American Guide and the State Guide. The remainder of the collection contains histories of Georgia cities, towns, and people, including (but not limited to) hospitals, parks, military organizations, landmarks, music, architecture, and agriculture.
  
  Identifier:   ms3674  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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7 Title:   W.P.A. Georgia Writers Project life stories  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Hargrett Library  
  Dates:   1939-1940  
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The collection consists of over 150 oral history interviews. In 1939 and 1940 the W.P.A. workers went to the homes and businesses of men and women, both black and white, and asked them to tell about their lives and business experiences. The stories were written down in the words and dialect used. The stories were later edited, which included changing the real names of the persons mentioned and changing some of the titles. The majority of the persons interviewed lived in the Athens area. Some of those interviewed remembered the days of slavery and the Civil War. Others discussed their jobs, such as farmer, washwoman, principal, and insurance agent. All of the transcripts are photocopies.
  
  Identifier:   ms2872  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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8 Title:   W.P.A. Georgia Writers Project  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Georgia Writers' Project  
  Dates:   1930s-1940s  
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The collection consists of a portion of the material given to the University of Georgia by the Georgia branch of the W.P.A. upon its termination in 1941. Most of the material in the collection was gathered from areas within the University of Georgia Libraries Special Collections Department, such as the Georgia Room vertical file and the Manuscripts Department. As one of the main purposes of the project was to preserve historical data relating to Georgia, the papers consist of transcribed legal documents, summaries of newspaper stories, personal interviews, and accounts of social and cultural events. The topics are extremely diverse, and represent only a sampling of the subjects covered by the project. The two main sections of the collection are the city and county files. Prominent in this area are several subheadings devoted to cultural concerns. These include sections covering Atlanta theater, arts, and a well documented section covering opera performances presented in Atlanta from 1866 through 1940. The county files document the establishment of each county in Georgia and include historic events and/or points of interest. Also included are a group of interviews with ex-slaves from around the state and two folders of general folklore relating to slavery. Another section of note includes colonial legal records (wills, deeds, receipts, etc.), but the records do extend into the mid 1800s. These records include transcriptions of Georgia House Journals, Executive Council Minutes, Governor's correspondence, Military affairs, Indian treaties, Indian depredation records, etc.
  
  Identifier:   ms1500  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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