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ERIC Number: EJ284680
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982
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Federal Writers' Project: Forgotten Legacy of Our Past.
Mehaffy, George L.
Southwestern Journal of Social Education, v12 n2 p19-24 Spr-Sum 1982
The oral histories of the Federal Writers' Project, begun in 1935 as part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), contain the personal stories of people who lived during the Great Depression. A brief history of the project is presented and the interviews are discussed. (RM)
Descriptors: Educational History, Interviews, Oral History, Primary Sources, Program Descriptions
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Historical Materials
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Depression (Economic 1929); Federal Writers Project