Work Projects Administration Collection,
Collection
Identifier: 1959-232
Scope and Content
Collection consists of the administrative records, research files, and miscellaneous documents of the Work Projects Administration, the Writers' Program and their predecessors in New Mexico. Administrative records (series I, 1935-1943) include correspondence, typescript drafts of proposed sections for a guidebook and various other records. Research files from the Federal Writers' Project in New Mexico (series II-XII, 1909-1971) were created and collected under the direction of State Director Ina Sizer Cassidy and pertain to New Mexico topography, archaeology, folklore, counties, place names, religion, ranching, mining, Indian history, Spanish history, and other related subjects. Included are typescript manuscripts pertaining in particular to Hispanic and New Mexican culture by various authors, and cowboy writings by Nathan Howard Thorp. Miscellaneous documents include a copy of the Historical American Buildings Survey and some New Deal legislation and materials.
Dates
- 1909-1971 (bulk 1930-1946)
- (1935-1943)
- (1930-1942)
- (1936-1940)
- (1936-1939)
- (1909-1939)
- (1936-1937)
- (1934-1939)
- (1936-1938)
- (1936-1971)
- (1935-1939)
- (1936-1946)
- (1930-1933)
- (1938-1942)
- (1938-1941)
Language of Materials
English.
Historical Note
The Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.), a federal agency, was created as part of the New Deal in 1935. The Federal Writers' Project was a subdivision of the Works Progress Administration. In 1939 the Works Progress Administration became the Work Projects Administration and the Federal Writers' Project became the Writers' Program.
Extent
12 Linear Feet
Organization
Collection is organized into fourteen series:
- I. Administration (1935-1943)
- II. Topography (1930-1942)
- III. Archaeology (1936-1940)
- IV. Place names (1936-1939)
- V. Indians (1909-1939)
- VI. History (1936-1937)
- VII. Grazing and livestock (1934-1939)
- VIII. Folk dramas (1936-1938)
- IX. Miscellaneous history (1936-1971)
- X. Cultural history (1935-1939)
- XI. County history (1936-1946)
- XII. New Deal (1930-1933)
- XIII. Inventory of federal archives (1938-1942)
- XIV. Miscellaneous (1938-1941)
Separated Material
Photographs received with the collection are housed and cataloged separately.
General
Contact Information
- New Mexico State Records Center and Archives
- Archives and Historical Services Division
- 1205 Camino Carlos Rey
- Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
- Phone: 505-476-7908
- Fax: 505-476-7909
- Email: archives@rain.state.nm.us
- URL: http://www.state.nm.us/cpr/ahsd_top.htm
General
- Alabados
- Archaeology -- New Mexico
- Cassidy, Ina Sizer, 1869-1965
- Federal Writers' Project. New Mexico
- Folk songs, Spanish -- New Mexico
- Folklore -- New Mexico
- Hermanos Penitentes
- Hymns
- Indians of North America -- New Mexico
- Manuscripts
- Mines and mineral resources -- New Mexico
- New Mexico -- Commerce
- New Mexico -- Description and travel
- New Mexico -- History -- 1848-
- New Mexico -- Religious life and customs
- New Mexico -- Social life and customs
- Ranching -- New Mexico
- Riddles -- New Mexico
- Thorp, N. Howard (Nathan Howard), 1867-1940
- United States. Work Projects Administration
- Witchcraft -- New Mexico
- Title
- Inventory of the Work Projects Administration Collection, 1909-1971 (bulk 1930-1946)
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Processed by Louellen Martinez
- Date
- ©2000
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English.
Revision Statements
- June 28, 2004: PUBLIC "-//New Mexico State Records Center and Archives//TEXT (US::Nm-Ar::1959-232::Work Projects Administration Collection)//EN" "nmar959-232.sgml" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15).
- Monday, 20210524: Attribute normal is missing or blank.
Repository Details
Part of the New Mexico State Records Center and Archives Repository