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Works Progress Administration (WPA)

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Berninghaus Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms. Coll. 13
Abstract This collection comprises research notes, writings, correspondence, printed materials, photographs, and memorabilia belonging to Barbara Brenner and relating to her research on the life and work of Taos artist and founding member of the Taos Society of Artists, O.E. Berninghaus.
Dates: 1896 - 2018

“Silver City – Grant County” (5 pages). Collectors – Jordan and Kane. Informant – Clay Vaden, 1936-1940

 File
Identifier: 6-95-7
Scope and Content From the Collection: Collection consists of typed documents produced by employees of the W.P.A. and its subdivision the Federal Writer's Project in New Mexico. Most of the collection is made up of transcripts of oral history interviews conducted with New Mexicans, and folklore and stories about New Mexico and Hispanic culture in particular.
Dates: 1936-1940

Teresa Hayes Ebie papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms. Coll. 17
Abstract This is the research collection of Teresa Hayes Ebie revolving around the lives and work of notable figures of the Taos art scene in the 20th century. Much of the collection contains photocopies. There is a notable amount of audio cassettes containing interviews, the bulk of which were recorded in the 1990s.
Dates: Majority of material found in 1900 - 2000