Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
This series consists of surveys and apparently unpublished studies conducted under W.P.A. sponsorship. These studies are on
many subjects, but tend to focus on real estate values, land use, and population in communities in New York. Examples include
police arrest survey; social and economic survey of Indian reservations; real property survey (several cities); report on
Albany transients and homeless; professional and service projects; 1850 census index for Buffalo; and Erie County street names.
Creator:
Title:
Works Progress Administration sponsored surveys and studies
Quantity:
7.25 cubic feet
(includes 50 volumes)
Inclusive Dates:
1936-1940
Series Number:
A4179