Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of New York Correspondence and Working Files of the Long Island Office A4189

Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:

This series contains administrative and working files of Federal Writers' Project District Number 4 (Long Island). Included are notes, drafts of editorial copy, extracts from primary sources, sketch maps, and correspondence between the district supervisor and field workers or the state director concerning publications in progress such as the New York State Guide, New York State Almanac, and a variety of local guides and planned but apparently never published local guides to Babylon and Hempstead.

Creator:

Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of New York

Title:

Correspondence and working files of the Long Island Office

Quantity:

6 cubic feet

(6 boxes)

Inclusive Dates:

1936-1942

Series Number:

A4189

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