http://www.state.lib.la.us/whatsnew/whatsnew_details.cfm?doc_id=525 Louisiana Works Progress Administration (WPA) Collection The State Library of Louisiana has begun to digitize and provide electronic access to important Louisiana historical WPA material not previously available online. Louisiana WPA materials were placed in the custody of the State Library when the national WPA was terminated in June of 1943. The collection has since remained, more or less in storage, and in large degree inaccessible. The materials include both text and photographs. The staff of the Federal Writers Project transcribed newspapers, conducted oral interviews and compiled histories. The text material includes traditional songs, beliefs, customs, sayings, stories, recipes, legends, jokes, and accounts of local history. WPA photographers documented a considerable amount of the agency's varied activities throughout the state, such as urban and suburban lifestyles and construction projects. The Louisiana Gumbo Project was made possible by a $470,000 National Leadership Grant for Libraries, awarded to the State Library along with the State Museum and the Historic New Orleans Collection. As part of the Louisiana Gumbo Project, this WPA collection will eventually include 10,000 photographs and 2,000 documents. DIGITAL LIBRARY COLLECTION Plantation homes St Charles, St James Parishes, acadian bathroom, acadian family crowley, LA acadian home of Mrs Severin Primeaux near New Iberia ca1940, etc ************** Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001)
During the depression my Mother worked for the WPA as a quilter and later worked transcribing many of these records. Jan in S.E. TX -----Original Message----- From: Smileson@aol.com To: laorlean@rootsweb.com Sent: Thu, 15 May 2008 9:03 am Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN] LAORLEAN Digest, WPA COLLECTION http://www.state.lib.la.us/whatsnew/whatsnew_details.cfm?doc_id=525 Louisiana Works Progress Administration (WPA) Collection The State Library of Louisiana has begun to digitize and provide electronic access to important Louisiana historical WPA material not previously available online.? Louisiana WPA materials were placed in the custody of the State Library when the national WPA was terminated in June of 1943. The collection has since remained, more or less in storage, and in large degree inaccessible. The materials include both text and photographs. The staff of the Federal Writers Project transcribed newspapers, conducted oral interviews and compiled histories. The text material includes traditional songs, beliefs, customs, sayings, stories, recipes, legends, jokes, and accounts of local history.?? WPA photographers documented a considerable amount of the agency's varied activities throughout the state, such as urban and suburban lifestyles and construction projects. The Louisiana Gumbo Project was made possible by a $470,000 National Leadership Grant for Libraries, awarded to the State Library along with the State Museum and the Historic New Orleans Collection. As part of the Louisiana Gumbo Project, this WPA collection will eventually include 10,000 photographs and 2,000 documents. DIGITAL LIBRARY COLLECTION Plantation homes St Charles, St James Parishes, acadian bathroom, acadian family crowley, LA acadian home of Mrs Severin Primeaux near New Iberia ca1940, etc ************** Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message