Federal Writers' Project
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The Federal Writers' Project was a federal government project in the United States created to provide jobs for out-of-work writers and to develop a history and overview of the United States, by state,
Poster advertising state-by-state writers projects that "describe America to Americans"
Produced by the Federal Writers' Project, the American Guide Series of books presented American history, geography, and culture, and stimulated travel to bolster the economy during the Great Depression.
George Dillard's oral history was recorded in 1936 for the Slave Narrative Collection by the Federal Writers' Project.
Display for Who's Who in the Zoo, part of the Children's Science Series created by authors in the Federal Writers' Project
Federal Project Number One
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Federal Project Number One, also referred to as Federal One, is the collective name for a group of projects under the Works Progress Administration, a New Deal program in the United States. Of the $4.
Federal Writers' Project
…It was part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), a New Deal program. It was one of a group of New Deal arts programs known collectively as Federal Project Number One or Federal One. FWP employed thousands of people and produced hundreds of publications, including state guides, city guides, local histories, oral…
WPA Poster
An example of one of the Federal Writers' Project's books