Electronic Resources

Great Depression and the New Deal

From the text of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's speeches and Federal Arts Project graphics to archival recordings and movie footage researchers gain in-depth understanding of this pivotal decade in 1930s America. Initiatives such as the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and the Federal Writers Project, as well as the economic crisis and the coming of global war, are examined from personal and public perspectives.

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