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Ann Blankenhorn Papers

Collection

Identifier: LP000411

Abstract Ann Blankenhorn investigated and publicized the social and economic conditions in the textile, clothing, and coal mining industries in the 1920s and 30s with special emphasis on women and children. Also included are papers relating to the WPA (1934) and the imprisonment of Elizabeth Gurley Flynn in the 1950s. Important correspondents are Peter Blume and Elizabeth Gurley Flynn. The materials consist of correspondence (1931-68), personal notebooks, diaries, and address books.

Dates: 1922 - 1968

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Blanding Sloan Papers

Collection

Identifier: LP000674

Abstract Blanding Sloan was a puppeteer, theater designer, playwright, printmaker and director who was involved with the marionette program of the Federal Theatre Project (FTP), one of the cultural programs of the Works Progress Administration in the 1930s. His papers reflect his involvement with the FTP in San Francisco and with the Unemployed Co-operative Distribution Association.

Dates: 1928 - 1939

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Edward Connor Papers

Collection

Identifier: UP000242

Abstract Mr. Connor served with the Public Works Administration in Gary, Indiana, and Chicago, Illinois (1935-43). He was executive director of the Detroit Citizens Housing and Planning Council (1943-48), a member of the Detroit Common Council (1948-66), chairman of the Wayne County Board of Supervisors (1954- 58), and a Detroit Recorder's Court judge (1966-1967). Mr. Connor also served as secretary of the Southeastern Michigan Community Research Corporation (1958-63), director of the National...

Dates: 1935 - 1967

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Estelle Wolf photographs

Collection

Identifier: UAV000898

Abstract The Estelle Wolf collection consists of 280 photographs Ms. Wolf took during her tenure as a WPA photographer in Detroit. Under the WPA, her assignments involved taking photos of workers on federally funded projects or of the people who benefited from these projects. The collection was originally housed in three scrapbooks. The photographs have been removed from the books, placed on archival backings, and are numbered by the original order. Some of the photographs in this collection were...

Dates: 1935-1937

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Ethel Polk Papers

Collection — Container: Small Processed Collections: O-R, Box 12, Folder: 5

Identifier: LP001488

Abstract Ethel Polk worked as a secretary for the United Auto Workers - Works Progress Administration, Welfare Department in Detroit. Her papers consist of department records from her tenure there.

Dates: 1938 - 1939

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Federal Patronage of the Arts in Michigan During the Great Depression Oral Histories

Collection

Identifier: UOH001700

Abstract Between 1978 and 1980, Paul Sporn interviewed Michigan artists and writers active in government-sponsored arts programs during the Great Depression for his book, ...

Dates: 1978 - 1980

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Jack Barbash Papers

Collection

Identifier: LP001237

Abstract Jack Barbash held positions in the federal government, the labor movement, and academia, serving in departments such as the U.S. Office of Education, the Department of Labor, and the National Labor Relations Board. Mr. Barbash served as Research and Education Director for the Amalgamated Meat Cutters Union and for the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) Industrial Union, and served a term as president of the American Association of University Professors...

Dates: 1920 - 1989

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Kenosha Labor Records

Collection

Identifier: LR000307

Abstract Kenosha Labor is the newspaper of the labor movement in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The papers of this journal include materials on UAW Local 72 at American Motors in Kenosha; strikes; the Trade Union Unity League; WPA; and the Wisconsin Employment Relations Board.

Dates: 1933 - 1966

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Merrill-Palmer Institute: Edna Noble White Records

Collection

Identifier: UR002561

Abstract Edna Noble White, a pioneer in family life education, served as first director of the Merrill-Palmer Institute from her appointment in 1920 until her retirement in 1947. Under Edna Noble White’s leadership, the Institute expanded its services to include a student program of college level courses in child development, family life, parenting skills, and nursery education as well as the Merrill-Palmer Nursery School, Camps, Farm, Infant Services, and Recreational Clubs. Ms. White was also very...

Dates: 1902 - 1966

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Paul Sporn Papers

Collection

Identifier: UP001700

Abstract Paul Sporn, Emeritus Professor of English at Wayne State University, acquired the papers in this collection during research for his book, Against Itself: The Federal Theater and Writers' Projects in the Midwest, published in 1995. They consist primarily of playscripts and manuscripts written and produced under the patronage of the federal government's Works Progress Administration in the 1930s-1940s, comprising 1 linear foot of materials.

Dates: 1930 - 1949

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

Works Progress Administration National Research Project Publication Records

Collection

Identifier: LR002546

Abstract The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was signed into creation by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in order to research and develop solutions for unemployment in America. During its tenure, the WPA built roads, schools, hospitals, parks, and airports. Additionally, the WPA had a hand in funding some plays, literary publications, and art projects. The WPA was dissolved in June 1943 at a time when American unemployment was relatively low as a result of the creation of jobs due to World War...

Dates: 1937 - 1940

Found in: Walter P. Reuther Library

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