Archives & Special Collections, University of Connecticut Library

Individual narratives and life histories and studies of customs of social and ethnic groups residing in Connecticut.

The Federal Writers' Project was created in 1935 as part of the United States Work Progress Administration to provide employment for historians, teachers, writers, librarians, and other white-collar workers. Originally, the purpose of the project was to produce a series of sectional guide books under the name American Guide, focusing on the scenic, historical, cultural, and economic resources of the United States. Eventually the new programs developed and projects begun under the Federal Emergency Relief Administration were absorbed by the writers' project. The materials for Connecticut reflect areas of interest developed by the project, especially rural and urban folklore, including individual narratives and life histories and studies of customs of social and ethnic groups.

Connecticut (state)

Ethnicity
Ethnic groups
Oral history

documents
oral histories (document genres)

These Materials are provided for educational and research purposes only. The University of Connecticut Libraries hold the copyright except where noted. Permission must be obtained in writing from the University of Connecticut Libraries and/or the owner(s) of the copyright to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use."

MSS 1972.0002
1972.0002/ms_9
23/109:13b

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