| Collection Name: |
American Life Histories, Manuscripts from the Federal Writers Project, 1936-1940 |
| Repository Name: |
U.S. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division [Repository Details] |
| Repository Location: |
Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
| URL: |
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/wpaintro/wpahome.html |
| Dates Spanned: |
1936-1940 |
| Description: |
The Library of Congress collection includes 2,900 documents representing the work of over 300 writers from 24 states. Typically 2,000-15,000 words in length, the documents consist of drafts and revisions, varying in form from narrative to dialogue to report to case history. The histories describe the informant's family education, income, occupation, political views, religion and mores, medical needs, diet and miscellaneous observations. Pseudonyms are often substituted for individuals and places named in the narrative texts. |
| Estimated Total of Interviews: |
6786 |
| Broad Subjects: |
Intellectual life; Literature |
| ASP Subjects: |
Authors; Oral history; U.S. Work Projects Administration; United States; United States--Officials and employees; Writing |
| Collection Code: |
OHC0000776 |
