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The New Deal
 Websites presented in alphabetical order By the People, For the People: Posters from the WPA, 1936-1943 
 This site contains over 900 posters from Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. Created in silk-screen, lithograph, and woodcut mediums, they were "designed to publicize health and safety programs; cultural programs including art exhibitions, theatrical, and musical performances; travel and tourism; educational programs; and community activities." Full descriptive information is provided. Search by keyword or browse by subject or creator. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaposters/wpahome.html Topics: Arts and Humanities, Presidents by Name, United States History Last updated Nov 13, 2007 California's Living New Deal Project
This project maps and describes projects in California that were part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal program. Find New Deal projects through an interactive map that includes options to narrow by region and project type (such as art or parks). Project descriptions include photos, map, and other details. From the California Historical Society, with the Institute for Research in Labor and Employment Library (University of California, Berkeley) and the California Studies Center. http://livingnewdeal.berkeley.edu/ Topics: California: History, United States History Last updated Apr 16, 2009 The Civilian Conservation Corps and the National Park Service, 1933-1942: An Administrative History
History of this program that between 1933 and 1942 "provided work for 5 percent of the total United States male population. President [Franklin D.] Roosevelt's primary goal for the program was to take unemployed youths out of the cities and build up their health and morale while contributing to the economic recovery of the country." Topics include the role and contributions of the National Park Service (NPS), NPS camps, and accomplishments. From the NPS. http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/ccc/ Topics: Parks, United States History Last updated Apr 7, 2009 Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) Photographs
This online collection documents projects that were established in King County, Washington state, under the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) program, a relief operation started in 1933 as part of the New Deal. Offers an essay on the program and a database of photographs featuring street construction, bridge building, sewer laying projects, park and playing field improvements, and other construction, repair, and improvement projects. Searchable. From the University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections. http://content-dev.lib.washington.edu/feraweb/ Topics: Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, United States History Last updated Feb 23, 2005 New Deal Agencies
Annotated list of some of the "alphabet agencies" and acts that were part of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal program following the Great Depression, such as the Farm Security Administration (FSA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), and Works Progress Administration (WPA). Descriptions include the agency or act's primary function: relief, recovery, or reform. From a University of Washington professor of American history. http://faculty.washington.edu/qtaylor/Courses/101_USH/new_deal.htm Topics: United States History Last updated Jan 6, 2009 A New Deal for the Arts
This online exhibit presents a brief history of the U.S. government's financial support of artists during President Roosevelt's New Deal, from the Great Depression of the 1930s through the early years of World War II, and the controversy that ensued. Contains images of the paintings, prints, books, playbills, posters, and music transcriptions, as well as information about the artists. From the National Archives and Records Administration. http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/new_deal_for_the_arts/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, United States History Last updated Aug 2, 2005 New Deal Network
A research and teaching resource devoted to the public works and arts projects of the New Deal. At the core of the NDN is a database of more than 20,000 photographs, political cartoons, and texts (speeches, letters, and other historic documents). Features an annotated list of online resources for teachers and students. Searchable. Note: the site is being maintained, but "additional content is no longer being developed at this time." http://newdeal.feri.org/ Topics: Agriculture, Correspondence, Photograph Collections: History, United States History Last updated Dec 19, 2008 New Deal Programs: Selected Library of Congress Resources
Starting point for researching the New Deal, which "refers to a series of domestic programs (lasting roughly 1933-39) implemented during the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt to combat the effects of the Great Depression on the U.S. economy." Find resources from the Library of Congress and other institutions on New Deal programs such as the Farm Security Administration, Historic American Buildings Survey, and Works Projects (Progress) Administration cultural projects. From the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/newdeal/ Topics: United States History Last updated Jan 6, 2009 The New Deal Stage: Selections from the Federal Theatre Project 1935-1939
A browsable collection of images of items derived from the Federal Theater Project, established by Franklin Roosevelt as part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Includes production notebooks, costume designs, playbills, posters, musical scores, and photographs from productions of Macbeth , The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus , and Power ; playscripts of other productions; and related Administrative Records . From the American Memory Project, Library of Congress. lii.org Record of the Month, October 2001. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fedtp/fthome.html Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Performing Arts, Presidents by Name, United States History Last updated Jun 25, 2002 NewDeal75
Developed for the 75th anniversary of the New Deal in 2008, "the mission of NewDeal75 is to heighten public awareness and appreciation of America's New Deal experience." The site features brief introductions to the "series of social and economic programs enacted during the Great Depression by the Franklin D. Roosevelt Administration" and its legacy, and links to related sites. From a group of organizations associated with Franklin D. Roosevelt. http://www.newdeal75.org/ Topics: Presidents by Name, United States History Last updated Dec 21, 2007 Picturing the 1930s
In this teaching resource, "[l]earn about the 1930s through eight exhibitions: The Depression, The New Deal, The Country, Industry, Labor, The City, Leisure, and American People." Features artwork, photos, newsreels, and other material about 1930s history, with which users can create a documentary movie. Includes a FAQ, movie-making tutorial, and other help documentation. From the Smithsonian American Art Museum. http://americanart.si.edu/education/picturing_the_1930s/ Topics: United States History Last updated May 5, 2009 Poster Children
Collection of five downloadable posters from five artists who were asked in 2008 "to reimagine the populist poster art of the first Great Depression." Accompanied by an essay about the posters produced under the Works Progress Administration (WPA) as part of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. From ReadyMade magazine. http://readymade.com/article/poster_children/ Topics: Art, United States History Last updated Jan 6, 2009 Shaping Youth, Sustaining Life: The Civilian Conservation Corps in the Northwest
This 2004 audio presentation recounts the story "of men who either worked in CCC [Civilian Conservation Corps] camps in the Pacific Northwest, or who worked in camps across the nation and now call the Pacific Northwest their home." During the Great Depression, the CCC "provided over 3 million young men the opportunity to combat poverty, hunger and economic adversity" by offering conservation work in forests and parks. From Whitworth College, Spokane, Washington state. http://www.whitworth.edu/Library/Archives/CurrentProjects/CCC/ Topics: United States History Last updated Dec 19, 2008 Times Topics: The Works Progress Administration
Collection of news, photos, and other material about the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which was "launched by President Franklin Roosevelt in his third year in office, [and] was the largest jobs initiative the United States has ever seen. It was the signature program of the New Deal." Includes interactive graphics, slide shows, and stories about topics such as the WPA murals and the Federal Writers' Project. From The New York Times. http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/w/works_progress_administration/index.html Topics: United States History Last updated Sep 15, 2009 The WPA
Website for an exhibition about the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which "commonly refers to the many agencies established by the Federal Government in the 1930s during Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration. ... [T]he purpose of the Works Progress Administration was to provide jobs for the unemployed who were able to work." Includes history of the WPA, exhibition checklist (with listings for state-specific items), selected bibliography, indexes, and appendices. From the Bienes Center for the Literary Arts. http://www.co.broward.fl.us/library/bienes/lii10200.htm Topics: United States History Last updated Jan 15, 2009 |
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