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American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1940

From the Library of Congress.

American Slave Narratives: An Online Anthology

From the University of Virginia.

Arizona WPA Pioneer Interviews

Index of persons interviewed.
[The original link is broken. This link points to an archived copy on the Wayback Machine]

County Histories of Kentucky New!

The County Histories of Kentucky consist of photocopies of historical surveys of Kentucky counties written by the Federal Writers’ Project of the Works Progress Administration from 1936 to 1939.The collection includes typescripts, manuscripts, rare publications and oral histories on county and community histories written by regional and local authors. The surveys contain brief county histories, field reports, notes, preliminary and corrected drafts of essays, oral testimony, folklore and other miscellaneous materials. Added to the collection are county histories collected by researchers Stuart Sprague and Robert Rennick, special edition newspapers and other publications on county and community histories.

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As a professional genealogist Paula can be hired for consultation or for research projects.

Guide to Federal Records - Records of the Work Projects Administration [WPA]

From the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.

HathiTrust - search on 'Historical Records Survey'

Historical Records Survey (Wikipedia)

Mississippi Library Commission - WPA County Files

Extensive county-by-county histories produced by the Mississippi State-Wide Historical Research Project of the Works Projects Administration in the 1930s.

NARA | Research Room | Guide to Records of the Work Projects Administration [WPA]

Request Pertaining to Works Progress Administration (WPA) Personnel Records

From the National Archives at Saint Louis.

The WPA

The WPA Census Soundexing Projects

Article by Claire Prechtel-Kluskens.

The WPA Historical Records Survey : a guide to the unpublished inventories, indexes, and transcripts

Ebook compiled by Loretta L. Hefner.

The WPA Historical Records Survey : a guide to the unpublished inventories, indexes, and transcripts (HathiTrust)

Compiled by Loretta L. Hefner.

W.P.A. Collection Historical Records Survey Transcriptions of Louisiana Police Jury Records,1811-1940

Works Progress Administration (WPA) Historical Records Survey

Compiled by Bryan L. Mulcahy, Reference Librarian, Fort Myers-Lee County Library.

WPA Historical Records Survey

Article by Steve Paul Johnson.

Your Guide to Using WPA Records to Find Your Ancestors

Links and information to help you locate and make use of the WPA surveys of local records.