Federal art program papers of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry L. Hopkins
name: label: Creator
content: Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
label: Creator
content: Hopkins, Harry Lloyd, 1890-1946
label: Names
content: American Institute of Architects
label: Names
content: Federal Art Project
label: Names
content: Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)
label: Names
content: Public Works of Art Project
label: Names
content: Treasury Relief Art Project
label: Names
content: United States. Department of the Treasury. Section of Fine Arts
label: Names
content: United States. President (1933-1945 : Roosevelt)
label: Names
content: Biddle, George, 1885-1973
label: Names
content: Bruce, Edward, 1879-1943
label: Names
content: Chambless, Edgar, d. 1936
label: Names
content: Dows, Olin, 1904-1981
label: Names
content: Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971
label: Names
content: Rockefeller, Nelson A. (Nelson Aldrich), 1908-1979
label: Names
content: Zorach, William, 1887-1966
place: label: Place
content: United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945
label: Place
content: United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945
topic: label: Topic
content: New Deal, 1933-1939
label: Topic
content: Federal aid to the arts
label: Topic
content: Federal aid to the public welfare
label: Topic
content: Art and state
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The Franklin D. Roosevelt Library donated the microfilm copies of these papers to AAA in 1982. The microfilming was done by the donor.
creator: label: Creator
content: Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
label: Creator
content: Hopkins, Harry Lloyd, 1890-1946
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: President of the United States of America, 1933-1945. Instituted the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and its programs. Harry L. Hopkins was the Director of the WPA. The Federal Art Project was one of five projects in Federal Project No. 1 of the WPA. Holger Cahill was director.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 4 Microfilm reels
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1932-1942
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.roosfran
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels NDA/HP 1, NDA/HP 3-NDA/HP 5 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
label: Reproduction Note
content: Microfilmed by the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, N.Y., January 1966 4 reels.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals in the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, N.Y.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Correspondence of Roosevelt, Edward Bruce, Nelson Rockefeller, Hopkins, George Biddle, William Zorach, Olin Dows, Rockwell Kent and others regarding the Public Works of Art Project, the Federal Theater Project, and the Federal Art Project; reports on regional Federal Art Project offices in Florida, Massachusetts, North Carolina and Pennsylvania; shipping receipts for works of art; clippings; photographs of works of art; correspondence between White House staff and members of the American Institute of Architects concerning federal architecture, 1934; correspondence of Edgar Chambless regarding his urban design, "Roadtown"; and miscellaneous correspondence.