Federal Theater Project (Connecticut) records of Gertrude DonDero
name: label: Creator
content: Federal Theater Project (Conn.)
label: Names
content: United States. Works Progress Administration
label: Names
content: DonDero, Gertrude
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent for microfilming 1964 by Gertrude DonDero.
creator: label: Creator
content: Federal Theater Project (Conn.)
setName: label: See more items in
content: Federal Theater Project (Connecticut) records of Gertrude DonDero
abstract: label: Summary
content: The Federal Theater Project (Connecticut) records of Gertrude DonDero date from 1936 to 1937. The bulk of the records consist of programs of performances by the Federal Theater Project (FTP) throughout the state of Connecticut. Also found is a list of theaters involved and a summary of the project, clippings about the project and about Gertrude DonDero, and scattered photographs of the FTP office.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: The Federal Theater Project (FTP) was a program established under the Federal Project No. One of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1935. It sought to create employment for actors and others involved in the performing arts during the Depression. Gertrude DonDero was the state director of the Connecticut Federal Theater Project.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Microfilm reel
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1936-1937
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.fedethea
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Due to the pre-existing microfilm arrangement, the collection is arranged as one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was microfilmed on Reel NDA01 and was returned to Gertrude DonDero after filming. The microfilm was described in a finding aid by Jayna Josefson in 2025 and the microfilm was digitized in 2024 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Collections Information System (CIS) IRM Pool Fund.
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: The collection has been microfilmed onto Reel NDA1. The microfilm has been digitized and is available on the Archives of American Art website.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to Gertrude DonDero after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Federal Theater Project (Connecticut) records of Gertrude DonDero date from 1936 to 1937. The bulk of the records consist of programs of performances by the Federal Theater Project (FTP) throughout the state of Connecticut. Also found is a list of theaters involved and a summary of the project, clippings about the project and about Gertrude DonDero, and scattered photographs of the FTP office.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Syracuse University holds the records of the Federal Theater Project papers.