Citizens' Committee for Government Arts Projects records
name: label: Creator
content: Citizens' Committee for Government Arts Projects
label: Names
content: Hays, Aline Davis
topic: label: Topic
content: United States. -- Work Projects Administration
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Gift of New York Artists Equity Association through Regina Stewart, Director, 2010.
creator: label: Creator
content: Citizens' Committee for Government Arts Projects
setName: label: See more items in
content: Citizens' Committee for Government Arts Projects records
abstract: label: Summary
content: The Citizens' Committee for Government Arts Projects records are dated 1941 and comprise 0.4 linear feet. The records contain correspondence between Committee member and co-founder, Aline Davis Hays, and various organizations, artists, and museum professionals concerning support for the Committee in its efforts to preserve the continuation of the government arts projects under the WPA. The records also include writings about the importance of the WPA as well as a synopsis of the WPA from 1940 to 1941.
bioghist: label: Historical Note
content: The Citizens' Committee for Government Arts Projects was founded by Aline Davis Hays, The Hon. Stanley M. Isaacs, and Samuel L. M. Barlow to assemble public support for both the preservation of Federal Art Projects (WPA) and the permanent extension of government support for the arts, including painting and sculpture, music, drama, dance, letters, graphic arts and photography.
function: label: Function
content: Arts organizations -- New York (State)
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1941
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.citicomf
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into 2 series:

Series 1: Correspondence, 1941 (Box 1; 0.4 linear ft.)

Series 2: Writings, circa 1941 (Box 1; 1 folder)
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was processed to a minimal level by Cathy Gaines in 2011.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Content Note
content: The Citizens' Committee for Government Arts Projects records are dated 1941 and comprise 0.4 linear feet. The records contain correspondence between Committee member and co-founder, Aline Davis Hays, and various organizations, artists, and museum professionals concerning support for the Committee in its efforts to preserve the continuation of the government arts projects under the WPA. The records also include writings about the importance of the WPA as well as a synopsis of the WPA from 1940 to 1941.