Federal Writers' Project records relating to art in New Mexico
name: label: Creator
content: Federal Writers' Project (N.M.)
label: Names
content: United States. Work Projects Administration
label: Names
content: United States. Works Progress Administration
topic: label: Topic
content: New Deal, 1933-1939 -- New Mexico
label: Topic
content: Federal aid to the arts -- New Mexico
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Lent for microfilming 1970 by the New Mexico State Records Center.
creator: label: Creator
content: Federal Writers' Project (N.M.)
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: The Federal Writers' Project was established in 1935 under Federal Project No. One of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Its primary objective was to create and provide jobs for the individuals, particularly those of the white collar field, who would have otherwise been left unemployed and destitute. Areas covered on FWP programs include cartography, history, art and a variety of other topics.
function: label: Function
content: Programs (organizations)
label: Function
content: Agencies
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 90 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1936-1938
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.fedewrit
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reel SW3 available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals returned to the Archives Division of the State Records Center, N.M. after microfilming.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Manuscripts and printed material relating to art in New Mexico, including: articles about Spanish colonial, Indian, and modern art; about the Taos art colony; Vernon Hunter; art in specific cities; biographical data on several New Mexico artists; lists of artists and newspaper clippings.