Progress in Michigan
Newsletter
By: Works Progress Administration
Date: December 1935
Source: Works Progress Administration. Progress in Michigan 1, no. 2, December 1935, 1, 8–11.
About the Organization: The passage of the Federal Emergency Relief Appropriations Act in 1935 allocated nearly $5 billion for work relief. The goal of the Roosevelt administration was to create employment rather than rely on direct relief to aid the unemployed. The Works Progress Administration (WPA), which produced this pamphlet, was created to administer those funds, finding appropriate projects upon which to employ millions of workers.
Introduction
Administration of the WPA was placed under the control of Harry Hopkins. Funds were allocated to states. They were responsible for identifying worthy projects and providing some of the funding, often as little as 5 percent. The balance was provided...
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