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Federal relief administration and the arts, the origins and administrative history of the arts projects of the Works Progress Administration, William F. McDonald

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

index present

non fiction

Federal relief administration and the arts

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William F. McDonald

the origins and administrative history of the arts projects of the Works Progress Administration

The philosophy of social service -- The beginnings of white-collar relief -- Federal recognition and staff policy -- An experiment in federalization -- The genesis of an arts program -- The eve of the Works Progress Administration -- Staff versus line and conflict in national policy -- The establishment of the federal arts program -- A problem in contradiction -- The years of uneasy peach -- The claim for preference -- Classification and assignment -- The President and the Bureau of the Budget -- Financial control of operations -- Federal One and sponsorship -- the WPA arts program under state control -- The origins of the Federal Art Project -- The organization and operation of the Federal Art Project -- The program of the Federal Art Project -- The origins of the Federal Theater Project -- The organization and operation of the Federal Theater Project -- The origins of the Federal Music Project -- The organization and operation of the Federal Music Project -- The program of the Federal Music Project -- The origins of the Federals Writers' Project -- The organization and operation of the Federal Writers' Project -- The program of the Federal Writers' Project -- The origins of the Historical Records Survey -- The organization and operation of the Historical Records Survey -- The program of the Historical Records Survey -- Retrospect and prospect