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The First Franco-Americans : New England life histories from the Federal Writers' Project, 1938-1939 / [edited by] C. Stewart Doty

Author:
Doty, C. Stewart (Charles Stewart)  Search this
Federal Writers' Project  Search this
Physical description:
163 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
New England
Date:
1985
Topic:
French-Canadians--Biography  Search this
Acadians--Biography  Search this
French-Canadians--History  Search this
Acadians--History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_516111

The WPA guide to America : the best of 1930s America as seen by the Federal Writers' Project / edited by Bernard A. Weisberger ; written and compiled by the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration, 1935-1941

Author:
Weisberger, Bernard A. 1922-  Search this
Federal Writers' Project  Search this
Physical description:
xvi, 462 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Guidebooks
Place:
United States
Date:
1985
Call number:
E158.W93 1985X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_272440

Making Gullah : a history of Sapelo Islanders, race, and the American imagination / Melissa L. Cooper

Author:
Cooper, Melissa L.  Search this
Physical description:
292 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
Georgia
Sapelo Island
South Atlantic States
Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor
Date:
2017
Topic:
African Americans--History  Search this
African Americans--Social life and customs--History  Search this
Gullahs  Search this
Historic sites--History  Search this
National parks and reserves--History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1079573

Remembering America : a sampler of the WPA American guide series / edited by Archie Hobson ; with introductions by Bill Stott

Author:
Hobson, Archie 1946-  Search this
Subject:
Federal Writers' Project  Search this
United States Work Projects Administration  Search this
Physical description:
xviii, 391 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Guidebooks
Place:
United States
Date:
1985
1918-1945
Topic:
Social life and customs  Search this
Call number:
E169 .R395 1985X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_235448

Arizona, the Grand Canyon State; a State guide. Completely rev. by Joseph Miller; edited by Henry G. Alsberg and Harry Hansen

Author:
Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Arizona  Search this
Miller, Joseph 1899-  Search this
Physical description:
xxvi, 532 p. illus., maps, ports. 21 cm
Type:
Books
Guidebooks
Place:
Arizona
Date:
1966
[1966]
Call number:
F809.3 .W95 1966
F809.3.W95 1966
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_23744

A guide to Alaska, last American frontier, by Merle Colby, Federal writers' project ...

Author:
Federal Writers' Project  Search this
Colby, Merle 1902-1969  Search this
Physical description:
lxv, 427 p. illus., plates, maps (part fold., 1 in pocket) 21 cm
Type:
Books
Guidebooks
Place:
Alaska
Date:
1939
Call number:
F909.F45X
E78.A3F4
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_215977

Massachusetts; a guide to its places and people, written and compiled by the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration for the State of Massachusetts

Author:
Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration of Massachusetts  Search this
Physical description:
xxxvi, 673 p. illus. 23 cm
Type:
Books
Guidebooks
Place:
Massachusetts
Date:
1972
1973 [c1937]
Call number:
F70 .F295 1972X
F70.F295 1972X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_22283

Mississippi, a guide to the Magnolia State. Compiled and written by the Federal Writers's Project of the Works Progress Administration

Author:
Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration (Miss.)  Search this
Physical description:
4 p., l., [vii]-xxiv, 545 p. : illus., maps (1 fold. in pocket) ; 21 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Mississippi
Date:
1938
Topic:
Description and travel  Search this
Call number:
F341 .F45X 1938
F341.F45X 1938
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_226881

The WPA guide to Minnesota / compiled and written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration ; with a new introduction by Frederick Manfred

Author:
Minnesota Federal Writers' Project  Search this
Federal Writers' Project  Search this
United States Works Progress Administration  Search this
Physical description:
xl, 539 p., [54] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 21 cm
Type:
Books
Guidebooks
Place:
Minnesota
Date:
1985
1938
1985, c1938
Call number:
F604.3 .F29 1985
F604.3.F29 1985
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_229814

An empire for slavery the peculiar institution in Texas, 1821-1865 Randolph B. Campbell

Author:
Campbell, Randolph B. 1940-  Search this
Physical description:
1 online resource (xii, 306 pages) illustrations
Type:
Electronic resources
Electronic books
History
Place:
Texas
États-Unis
United States, Texas
Texas (États-Unis)
Date:
1989
19th century
19e siècle
To 1846
1846-1950
Topic:
Slavery--History  Search this
African Americans--History  Search this
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Cultural Policy  Search this
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Anthropology--Cultural  Search this
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Popular Culture  Search this
African Americans  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Slavery--History--19th century  Search this
African Americans--Texas  Search this
Sklaverei  Search this
Slavernij  Search this
Negers  Search this
Esclavage--Histoire  Search this
Noirs--Histoire  Search this
History  Search this
Slavery and bondage  Search this
Minorities  Search this
Histoire  Search this
Relations interethniques  Search this
Call number:
E445.T47 C35 1989 (Internet)
Restrictions & Rights:
1-user
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1145369

Women's tales from the New Mexico WPA : la diabla a pie / edited by Tey Diana Rebolledo and María Teresa Márquez

Author:
Rebolledo, Tey Diana 1937-  Search this
Márquez, María Teresa  Search this
United States Work Projects Administration (N.M.)  Search this
Physical description:
liv, 454 pages ; 22 cm
Type:
Anecdotes
Interviews
Folklore
Biography
Place:
New Mexico
Date:
2000
©2000
20th century
Topic:
Mexican American women--Social life and customs  Search this
Mexican American women  Search this
Mexican Americans  Search this
Folklore  Search this
Tales  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1098352

Long past slavery : representing race in the Federal Writers' Project / Catherine A. Stewart

Author:
Stewart, Catherine A.  Search this
Subject:
Federal Writers' Project  Search this
Physical description:
xv, 353 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
United States
Date:
2016
20th century
Topic:
African Americans--Race identity--History  Search this
African Americans--Psychology--History  Search this
Collective memory--History  Search this
Cultural pluralism--History  Search this
Race relations  Search this
History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1066444

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