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Oregon
State Archives
800 Summer St. NE
Salem, OR 97310
Phone: 503-373-0701
E-mail: reference.archives@state.or.us
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/
Series
Title: Military Dept – Works Projects
Administration (WPA) Records, 1935-1942
Volume: .25 cubic feet
Description:
Series
documents Work Projects Administration projects undertaken with the
Military Department in Oregon. Series includes newsletters,
correspondence, daily work reports, drawings, project proposals, and
executive orders. Information includes date, subject of correspondence,
correspondents, materials required, and project cost. Proposals included
projects undertaken at Camp Clatsop and Camp Withycombe that included the
construction of buildings, clearing land, additions to water supply
systems, and the operation of camp and cook houses for project workers.
Series
Title: Oregon Planning Board – Works Projects
Administration Records, 1930-1939
Volume: .7 cubic foot
Description:
Series
documents the work of the Works Projects Administration (WPA) in its
association with the Oregon State Planning Board, mainly consisting of the
provision of workers to conduct research and maintain clerical records. Records
include correspondence, reports, bulletins, lists, proposals, legislation,
and tables. Topics include a
wide range of Oregon State Planning Board activities since the WPA
provided much of the staff necessary for completion of the research
projects. Subjects about employment and migration, the Columbia River
Gorge, the Bonneville Dam, housing, and land classification are included
primarily from funding and manpower perspectives. Most of the Records
refer to the period from 1935 to 1938, however, some research information
dates to 1930.
Series
Title: Dept. of Forestry – Salem Headquarters
Construction Records, 1938-1941
Volume: .1 cubic feet
Description:
Series
documents Works Progress Administration (WPA) project to construct the
Forestry Department Headquarters in Salem. Records include correspondence,
project proposals, tour outline, and an inventory of woods used in the
building construction. Subjects include the WPA and building construction. This building was placed on the National Register of Historic
Places in 1982.
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