Encyclopedia entry: Federal Writers' Project

Federal Writers' Project, operated (1935–39) by the Works Progress Administration as a measure for the relief of unemployed writers, journalists, editors, and research workers. Directed by Henry G. Alsberg, the Project employed as many as 6600 workers at one time, in state and local branches throughout the U.S. Its main program was concerned with the compiling and editing of the American Guide Series, a “series of books which would give the Nation a detailed portrait of ...

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