Description
Braderman, Eugene Maur (ed.). Inventory of the County Archives of Pennsylvania: No.26 Fayette County (Uniontown). (Philadelphia: The Historical Records Survey, 1940)
Octavo. 291 pages. Bound in a rich blue cloth-covered boards stamped in gilt with title, publisher and the crest of Pennsylvania. Spine has title and publisher also in gilt. White endpapers.
Condition: Fine. Clean and crisp with gilt on front cover as bright as the day it was bound. Gilt on spine shows slight fading. Blue cloth shows no fading.
This book was part of the Work Projects Administration’s (WPA’s) Historical Records Survey, Division of Professional and Service Projects. “This project was the smallest of Federal Project Number One and served to identify, collect, and conserve United States’ historical records. It is one of the biggest bibliographical efforts and was directed by Dr. Luther H. Evans. At its peak, this project employed more than 4,400 workers…
“The Works Progress Administration (renamed in 1939 as the Work Projects Administration; WPA) was the largest and most ambitious American New Deal agency, employing millions of people (mostly unskilled men) to carry out public works projects,[1] including the construction of public buildings and roads. In a much smaller project, Federal Project Number One, the WPA employed musicians, artists, writers, actors and directors in large arts, drama, media, and literacy projects.”- Wikipedia
