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Works Progress Administration, North Dakota Writers Project: Ethnic Group Files, 1935-1942
Title: Works Progress Administration, North Dakota Writers Project: Ethnic Group Files
ID: OGLMC 1380
Extent: 3.0 Microfilm Reels

The North Dakota Writers’ Project began in 1935 for the purpose of gathering information on a variety of topics of interest to the state; the Ethnic Group Files are one of sixteen series of records produced. The Project was set up and sponsored by the Division of Women’s and Professional Projects, Works Progress Administration, and the State Historical Society of North Dakota. In 1942 the Writers’ Project completed their survey work and disbanded.

Acquired:
02/1999.
Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.
Acquisition Note:
Purchased from the State Historical Society of North Dakota; Acc.99-2268
Other Formats:
Originals held by the State Historical Society of North Dakota
Related Materials:
Works Progress Administration, Historical Data Project: Pioneer Biography Files: OGLMC 1119
Preferred Citation: (Description of Item). Works Progress Administration, North Dakota Writers Project: Ethnic Group Files. OGLMC 1380, Reel #. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.
Finding Aid Revisions: Finding aid migrated to Archon in February 2015.
Collection Material Type: Federal Government Records
Scope and Contents: The collection contains files organizes information alphabetically according to ethnic group. The files contain biographical sketches and immigrants’ reminiscences, histories of ethnic settlements, bibliographies, and newspaper clippings. Survey instructions and correspondence concerning the collection of data are also included.