Works Progress Administration

The Works Progress Administration Collection includes essays on Pawnee County written as part of New Deal programs in the late 1930s. Some of the essays were written based on oral history interviews conducted by high school and college students as part of the National Youth Administration, a part of the Works Progress Administration.

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2010.158.001 (Kelso Clark)

Kelso Clark of Larned, Kansas, was interviewed by a news reporter. This interview was part of the Works Progress Administration, a New Deal agency which paid writers to compile local hist...

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2010.158.001 (R.T. Deighton)

R.T. Deighton of Larned, Kansas was interviewed by Elsie Rice. The interview was part of the National Youth Administration. The National Youth Administration was a New Deal agency and par...

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2010.158.001 (Dan Evans)

Dan Evans of Larned, Kansas, was interviewed by Elsie Rice. The interview was part of the National Youth Administration. The National Youth Administration was a New Deal agency and part o...

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2010.158.001 (John Gillett)

John Gillett of Larned, Kansas, was interviewed at the age of 72 by Elsie Rice. John Gillett travelled from Illinois to Abilene, Kansas, with his parents. Gillett recalled the first buggy...

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2010.158.001 (Mrs. H.J. Heaton)

Mrs. H.J. Heaton of Larned, Kansas, told the story of her father, Jonas Ward Heaton, as part of the National Youth Administration. The National Youth Administration was a New Deal agency ...

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2010.158.001 (A.E. Jordan)

A.E. Jordan of Larned, Kansas was interviewed by Elsie Rice. His interview was part of the National Youth Adminsitration. The National Youth Administration was part of the Works Progress ...

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2010.158.001 (Mrs. Thomas Knight)

Mrs. Thomas Knight of Larned, Kansas, was interviewed by Elsie Rice. The interview was part of the National Youth Administration. The National Youth Administration was a New Deal agency a...

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2010.158.001 (Permelia Bowles Deighton)

Permelia Bowles Deighton, Mrs. R.T. Deighton, of Larned, Kansas was interviewed at age 65 by Elsie Rice. The interview was part of the National Youth Administration. The National Youth Ad...

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2010.158.001 (H.P. Peterson)

H.P. Peterson of Garfield, Kansas, was interviewed by Elsie Rice. His interview was part of the National Youth Administration. The National Youth Administration was part of the Works Prog...

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2010.158.001 (A. Polson)

A. Polson of Garfield, Kansas, was interviewed at age 85 by Elsie Rice. A. Polson came to Garfield, Kansas, from Illinois in 1879. Polson mentioned the landscape, Coon Creek, Indians, gyp...

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2010.158.001 (Mrs. John Potter)

Mrs. John Potter of Larned, Kansas, was interviewed by Elsie Rice. Her interview was part of the National Youth Administration. The National Youth Administration was part of the Works Pro...

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2010.158.001 (Mrs. J.M. Pruett)

Mrs. J.M. Pruett of Larned, Kansas, was interviewed as part of the National Youth Administration. The National Youth Administration was part of the Works Progress Administration, a New De...

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2010.158.001 (Mrs. Lulu Shoore)

Mrs. Lulu Shoore (Shore) of Larned, Kansas, was interviewed at age 66 by Elsie Rice. Lulu (Funk) Shoore was seven years old when she travelled by train with her family to Larned, Kansas, ...

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2010.158.001 (Lawrence Thorpe)

Lawrence Thorpe (Thorp) of Larned, Kansas, was interviewed at age 70 by Elsie E. Rice. The interview was part of the National Youth Administration. The National Youth Administration was a...

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2010.158.001 (Mrs. L.P. Wormwood)

Mrs. L.P. Wormwood of Larned, Kansas, was interviewed by Elsie Rice. Mrs. Wormwood came to Larned, Kansas, by train from Illinois in 1877. Mrs. Wormwood helped care for her brother's chil...

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