"Much Depends on Local Customs:"The WPA's New Deal for New Orleans, 1935-1940

"Much Depends on Local Customs:"The WPA's New Deal for New Orleans, 1935-1940

The Works Progress Administration came to New Orleans in 1935, a time of economic uncertainty and even fear. The implementation of the relief embodied in the WPA was influenced by local factors that reinforced the existing social order at first but that left a framework through which that order coul...

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Main Author: Sorum, William A.
Format: Others
Published: ScholarWorks@UNO 2010
Subjects:
WPA
New Deal
New Orleans
1930s
Great Depression
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spelling ndltd-uno.edu-oai-scholarworks.uno.edu-td-21642016-10-21T17:05:23Z "Much Depends on Local Customs:"The WPA's New Deal for New Orleans, 1935-1940 Sorum, William A. The Works Progress Administration came to New Orleans in 1935, a time of economic uncertainty and even fear. The implementation of the relief embodied in the WPA was influenced by local factors that reinforced the existing social order at first but that left a framework through which that order could be challenged. The business of providing WPA relief also was attended by scandal and criticism. In spite of these inherent weaknesses and certain incident, the WPA left behind an enviable physical legacy that is used and enjoyed today by the citizens of New Orleans. This paper explores the roots of that legacy, some of the obstacles faced by the WPA, and how a local government, and its citizens, related and adjusted to an increasingly powerful and intrusive federal government. 2010-05-14T07:00:00Z text application/pdf http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1181 http://scholarworks.uno.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2164&context=td University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations ScholarWorks@UNO WPA New Deal New Orleans 1930s Great Depression
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New Deal
New Orleans
1930s
Great Depression
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New Deal
New Orleans
1930s
Great Depression
Sorum, William A.
"Much Depends on Local Customs:"The WPA's New Deal for New Orleans, 1935-1940
description The Works Progress Administration came to New Orleans in 1935, a time of economic uncertainty and even fear. The implementation of the relief embodied in the WPA was influenced by local factors that reinforced the existing social order at first but that left a framework through which that order could be challenged. The business of providing WPA relief also was attended by scandal and criticism. In spite of these inherent weaknesses and certain incident, the WPA left behind an enviable physical legacy that is used and enjoyed today by the citizens of New Orleans. This paper explores the roots of that legacy, some of the obstacles faced by the WPA, and how a local government, and its citizens, related and adjusted to an increasingly powerful and intrusive federal government.
author Sorum, William A.
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title "Much Depends on Local Customs:"The WPA's New Deal for New Orleans, 1935-1940
title_short "Much Depends on Local Customs:"The WPA's New Deal for New Orleans, 1935-1940
title_full "Much Depends on Local Customs:"The WPA's New Deal for New Orleans, 1935-1940
title_fullStr "Much Depends on Local Customs:"The WPA's New Deal for New Orleans, 1935-1940
title_full_unstemmed "Much Depends on Local Customs:"The WPA's New Deal for New Orleans, 1935-1940
title_sort "much depends on local customs:"the wpa's new deal for new orleans, 1935-1940
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