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History Matters: Donners Recall the Great Depression
This description of a family in Dubuque, Iowa was part of a 1935 WPA sponsored project devoted to documenting the experiences of people during the Depression. From the book, The Great Depression, by David Shannon.
City University of New York
American Studies Program: Songs of the Great Depression
A brief site that provides the words to three songs written during the Great Depression. Students can use these for various projects when studying this time in our history.
Other
Ohio Department of Aging: War Era Story Project
This resource provides first hand accounts and information about Ohio during the War Era and Great Depression.
American Presidency Project
American Presidency Project: Hoover's Address Regarding Unemployment
This site from the University of Massachusetts, Boston provides the text of Herbert Hoover's radio address to the US on October 18, 1931, regarding the unemployment situation.
State Library-Florida
Florida Memory: Zora Neale Hurston and the Wpa in Florida
An account of the African-American writer Zora Neale Hurston and her experiences in Florida while working on the WPA. Includes a complete piece by Hurston entitled "Turpentine," photos and lesson plans.
American Presidency Project
American Presidency Project: Franklin D. Roosevelt: Fireside Chat on Banking
Read the text of Franklin Roosevelt's fireside chat on March 12, 1933, just days after he was inaugurated for first term, in which he explained the reasoning behind his declaration of a bank holiday.