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"The Varied Carols I Hear": The Music Of The New Deal In The West, Peter L. Gough
"The Varied Carols I Hear": The Music Of The New Deal In The West, Peter L. Gough
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
The Federal Music Project and subsequent WPA Music Programs served as components of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "New Deal" efforts to combat the economic devastation precipitated by the Great Depression. Operating during the years 1936 to 1943, these programs that engaged unemployed musicians mirrored similar efforts of the Federal Theatre, Art and Writers' Projects. Though the Federal Music Project proved to be the largest of the cultural programs in terms of both employment and attendance, to date it has received the least attention from scholars. This dissertation demonstrates that, given the societal landscape of 1930s America, a regional perspective is …
Dead Roses And Blooming Deserts: The Medical History Of A New Deal Icon, Michelle F. Turk
Dead Roses And Blooming Deserts: The Medical History Of A New Deal Icon, Michelle F. Turk
Psi Sigma Siren
Although a memorial plaque at the Hoover Dam sets the number of workers killed during its construction at ninety-six, the real figure was nearly double. In fact, the figure would have been much higher had it not been for the precedent-setting effort by the federal government, contactors, and workers to save as many lives as possible on the project. Aside from its long unrecognized value as a jobs program, much needed stimulus to the fledging Las Vegas economy, and status as one of the “man-made wonders of the world,” Hoover Dam represented a major step forward for the American occupational …