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, INVENTORY OF THE ·
RECORDS OF THE  
WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION
IN KENTUCKY
ILT. PUBLIC RECORDS DIVISION
  DEPARTMENT FOR LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES
` ggjlé COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY

 INVENTORY
OF THE RECORDS OF THE
NORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION
IN KENTUCKY
Complied by
DENNIS L. FIELOING --
Archivist
- Public Records Division ·
Department for Libraries and Archives, 1985
3OO Coffee Tree Road
Box 537
Frankfort, Kentucky 40602
PRINTED IN U.S.A.
Printed with state funds

 l PREFACE
Inventories are basic archival finding aids which
establish intellectual control over a record group and
acquaint the public with a record group's content. The
Division of Archives and Records Management defines a
record group to be the records of a single major unit
of government.
The Division prepares two types of records
inventories. Inventories of records of agencies still
in existence are called preliminary inventories, since
they will be updated periodically. The second type,
known simply as inventories, describes closed record
groups. A record group is considered closed when the
agency of origin no longer exists and no new records are
being created. The inventories are compiled only after
it has been determined that the records are as complete
as possible, and have been properly arranged and accur
. rately described. The inventory of the Work Projects
Administration in Kentucky is of the second type.
Each inventory contains an introduction which out-
’ lines the history and function of the agency that created
the records. Also indicated is the physical history of -
the records themselves. Records of the record group
which are in other repositories are usually not described,
but their locations are noted in the introduction. Those
repositories consulted which do not have records belonging
to the record group are also identified.
Within the record group records are arranged and
described by subgroups and series. The series are
arranged under the subgroup constituting the records'
office of origin. A series description will provide the
record's title, inclusive dates, quantity, arrangement,
relationships to other series, and description of signifi-
cant subject content. Sub-series are occasionally used
to further differentiate similar or related records.
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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE ......... iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS ....... is
INTRODUCTION ........ I
I. RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE STATE ADMINISTRATOR
OF THE WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION IN KENTUCKY . Il
l. Handbooks of Procedures ..I.. I2
2. Reference Material ...... I2
3. Reports to/by the State Administrator . . iz
A. Irregular Administrative Issuances from the
State Administrator . . . ‘ . . . I3
5. Project Manuals ....... is
6. Irregular Administrative Issuances from the
Washington DC Headquarters ..... is
7. Other Washington, DC Publications and Releases . I5
II. RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE STATE DIRECTOR OF
THE DIVISION OF EM LOYMENT ..... I6
| B. Employment Bulletins ...... I6 _
III. RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE STATE DIRECTOR OF
THE DIVISION OF ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION . . J?
9. Bulletins, Memorandums, Safety Bulletins · . Z8
IV. RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE STATE DIRECTOR OF
THE DIVISION OF FINANCE ...... 19
lO. Finance Letters and Memorandums --.. 19
ll. Description of Duties of the Finance Office » 19
V. RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE STATE DIRECTOR OF
THE DIVISION OF COMMUNITY SERVICE ---. 20
l2. Bulletins, Memorandums, Project Descriptions · Zi
I3. Disapproved Project Folders ·--- 2i
IA. Final Reports of Service Projects - - · 2i
VI. PROJECT RECORDS OF THE DIVISION OF WOMEN'S AND
¤ PROFESSIONAL PROJECTS, FEDERAL_PROJECT NO. 3,
. STAFFING OF STATE PLANNING BOARDS ·-·· 23
I5. Working File of the County Planning Survey - 25
iv

 B 16. County Planning Surveys ..... 24
17. Preliminary Report-—River Drainage Basins in
Kentucky ........ 24
18. Planning Staff Correspondence .... 24
l9. Loose, Unclassified Items ..... 25
VII. PROJECT RECORDS OF THE DIVISION OF COMMUNITY
SERVICE, PUBLIC ACTIVITIES SECTION .... 26
Recreation Project
20. Recreation Project Publications .... 26
Writers' Project
2l. Correspondence and Material Relating to
Writers' Projects ...... 26
22. Project Files ....... 26
a. America Eats ....... 29
b. American Guide Series ..... 26
c. American Life Series-—Folklore . . . 36
d. Kentucky Atlas ...... 36
e..Baptists of Kentucky ..... 30
f. Kentucky Factbook ...... 36
g. Fairs and Fairmakers ..... 52
l h. Greeks in America ..-... 51
i. Hands That Build America .... 31
j. Kentucky Derby . ..... 'SI
k. Military Area Guides ..... 3T
l. Military History of Kentucky - · · 5i
m. Our Lives - . ..... 31
n. Kentucky Photobook . . . . . 52
o. U.S. Travel Atlas ..... 52
I VIII. ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS OF THE DIVISION OF
COMMUNITY SERVICE, RESEARCH AND RECORDS SECTION . 33
Historical Records Survey
23. Subject Correspondence Files of the State l
Office of the Historical Records Survey . . 34
24. Forms and Reports -·---· 34
25. Reference Material ··--·- 34
26. Weekly Activity Reports of Field Workers . . 35
27. Monthly Activity Reports of Field Workers . . 35
28. Irregular Reports of Field Workers - · . 35
29. Reports of Field Trips ..... 35
30. Supply Requisitions · .... . 35
3l. County Correspondence of the State Directors of
the Historical Records Survey, O.B. Wilder and
Thomas D. Clark ---···· 36
32. County Correspondence of the State Director of
the Historical Records Survey, Walter M.
Hoefelman ........ 36
v

 B 33. District Office Correspondence Files, Historical
Records Survey ....... 36
34. Administrative Material, American Imprints _ 36
35. Administrative Material, Inventory of
Church Archives ....... 3?
36. Administrative Material, Inventory of
Manuscript Colletions ...... 3?
37. Administrative Material, Survey of Federal
Archives, l936-1937 ...... 37
38. Administrative Material, Survey of Federal
Archives, 1936-1939 ...... 37
39. Individual Time Reports, Survey of Federal
Archives ........ 38
40. Working Reference Material, Survey of Federal
Archives ........ 38
IX. PROJECT RECORDS OF THE DIVISION OF COMMUNITY
SERVICE, RESEARCH AND RECORDS SECTION . . . 39
Historical Records Survey
4l. American Imprints Inventory .... 39
42. Guides to Civilian Organizations . . . 39 .
43. Inventory of Church Archives Project Material . 59 !
44. Inventory of County Archives Publications . 40
. 45. Inventory of County Archives Project Material . 40
46. Inventory of Manuscript Collections Project i
Material ........ 41
47. Inventory of State Archives Project Material . 41 l
48. Survey of Federal Archives Publications . . 41 I
49. Survey of Federal Archives Project Material . 42 ;
_ 50. Vital Statistics Publication .... 42 Q
X. RECORDS OF THE DIVISION OF COMMUNITY SERVICE,
RESEARCH AND RECORDS SECTION ..... 43
Property Projects
51. Administrative Material ..... 43»
52. Working Files, Long Form ..... 43
53. Working Files, Short Form ..... 44
54. Unidentified Loose Material .... 44
55. Sketches and Drawings of Property Plots . . 44
56. Aerial Photographs ...... 44
57. Administrative and Working Material . . . 44
58. Real Property and Sanitary Survey . . . 44
XI. UNCLASSIFIED RECORDS OF THE WORK PROJECTS
® I ADMINISTRATION IN KENTUCKY ..... 45
59. Loose and Unclassified Records .... 45
60. Materials Dated after June 30, 1943 · . . 45
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 XII. MATERIAL FROM OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES OF THE
I DEPRESSION ERA ......... 46
6l. Materials from Federal Agencies ..... 4F
62. Publications of the National Youth
Administra tion ........ 4 a
XIII. MATERIAL FROM THE KENTUCKY STATE PLANNING
BOARD ........... 49
63. Reports and Publications of the Kentucky State
Planning Board ........ 50
6d. Reference Material of the Kentucky State
Planning Board ........ 50
XIV. KENTUCKY WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION AND CIVIL
WORKS ADMINISTRATION RECORDS ON MICROFILM · - - 5}
65. Administrator's Records, Civil Works Administration
in Kentucky ......... 51
66. Project Folders, Civil Works Administration ‘
in Kentucky .......,. 5I
67. Project. Registers, Civil Works Administration
in Kentucky ......... 5i
. 68. Administrator's Records, Work Projects Administration
in Kentucky ........ . 52
69. Narrative Reports and Personal Correspondence
of George H. Goodman .··--·· 52
70; Index to Reference Cards for Work Projects
Administration Project Files ·-··- 52
XV. RECORDS OF THE DIVISION OF COMMUNITY SERVICE,
PUBLIC ACTIVITIES SECTION ···-· - · 55
Education Project Records
from McCracken County
7l. Procedures Manual, Division of Employment . . . 54
72. Correspondence and Working Material .... 54
73. Federally Issued Manuals ,..... 54
76. National Youth Administration Publications . . 54
75. Education Related Publications and Papers . . . 55
76. WPA Publications from Other States , . . . 55
77. Publications by Other Federal Agencies . . . 55 ·
78. Publications of Kentucky Government Agencies
and Private Organizations ...... 55
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 D APPENDICES
A. Work Projects Administration Administrators and
*Commissioners ........ 56
B. Divisions of the Central Administration . . . 5F
C. Bibliography of Kentucky Project Publications . . 58
D. Administrative Districts of the Work Projects
Administration in Kentucky -....» 63
E. Locations of Other Kentucky Work Projects
Administration Materials ...... 71
F. Organizational Chart of the Work Projects
Administration ........ ?2
G. Counties Represented by Material from the `
Planning Staff Project ...... 73
H. Lines of Administrative and Technical Authority . 74
BIBLIOGRAPHY ......... P5
INDEX ........... 77
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 _ INTRODUCTION
The Great Depression, the most devastating economic
B crisis in United States history, indicated at least a partial
failure of America's economic system. A wave of panic selling
on the New York Stock Exchange in October l929 was an indicator
of several past years of bad monetary policy by the federal
government. Gloom and fear replaced the optimism of the pros-
perous twenties as thousands of middleclass families lost their
incomes, savings, homes and self-respect. This was not to be
a short-lived panic as some thought. Instead it was a world-
wide depression lasting until World War II.
In past economic emergencies local governments and private
organizations provided relief for the unemployed. Federal
money was not made available for what was considered by local
and state authorities to be their responsibility. It was soon
evident that this was not like any past emergency and that
past relief methods were no longer viable. Local authorities
were unable to provide relief for the increasing numbers of
unemployed because of the difficulty in raising the necessary
funds to defray the cost. A clamor arose for outside assist-
ance. Under the weight of the massive numbers needing
assistance state governments began to assist local authorities
in providing relief._ By June 1931 four states aided local
governments. Seven additional states gave assistance by June
1932 and fifteen more began direct support in 1933, including
Kentucky. In Washington, DC however, the clamor fell on the
I deaf ears of President Herbert Hoover.
Confronted with this national crisis shortly after his
election in 1928, Hoover affirmed his belief that the nation's
economy was basically sound and that government should not
directly interfere with business. His belief that relief
measures were local responsibilities in which the federal
government should not become involved led him to rely on the
voluntary cooperation of business, labor, and farmers with
government rather than initiate large-scale federal relief pro-
grams. Government could also try to restore the nation's
confidence in business through public pronouncements and private
advice.
By late 1931 Hoover seemed to realize the enormity of the
‘ crisis. He still opposed, and would continue to oppose,
Congressional efforts to provide direct federal relief for the
unemployed. However, through the insistence of Eugene Meyer,
Governor of the Federal Reserve Board and former head of the
War Finance Corporation, Hoover proposed to Congress establish-
ment of a Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC). Beginning
in January 1932 the RFC loaned $1.5 billion to banks and other
credit agencies; a like amount was loaned for a self-liqui-
dating public works program; and $300 million was loaned to
local governments as direct supplement to relief funds.
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As a result of growing popular discontent with Hoover's ·
depression policies, Franklin D. Roosevelt was swept into the
presidency in 1932. In the whirlwind activity which occured
during his famous first Hundred Days, numerous anti—depression
measures were signed into law. One of the most significant
was the Federal Emergency Relief Act of 1933 (ERA of 1933).
Creation of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration
(PERA), headed by Harry L. Hopkins, reflected Roosevelt's
view that while providing for millions of hungry and unemployed
was traditionally a state and local responsibility, the federal
government should provide emergency assistance. In contrast to
loans made by earlier relief programs, the PERA provided grants
to state governments for direct relief. Initially $500 million
were appropriated by the ERA of 1933 for distribution through
state emergency relief administrations (in Kentucky: KERA).
While the PERA made direct grants to the states it was
fully the responsibility of the states to determine the eligi-
bility of those applying and the amount of money to be
administered to any particular family case—~within PERA
regulations. PERA regulations required people on work relief
be given cash rather than payment—in-kind (clothing; foodstuffs).
Cash payment was also urged for those on direct relief.
Other federal agencies were created to administer aspects
of relief not within the realm of PERA activities. Chief among ‘
these were the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), first called
Emergency Conservation Work (ECW), and the Public Works
Administration (PWA), both created in 1933. Three agencies
were created that had administrative ties to PERA-the Civil
Works Administration (CWA), the Federal Surplus Relief Corpora-
tion (FSRC), and the Works Progress Administration (WPA). (For
a discussion of CWA, CCC, PWA, and FSRC see subgroup XII
Material from Other Federal Agencies of the Depression Era.)
The FERA was a stopgap relief program designed to make
funds immediately available to those most needing them. These
direct payments filled a need but did not appreciably reduce
the numbers of unemployed. Work relief programs designed and
implemented by state and local governments with PERA funds were
‘ intended to conserve the skills and work habits, and restore
the morale and self-respect of the able—bodied unemployed.
The experience gained from the administration of PERA programs
was of considerable value in planning WPA programs.
Executive Order 7034, May 6, 1935, established the Works
Progress Administration for the "coordinated execution of the
relief program as a whole, and for the execution of that program
in such manner as to move from the relief rolls to work on such
projects or in private employment the maximum number of persons
in the shortest time possible." ‘

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The WPA was strictly a works program. No aid was given
B to unemployables such as the aged, blind, or crippled. These
people remained the responsibility of local government until
federal grants-in—aid became available for aid to the aged,
blind, and dependent children through the Social Security Act
in 1936. Included among more than forty federal agencies
cooperating in the operation of the Works Program were
regular government bureaus and established emergency agencies
along with newly created agencies empowered to operate work
projects, such as the WPA.
Reorganization_Plan No. I, of 1939, transformed the Works
Progress Administration, then renamed Work Projects Administra-
tion, from an independent agency to a unit of the newly created
Federal Works Agency (PWA). At this same time the Public
Buildings Administration, Public Roads Administration, Public
Works Administration, and the United States Housing Authority
were also made units of the PWA.
Due to World War Il and the continued decline in unemploy-
ment the Federal Works Administrator, Major General Philip B.
Fleming, and President Roosevelt agreed in December l9&2 that
WPA operations should be terminated as soon as possible. By
June 30, l9é3, all projects in the states were closed.
Originally intended as a coordinating agency for the Works
’ Program the role of the WPA changed very quickly to one of
leadership in providing for the nation's unemployed. During
the eight years of operations the WPA provided a work relief
program, remarkably free of corruption and scandal, employing
about 8,500,000 needy people. This number represents 75% of
all workers taken from relief rolls and placed in federal
employment. It also represents only about é0% of the nation's
unemployed. Work performed was of a public nature designed to
maintain social services or improve community conditions. From
1939 until the United States' entry into World War II an in-
creasingly large number of projects were directed toward
improvements in national defense. Beginning in December 1941
all projects not vital to the national defense were terminated.
A fitting epitaph can be found in a December 4, l9é2,
letter from President Roosevelt to General Fleming: "I am proud
of the Work Projects Administration organization. It has
displayed courage and determination in the face of uninformed
criticism .... with the satisfaction of a good job well done and
with a high sense of integrity, the Work Projects Administration
has asked for and earned an honorable discharge." The accom-
plishments of the WPA-—tangible and intangible-can be found
in the many buildings still in use today and in the self—respect
restored to those forced to the limits of despair in face of an
economic crisis that discriminated against no one.
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With the establishment of the WPA the grant-in-aid method .
of financing work relief, as under FERA, was abandoned and a
new system of federal administration extending into the states
and territories was set up. WPA was completely a federal
program with all officials and project workers being paid by
the federal government. Nevertheless state and local govern-
ments continued to shoulder some very large responsibilities
in the operation of the program. Determination of an appli-
cant's eligibility for the WPA program was such a responsi-
bility.
Project planning and operations were state and local
government responsibilities. Formal proposals for WPA projects,
made by a legally responsible public agency, had_to show the
estimated cost, what part of that cost the sponsor was prepared
to pay, and the amount and types of labor required. Sponsors
were responsible for the architectural and engineering aspects
of construction projects. Sponsors also agreed that if for
any reason the WPA was unable to complete the project they
would complete at least a usable unit. When completed, projects
belonged to the sponsors who would maintain and operate the
project at their own expense. Sponsors shared in the program
by paying a portion of the project's cost, usually the nonlabor
costs, which varied from one project to another. Materials,
equipment, tools, skilled labor, and office space were the
umst common types of sponsors' contributions. {
The desire to secure useful public improvements and services
that might otherwise be economically unattainable was a very
important incentive for project sponsorship. Another incentive
derived from the fact that the more people on work relief at any
one time meant fewer people in need of direct relief-still a
local responsibility. Construction projects were in wide
demand due to their need and utility. Service projects, usually
sponsored by local governments as opposed to state sponsorship,
generally began as WPA sponsored programs (Federal Project A
Nos 1-6. see page 9 ) to demonstrate their usefulness and employ
· the needy white collar workers. Projects also received sponsor-
ship from other federal agencies. Although the numbers employed W
on these other federal projects were relatively small, the l
work-conservation of natural resources, flood control, research `
studies, and improvement of defense facilities—-was of consider- _
able importance to the nation.
To obtain project approval a sponsor's project proposal
was forwarded through an area or district WPA office to the ¤
state office. The proposal was reviewed for eligibility and y
compliance with federal law and WPA regulations. If it was
found acceptable, an application was made by the state WPA ,
administrator to the Washington WPA office for authority to
spend federal funds for the project. Final approval was given
by the President. Approved projects were released for opera-  
tion by the state administrator to coincide with the availability
I

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of eligible manpower from the local community or when funds
M became available.
The WPA functioned on four basic administrative levels:
the central administration in Washington, DC; the regional
offices; the state administrations; and the district offices.
This organization was maintained throughout the life of the
WPA. (See appendix H for a diagram of the line of adminis-
trative and technical authority.)
The central administration had the responsibility for
determining WPA policies, and for regulating all WPA
. activities in compliance with federal laws and regulations.
Due to the wide variation between laws and customs of the
states and local communities with which the WPA.had to deal,
much or the responsibility of the central administration was
delegated to the state administrations.
The regional offices directed and coordinated the programs
in the states of each region in accordance with policies and
regulations prescribed by the central administration. The
number of regions, states in those regions, and location of
the regional office varied throughout the eight years of the
WPA. _
Each state administration was responsible for the general
, administration of the WPA program within the state, including
guidance of potential sponsors, public relations, and the
securing of federal approval and funding for specific projects.
State administrations generally were co-terminous with state
boundaries, however, New York State, New York City, Northern
and Southern California were all given state designations to
ease the burden of administration.
The district office was responsible for the direct
management of project operations and related activities such
\ as assigning certified workers to projects, timekeeping,
scheduling the initiation and completion of projects, and
cooperating with local sponsors in all phases of program
operations. The number of districts and the territory they
i incompassed were frequently altered to better conform to the
ability of the state administration to meet the needs of the
people. Temporary area offices were sometimes opened in the
i districts to administrate more effectively.
Regulatory responsibilities of the central administration
I were distributed among various divisions and sections.
Originally there were five divisions. These were reorganized
to four in 1936, seven in 1940, and by 1943 there were eleven
divisions in the central administration. Not all of the
i divisions of the central administration existed on the state
level and those that were varied periodically in name and
number. The following divisions operated on the state level
at some time during the eight years of the WPA. (A more detailed

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description of some of these divisions preceeds the series ·
descriptions for records of the respective divisions.) I
DIVISION OF ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION. This division was
responsible for the regulation of construction projects,
review of the engineering for such projects, end recording and
control of project applications. Administration of the safety
program end the supply function was also the responsibility of
this division.
DIVISION OF SERVICE PROJECTS. This division wes responsible
_ for regulation of community service projects end projects
A specifically designed to employ professional, technical, and
clerical workers. Review of relevent project applications was
also a divisional responsibility.
DIVISION OF TRAINING AND REEMTLOYM NT. This division, estab-
lished in l9&l in response to national defense needs, planned
end regulated NPA training projects. These projects were
usually in technical fields, such as electronics, vital to the
nation's war industry.
DIVISION OF FINANCE. This division was responsible for the
control of project end state administration fiscal records as
well as project financial activities such as timekeeping. The
division was usually represented at the project level by a
finance officer. {
DIVISION OF EMPLOYMENT. This division was responsible for
employment related activities,such as final determination of
eligibility, classification, assignment,-and release of workers.
Labor relations and determination of wages and hours for
personnel were also in this division's domain.
DIVISION OF STATISTICS. This division was responsible for the
compilation of statistics derived from activity reports of the
other divisions and the transmission of these statistics to the
central administration.
DIVISION OF MANAGEMENT OR ADMINISTRATION. This division was
responsible for procedure, administrative personnel, budgets,
office services, and any other function required by the state
administrator. Occasional information services, such as
project descriptions or newspaper releases, were functions of ·
the state administrator or the staff in his office.
Other divisions maintained only at the national level
——Research, Investigation, Information, and General Counsel-
are described in appendix B.
Divisions were composed of sections at various times of
their development. These sections maintained control over {
related projects through a section supervisor who was responsi-
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Overall the records described in this inventory were in
S good physical condition with some water damage, dirt, and
general decay. They were, however, found to be in disorder,
as if they had been piled together and a half-hearted attempt
made to separate them. There were many indications, beyond
problems of poor storage, of tampering or the possible use
of the materials by someone after termination of the WPA.
There are many references to photographs, which cannot be
found, being enclosed with letters. Newspaper articles, post
cards, a book, and a letter dated after June 30, 1963, were
found in the records. They are included in this inventory,
series 60, as their purpose is not fully understood.
Arrangement of this record group followed two specific
guidelines. First, all manuals and administrative issuances
from.Washington, DC and materials from other states were
placed within the Office of the State Administrator unless ·
the particular item.obvious1y belonged in a series of another
subgroup, Second, similar but distinct collections of records
obtained through different circumstances,such as those in
County Planning Surveys (series 16), were kept intact even
though the individual items of the series might be identical.
As is normally the procedure, these records, which span
_ all of the administrative periods of the WPA, are arranged to
conform to the final period, but only down to the division
. level. Arrangement of project level records conforms to the
division sections as they were when the records were actually
generated. There are, however, some specific exceptions to be
noted.
The Division of Community Service administratively con-
tained three sections prior to February 1962 when the number
was reduced to two. Nearly all surviving records from this
division predate 1962. Final Reports of Service Projects
(series 16), written in February 1963, fall within the two
section period and are arranged by the two division sections
(Defense, Health and Welfare; and War Services), and thereunder
alphabetically by project name. This arrangement was used
because some projects did not exist during the three section
period.
In contrast to the Final Reports, the Guides to Civilian
Organizations, prepared by the Historical Records Survey during
‘ the two section administrative period, are arranged under the
three section period with the other records from HRS. This
was done to keep all HRS records together and because the exact
administrative relationship between HRS and the sections of the
Division of Community Service was known.
The records of Federal Project No. 3, Staffing of State
TM Planning Boards, are found in series 15-19. This project
p ‘ functioned as a unit of the Division of Women's and Professional

 Projects. WPA sponsorship for this project ended in 1937. J
Since the project ended prior to the organization of the
final administrative structure of the WPA, its records are l
described as a separate subgroup.
The description "random arrangement" is used for small
series consisting of one docu ent case or less (.1 to .5
cubic feet) where the series had no obvious order, either
alphabetical or chronological.
The history of the physical location of the records
described.in this inventory is not completely known] Accord-
ing to Dr. Jacqueline Bull, former head of the Special
Collections and Archives Department at the University of
Kentucky Margaret 1. King Library, the WPA records were
retrieved in the 1940s from a building in Louisville. From
that time until 1973 the records were stored.in a University
of Kentucky warehouse. Transfer of the records to the State
Archives and Records Center was made in 1973. Work on the
final arrangement and this inventory began in February 1978.
Four cubic feet of State Planning Board Project material
were found in records transferred to the Archives Branch in
1967 by the Franklin County Clerk's Office. The courthouse
was apparently the location of project offices for Franklin
County. These records are described in series 51-55. ‘
Material in the subgroup, Education Project Records
from McCracken County, series 71-78, was obtained from
Southern Illinois University, Special Collections, in October
1978. Prior to acquisition by Southern Illinois University
the records were presumably stored in an abandoned building
in Paducah, Kentucky.
Correspondence files of Harry E. Bullock, Chairman of
the State-Wide Welfare Committee 1931-1932, have been removed
from the WPA records and a separate inventory prepared, as no
connection can be found between Bullock and the WPA.
Copies of records on microfilm, available from the
National Archives, Washington, DC, were obtained by the Archives
Branch in 1978 to supplement the records described in this
inventory and are described in series 65-70.
A considerable quantity of WPA related material can be
found in other Kentucky libraries, and archival and manu-
script repositories. Appendix E shows the general types of
WPA related records housed at the Louisville Free Public
Library; University of Louisville Library; University of
Kentucky Margaret I. King Library, Special Collections and
Archives Department; Kentucky State Library; Filson Club in
Louisville; Kentucky Historical Society; and the University of l
Louisville Archives. In addition to the general records listed

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in appendix E, the Special Collections and Archives Department,
R Margaret I. King Library, has in its custody the Goodman-Paxton
Papers consisting of personal correspondence files of George H.
Goodm