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Inventory of the Records of the Work Projects Administration in Kentucky text Inventory of the Records of the Work Projects Administration in Kentucky 1985 1985 2013 true xt7sf766527n section xt7sf766527n ¤*¤*IIII`* II@II¤ *** , 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. A iii 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 vi 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 vii 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 viii _ 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. D 1 - ` 2 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." ‘ 3 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. A 4 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 5 t 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 6 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- ble to the state director of that division. ` 7 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 9 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