Historical Records Survey
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The Historical Records Survey was a New Deal-era initiative that systematically inventoried and preserved local and state archival records across the United States.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Deal program
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United States federal government project → archival survey project → |
| alsoKnownAs |
HRS
→
WPA Historical Records Survey → |
| country |
United States
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| dissolved |
1943
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| employerOf |
archivists
→
clerical workers → librarians → teachers → |
| field |
archival science
→
public history → records management → |
| fundedBy |
federal government of the United States
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| hasImpact |
creation of research tools for historians
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development of modern archival standards in the United States → preservation of local government records → |
| historicalContext |
New Deal
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| historicalPeriod |
Great Depression
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| inception |
1935
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| location |
District of Columbia
→
Puerto Rico → all U.S. states → |
| mainPurpose |
aid preservation of historical records
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inventory church records → inventory local government records → inventory manuscript collections → inventory state government records → provide employment for jobless white-collar workers → |
| notableOutput |
American Imprints Inventory
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church archives inventories → county archives inventories → |
| parentOrganization |
Works Progress Administration
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| partOf |
Federal Writers’ Project
→
Works Progress Administration → |
| product |
guides to manuscript collections
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historical source guides → inventories of church archives → inventories of county records → inventories of municipal records → |
| publicationFormat |
printed inventories
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typescript reports → |
| reasonForEnd |
World War II mobilization
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reduction of WPA funding → |
| sponsor |
Works Progress Administration
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| workLanguage |
English
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Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Historical Records Survey
("WPA Historical Records Survey")
→
Historical Records Survey ("WPA Historical Records Survey") → |
alsoKnownAs |
|
Works Progress Administration
→
Works Progress Administration → |
program |
|
Historic Sites Act of 1935
("Historic Sites Survey")
→
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createdProgram |
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Federal Project Number One
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hasPart |