HRS
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HRS is an abbreviation commonly used for the Historical Records Survey, a New Deal-era program that documented and preserved historical public records in the United States.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Deal program
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archival survey project → |
| abbreviation |
HRS
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| alsoKnownAs |
WPA Historical Records Survey
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| country |
United States
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| employer |
archivists
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clerical workers → librarians → teachers → unemployed historians → |
| endTime |
early 1940s
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| focus |
archives and libraries
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church records → federal government records → local government records → manuscript collections → state government records → |
| historicalPeriod |
Great Depression
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| inception |
1935
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| locatedIn |
all U.S. states
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many U.S. counties → |
| mainPurpose |
document historical public records in the United States
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preserve historical public records in the United States → |
| operatedBy |
Works Progress Administration
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| partOf |
Federal Writers’ Project
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New Deal cultural programs → Works Progress Administration → |
| product |
bibliographies
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guides to archives → inventories of public records → research aids for historians → |
| significance |
contributed to development of archival standards in the United States
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improved access to historical records → |
| sponsor |
U.S. federal government
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Historical Records Survey
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abbreviation |
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Historical Records Survey
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alsoKnownAs |
|
HRS high-resolution separator
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hasAbbreviation |