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National Youth Administration Records, 1935-1944

Overview of the Collection

Creator
State College of Washington
Title
National Youth Administration Records
Dates
1935-1944 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 Linear feet of shelf space, (2 boxes)
Collection Number
Archives 231 (collection)
Summary
Established in 1937, the National Youth Administration was a New Deal program dealing with the effects of the Great Depression. Among other things, it provided grants to college students in exchange for work. The collection consists primarily of records and papers relating to the Pullman campus of WSC's administration of National Youth Administration projects.
Repository
Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions

This collection is open and available for research use.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

Established in 1937, the National Youth Administration was a New Deal program dealing with the effects of the Great Depression. Among other things, it provided grants to college students in exchange for work. The National Youth Administration was closed in 1943.

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Content Description

The collection consists primarily of records and papers relating to the Pullman campus of WSC's administration of National Youth Administration projects. Papers range from summary level program documents to sheets on individual projects (jobs). Most of the papers come from 1936-1939 and from 1941-1943.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright restrictions may apply.

Preferred Citation

[Item Description] National Youth Administration Records, 1935-1944 (UA 231)

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is organized in two series. The first series is in subject order, and consists of administrative materials, correspondence, documents, and budgets relating to the implementation of the National Youth Administration on campus in Pullman. The second series consists of individual project statements. Series two is then broken into two subseries, the first being statements from 1936-1938, organized alphabetically by sponsoring department. The second series comprises the last two folders, and is project statements from 1942-1943, alphabetically by department in two folders maintaining their original separation as active and inactive projects, and including some administrative materials relating to the overseeing of those projects.

Acquisition Information

These records were transferred to Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections sometime prior to 1984, from an unknown donor, and designated as W049. The collection was preliminarily processed ca. 1984, but was not completed and no finding aid was created.

Processing Note

This collection was reprocessed and described by University Archivist Mark O'English in January of 2011; the folder list was typed by University of Idaho graduate student Timothy Mace.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • College students -- Employment -- United States.
  • New Deal, 1933-1939 -- Washington (State).
  • Public works -- Washington (State).
  • Student aid -- Washington (State).
  • Youth -- Employment -- Washington (State).

Corporate Names

  • State College of Washington.
  • United States. National Youth Administration.
  • Washington State University.

Other Creators

  • Corporate Names

    • United States. National Youth Administration. (creator)
    • Washington State University. (creator)

Finding aid prepared by Mark O'English
2016

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