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THE MILWAUKEE WPA ANDICRAFT PROJECT
A
FW A.
2:
Z 999/
4
MATERIAL COST LIST
793 N. JACKSON ST., MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
Object Description
| Page Title | The Milwaukee WPA Handicraft Project : material cost list |
| Author | Milwaukee WPA Handicraft Project |
| Place of Publication | Milwaukee, Wis. |
| Source Creation Date | 1939 |
| Language | English |
| Digital Format | XML |
| Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | © Copyright 2010 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2010 |
| Digital Identifier | TP545000 |
| Description | The Milwaukee Handicraft Project was a program of the Work Projects Administration (WPA), which was created in 1935 to put unemployed Americans to work. Between 1935 and 1943, the MHP trained African American residents of Milwaukee to produce art such as rugs, baskets, quilts, book-bindings, costumes, draperies, toys, and games. Their work was sold at cost to educational and tax-supported institutions such as the Milwaukee Public Schools. This mimeographed catalog lists all the MHP products for sale in 1939 and provides details about their materials, physical size, and pricing. Loosely inserted is a copy of the form that customers completed when ordering goods. Examples of MHP book-bindings can be seen elsewhere at Turning Points in Wisconsin History by searching for "Milwaukee Handicraft Project." |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
| Type | Book |
| Recommended Citation | Milwaukee WPA Handicraft Project. Material Cost List (Milwaukee, Wis., 1939); online facsimile at http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1752 |
| Document Number | TP545 |
| Size | 53 leaves ; 27 cm. |
| URL | http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1752 |
| Owner Collection | US Government Publications |
| Owner Object ID | FW 4.2: Z 999/ 4 |
| County | Milwaukee County; |
| City | Milwaukee |
| State/Province | Wisconsin |
| Race and Ethnicity | African Americans; |
| Sub-Topic | Depression and Unemployment; |
| Event Date | 1939 |
| Event Years | 1939 |
| Art | Interior decoration; Folk art; |
| Domestic Life | Clothing and dress; Family; |
| Manufacturing and Industry | Manual work; |
Description
| Page Title | Cover |
| Author | Milwaukee WPA Handicraft Project |
| Place of Publication | Milwaukee, Wis. |
| Source Creation Date | 1939 |
| Language | English |
| Digital Format | JPEG |
| Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | © Copyright 2010 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2010 |
| Digital Identifier | TP545001 |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
| Type | Book |
| Size | 27 cm. |
| Owner Collection | US Government Publications |
| Owner Object ID | FW 4.2: Z 999/ 4 |
| Full Text | THE MILWAUKEE WPA ANDICRAFT PROJECT A FW A. 2: Z 999/ 4 MATERIAL COST LIST 793 N. JACKSON ST., MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN |
| Event Date | 1939 |
| Event Years | 1939 |