New Deal, 1933-1939.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Robert "Bob" B. David Historical Collection
Collection
Identifier: NCA 01.v.1987.02 WyCaC US
Scope and Contents
The Robert “Bob” B. David Collection consists of 50 dismantled scrapbooks that cover a wide range of topics about Wyoming and the American West from prehistoric times to the mid-twentieth century. Several scrapbooks were dedicated to David’s investigation and research of the 1897 “Hole-in-the-Wall Fight” and the Johnson County War, which include interviews with the prominent and local individuals involved. Early scrapbooks feature David’s research about the Dinwoody and Castle Garden areas...
Dates:
1700 - 1977; Majority of material found within 1866 - 1959
Ted C. Sowers Papers and Photographs
Collection
Identifier: SpecColl 01.1941.01 WyCaC US
Content Description
This collection consists of reports on and descriptions of petroglyphs and pictographs created during the New Deal archaeology that happened across Wyoming during the late 1930s and early 1940s. Ted C. Sowers oversaw these reports as Supervisor for the Archaeological Project of the Works Project Administration. Danny N. Walker, PhD, RPA, Wyoming State Archaeologists' Office, writes in a poster presented at the Society for American Archaeology's 76th Annual Meeting, "As with many other WPA...
Dates:
1941