WPA Historical Records Survey-Southwestern Michigan
Scope and Contents
The collection is composed of surveys done between 1936 and 1939 focusing on historical events and documentation in southwest Michigan done by the Works Progress Administration. Counties included are Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Hillsdale, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Saint Joseph, and Van Buren.
Historical topics also are included like the plank roads and the Alphadelphia Association. Also included are WPA personnel records, travel vouchers and instructional material. Also included are WPA personnel records, travel vouchers and instructional material. Additional surveys include Alphadelphia Association records, church records, Grand Army of the Republic records, and newspaper records.
Dates
- Creation: 1936-1937
Creator
- United States. Work Projects Administration (Mich.) (Organization)
Extent
4.5 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Material is grouped by county.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These records came from the City of Kalamazoo.
Physical Description
The collection amounts to 4.5 cubic feet and is composed of surveys done between 1936 and 1939 focusing on historical events and documentation in southwest Michigan done by the Works Progress Administration. The majority of the material is 8 ½”x11” and is organized according to the County and then subdivided according to the community either a city or township and in some cases a historic site like the Carey Mission in Berrien County.
Subject
- United States. Work Projects Administration (Mich.) -- Surveys (Organization)
- Alphadelphia Association (Organization) (Organization)
- Grand Army of the Republic (Organization)
- Title
- WPA Historical Records Survey-Southwestern Michigan Finding Aid
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Stephanie Chapman
- Date
- 2021-03-09
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Western Michigan University Archives & Regional History Collections Repository
Charles C. and Lynn L. Zhang Legacy Collections Center
1650 Oakland Drive
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5307 US
(269) 387-8490
arch-collect@wmich.edu