Full DescriptionWPA Cards Digital Archive |
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| Collection Information | |
| Title: | WPA Cards Digital Archive |
| Alternate Title: | WPA Household Census Cards and Employee Records, Los Angeles, 1939 |
| URL: |
http://digarc.usc.edu/search/controller/collection/wpacards-m85342.html 
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| Description: | The Works Progress Administration Los Angeles Household Census Cards collection dates from 1939. The physical cards which number nearly half a million items are owned by USC's Information Services, Regional History Collection. More than a quarter of the collection has been digitized. The household survey cards (or "dwelling schedules"), one for each street address in greater Los Angeles, document a wide variety of information ranging from the type of dwelling, the value of the property, the monthly rent or mortgage, to whether or not there were flush toilets. While these cards form the bulk of the collection, other digitized documents include "block face cards" and "block lists" -- documenting the census process -- as well as employee records which provide a fascinating view of the background and skills of the census takers themselves. Naturally, in this city of the car, the employee records include whether or not the employee owned an automobile. |
| Subjects: |
General Resources States and Regions Social Studies |
| DLF-specific Subjects: | American Culture |
| Geographic Coverage: | North America (continent) |
| Time Period: |
Middle 20th Century (1934-1967) Modern (1701-present) |
| Objects Represented: |
Physical artifacts Census Cards |
| Format: | image/jpeg |
| Interaction with Collection: |
Search Browse |
| Size: | 89905 |
| Frequency of additions: | Irregularly |
| Alternative Access: |
http://digarc.usc.edu/oaidp/controller/serve?verb=ListRecords&metadataPrefix=mods&set=wpacards http://digarc.usc.edu/oaidp/controller/serve?verb=ListRecords&metadataPrefix=oai_dc&set=wpacards
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| Metadata schema used: |
Dublin Core (simple or qualified) MODS |
| This Record Last Updated By: | khage@umich.edu |
| This Record Last Updated On: | 12/11/2008 2:20:34 PM |
| Hosting Institution: | University of Southern California |
| Associated Collections | |
| There are no associated collections. | |
| Projects Associated with Digital Collection | |
| Title of Project: | Aquifer American Social History Online |
| Project URL: |
http://www.diglib.org/aquifer/
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| Title of Project: | TEST |
| Project URL: | TEST |
| Administrative Notes About this Collection in the Aquifer Projects | |
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