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OCT . ,,, .. ..~"' ~ .-r 1 ;. ',.l1-,· ,;v1 T HE --Works a 4-1320 Northweetern University 1936 W O R K S Llbfurjt O G R A M ***** Progress Administration-- For Immediate Release Saturday, September 26, 1936. Mrs. Woodward. Praises American Guide Exhibit. Mrs. Ellen S. Wood.ward., Assistant AdministrRtor of the Works Progress AdministrRtion di rec ting Worr:en I s and Professional Projects, inspected. the American Guide exhibit tode.y At the National Museum in Washington. tinue through October 8. 11 It The ex:1ibit will con- Mrs. WoodwArd said: is impossible, even in the generous spece allorred by the Netional Museum, to give more than a suggr,stion of the vr-ist amount of material to be presented in the six volume of The American Guide. I believe, however, thPt every visitor will be impressed with the wo81th of Americpn history, folklore, ;:ind in fact the droma of our whole n<>tionAl life, thAt h£1s been brought together for the first time. 11 Tn:i.vel today is comr:ionplace, but the value of travel depends upon how much one understands of the new scenes thnt Are unfolded. Even the most experienced tra.velers doubtless will find much in The American Guide thAt hAs esc.<Jped them. The eyes of 6,000 trained observers A.nd \-:ri ters who have found needed employr:ient on this project, with the help of some 12,000 volunteer ass istAnts, including many distinguished scientists, educ? tors, editors end authors, have seen And interpreted more then any one man could expect to g2the r. The Fedo nil Writ0rs Project of the Works Progress Administration under Henry Alsberg, its NRtional Director, has JMde a lasting contribution to our natiomil literature. 11 Am3rica will be de::-,rer and more m2anir..gful to all of us, once we have leerned to know it with The American Guide Digitized by NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 8 s our hPndbook. 11 0000000 Original from NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
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