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4-1925
W0 R K S
For Release to Newspaper s ,
Sunday , April 9 , 1939 .
WPA SUWv:ARIZlliS ACCm.tPLISHJ.~i'JTS IN TH.."RF,E YEARS t 0?ERATION
Colonel F. C. Harringto n , Works Progress Adruinist rat or today made
publ i c a summary of phys ical accomplis hments on 200 , 000 WPA p rojects in three
years of operation s .
The re 11ort covers wo r k completed from start of the program in
July , 1935 , through June 30 , 1938 .
Actual project 01Jerat i ons were not under
Thus tne accomplishment s
v;ay on a large :-.icale before late November of 1935 .
listed ar e the products for the most part of only 31 months of work .
WPA , the report discloses , built or improved highways , roads and
streets equal in aggr egate lengtn to 100 r oad s across the cont inent .
New
public bui lding11i construct ed by WPA w0rkers were t he eq uivalent of about six
for each of the 3, 000 counties in the United Stat es .
New school "buildings and libraries and additi ons to existing
education al facilitie s alone were of a suffici ent numb er to place one in each
of the country I s 3, 000 com1ties .
The education al buildings repaired or im-
proved would provide nearly all of the 25 , 000 school districts with one improved
education al facilit y each.
Outstand.i ng runong WPA 1 s contri outions to the pub llc facilitie s
of the Nation were :
17 , 600 new public buildings f or cities , coun ti es and
states ; repairs and improveme nts to 46,300 and additions
t o 1 , 700 .
280 , 000 miles of highways , roads and streets constructed or repaired ; 29 , lOO ' new bridges and 23 , 500
r epaired or imp roved .
26 , 700 new dD.ms for conservat ion purpos,3s ; 4 , 100 new
storage druns .
6, 100 miles of new water mains , aqueducts and
distribut ion lines ; 8 , 900 miles of new storrr. and sanitary
sewers .
1 , 800 new athletic fiald.s , 1 ,500 improved ; 1 , 100 new
parks , 4 , 200 improved or enlarged ; 1 , 600 new playgrou11 ds ,
5, 000 improved.
8 , 700 miles of new and 5, 000 miles of improved di tches
for mosquito control ; 11 , 500 miles of other types of
ditches excavated or improved , exclusive of roadsi de dr ainage
in connectio n with road projects .
"For full appraisn,l of the program i t is ne cessar-.1 to consider
not onl y t he permanent contr ibutions to communiti es in the form of physicn,l
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assets but .:1lso the h0c1lth, educational, cultural and s ervic e pr ogr.::1JDs conducted through WPA non- construction projects , « Colonel Harrington ;aid. .
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· evaluating the pr ogram , to cons ider
t in
t an,
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as impor
the benefits afforded. workers who have come to Vf?A as heads of destitute
famili es .
They have been helped , as only a constructive job could help t hem ,
to retain the morale of independent citizens and the work habi ts necessar:·
for ob taining re- employment in pri vate industry .
"Construction -projects have made up t he bulk of t he VTPA pr ogr3.m
from the start and at t he pres ent acco 1.mt f or more than 80 p er cont of Vfi'A
employment," Colo ne l Harrington con tinued .
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T:1e l a r gest part of construction
has been in hi 6 hwo.y , road and street building and. r epai r .
Forty- five per
cent of all WPA v1or:rnrs n.re engaged on t his typo of work.
1fTho wor1c of WPA empl oyoos has hel ped to keop our r oad.s and
streets abr east of automobile trD,f fic r equirements , to bring rur11.l areas in
clos er touch with IDL'.Xke ts , schools nnd ot ~1er vi ta.l servic es , as well as t o
make necessa.ry impr'lvemonts in public r) ro pe rty of all t y·pes which otherwise
could not havo b•)en pr ovided .
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Of the tot a l mileage of hi ghway s, ro.::1.ds and. stroots constructed
or r epair ed during the three- year period , about 30 ,500 miles or 11 pe r cont
.,.
we re within t he limits of citi es and vilb,gos , and 23 , 600 mil es , or mor0 t~1Im
eight pe r cent of tho total , were paved with concrete, bric:c , block or
bituminous su.rfaco .
The bulk of tha road work wo.s in rural aren.s , wh0,re str.1bilizing
and draining unpaved r oc.ds for y oar-around u se hns contriout ed directly to
the evolution of the public school ~yst em by facilitating t ho consolidation
of schools and. t he closing of hundr eds of one- teacher schoo ls each year .
~ulk of WPA 1 s school construction, mor eo ve r, has boon
o:
Tho
buildings with two
or more r ooms , ond nuch of t he school modernization p rogram has m~de existing
buildings of groc-,tor community service in the incr easingly n:otorizod rurnl
areas .
Tho public building conctruction progr11m, second larges t in
point of em"I)loymnnt, o.ccounted for the building of 2,300 new schools , 5 , 500
recreational buildings , 800 courthous es , city hulls o.nd other M.!'linistr~tive
buildings , 100 hos :9i tals ond a large numbe r of other typo s of buildings including
aoo
warehouses , 150 fir ehous es and 100 air9laLe hangars .
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VT?A acti vi tion i n tl1e inter ci s t of pub lic heal th fel l in both
construction and. service categori es .
.B esides t he t :10uso,nds of miles of sewers
and water lines laid or improved , th-2.re V!ere construct erl 400 pumping stati ons,
300 sewage treatment pl ants , 80 wn.ter purification pl.'..l.llt s .'.lnd 35 garbage in-
cinerators .
I n r ur2.l o,reas , no fev,er them 1 , 1 44 , 000 sani t c1ry toil~ts were
erected in the Govornr:1ent 1 s cn.rnpn.ign against disease .
More thr::.n 1,640 , 000
acres of lowland.s n.nd swamp vrere drained by the excavation of 8 ,730 miles of
mosquito control ditche s , a lnrge percentage of them to destroy the breeding
place s of mala ria-b enrin& mosquitoes.
Drain2.ge work along ron.ds i nvolved , in addition to bridges ,
313,000 new culverts , 22,250 miles of new ditches , 44 ,250 miles of impr oved
ditches and more t h.'..l.ll 1 , 400 mil es of drainage pipe .
1'1PA non-constructio n projects devoted to pr oo..ucti on of goods f or
distributi on to needy fo.mili c s provided mor e than i 80 , 000 , 000 garrn~nts and
household articl es o.nd r epairs t o 1 , 300 , 000 pairs of r,orn sho os .
mediccl , dent o.l , nurs ing
o.na.
Servic es · of
hou:rnhold nss ista.nce nf\tur e accounted for
15 , 000 , 000 e:::rn.,'Tlirn:~tions , immunizations n.nd. tr co..tl!lent s in f 3mili cs rrho might
otherwise hr.vo bo on denied them;
a.-rid. 7, 000 , 000 vi sits
to 1 , 000 , 000 famili os
in need of household assistance .
Community heal t h n..r1c. wolfe.re has furt i1e r be en advanced by the
construction of t l1ouso..nc1-s of recreational facili ti cs r angi ng from athletic
fi el ds o,nd swimming pools t o tennis nnd badmi n ton c ourts .
Undor tho extensive WPA cons orv~ti on a ctiviti es , thousands of a cres
of viatersheds have b0 cm protected for future utility by tr oe:•_:,la.riti ng and cresion
control pro jccts .
pollution.
H1mdreds of abandon0d mine s w,3r e seo,led to pr event s trec..;:n
Under ground fir es TTere isolated to preserve v&lUll,blc natural resources .
Flood control projects havG protect ed thous&uds of miles of streurn valleys .
In
additi on , 'IT'PA recr eat ion and education proj? cts have r co..ched millions of persons .
Projects operat ed by other Federal a gencies and financed by funds
transferred from WPA, ta.king their norkers fr om relief r olls , account for
. additional physical accom,lishme~ts not included in this inventory .
Still other
cc,atributions to the public assets nnd welfare Tier e mn,de prior to WPA by the
Civil Works Adr:1inistr~ti on and the Federal Emergency Reli ef Administra tion.
,The detailed sUuwn.ry of physical accomplishr.lent s is attached , )
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PHYS ICAL ACCOTV!PLISHMENT ON 'NPA PHOJECTS
Through Jun e 30, 1938
Un it ed States Summe ry
( Prdi mim,ry - Subject to Revis ion)
Numbe r or Amc,unt
}Tew
Rt:::pai rs
nnd I mCon Addi Unit of
struc prove tions
rnents
Measurement tion
Type
]I.Tumbe r
17 ,562
46 ,318
1, 663
Educ&.t i ona 1 buildings - Tot &1
Schoo ls - - - - - - - - - - - - - Libruri es - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nu."!lbe r
Numbe r
Numb e r
2,362
2,289
73
22,162
21 , 540
622
790
758
32
Re cre&tion r. l buil di ngs - Tota lAuditoriums- - - - - Stadi ums , grar.dstands, etc .- Gymn as iums - - - - - - - - Other (pevilion, bath hous es, etc .)-
Numb e r
Numbe r
Numbe r
:Numbe r
Numbe r
5,486
974
497
3 ,800
3,546
247
337
297
2, 665
101
1,1+22
3$
Pub lic Bu ildings - Tot&.l - -
Hospitals - - - - -
215
296
b9
43
104
80
Penal institutions-
Numbe r
92
321
17
Courthouses, offic es, &nd other ad ministrntive tuildings - -
Number
792
2,999
126
Fire hous €s
Wumbe r
149
1, 403
23
Garages - -
Fumbe r
1, 141
547
66
Airor~ft hnnga r s - - -
}Tumbe r
102
96
5
We rehous es-
Numbe r
805
1,179
59
Armori es - -
Numbe r
169
270
3
Othe r buildings and sma ll st r uctures
(such as bus a nd st r eet cnr shelt e rs)
Fumber
Demolition of Bui l din gs..._,
Numbe r
12 , 373
XXX
12 ,312
Un it of
Mees uromcnt
Type
XYJC
Nur.1be r
or Amount
Highways, Roads, Streets and Reluted
Fuci +ities
Mil<:S
279 ,804
Rural ro~cs - Tot ~lPaved - Tot a 1- - ·. Yew- Repair
Unpc.vod -
Hile s
Mile s
~~iles
Miles
?liles
245,280
ll. ,567
5,933
5,634
233 ,713
Urban streets - Tot a l- Pev0d - Tot nl- -
}.~iles
?-ft l E,S
Miles
Mil es
M'i:les
30,~.83
Bighwuys , r oads , end s tr ~ets - Tot a l- -
Hew- -
Repui r - Unpaved - - - Othe r (~arks, cern&teries , etc.) Total - - - - - - - - Poved - Tote. 1t~ew- -
Rep!li r
Unprved - - - - -
11 , 290
5,001
6,289
19,193
~Kil f.6
4,0hl
!files
Mi 1E,S
Mi l es
Mi l os
790
4)0
334
3,251
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struction I mpr ovements
Unit of
Measurement
Type
Pighw~ys , Roa ds , Streets, and Re l ated
~a ciliti es (Continued)
4,369
26,508
in feet
29 ,084
932,648
20 ,825
622, 258
2,516
135, 360
5 ,743
175,030
23,521
91b,137
lli,244
402,219
'{ ,071
437, 655
2, 206
/76,263
Culverts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Numbe r
Length in feet
313,204
8, 362,551.i.
50,908
1,306,783
Grade crossing e l imination- - - - - - /
No . of crossing
eliminations
41
XXX
Sidewalks and paths - Tot a l Paved - Unpaved-
Mile s
Miles
Mils£
7, 429
Lt.,0L+0
1,546
2, 839
1,201
Curbs -
Length in miles
6, 554
1,569
Gutters - - - -
Len gth in miles
2,266
492
Guardrai l s and guardwalls
Length in miles
904
55 0
Lights for roads and stre ets-
Fumb er
Y;ile3 of r oa d
equipped
11 , 855
53,632
429
1,483
Roads ide drai:qp.ge - - - - - - - - - - -
~1ile 3 of ditch
Miles of pip ~
22 ,247
1, 382
44,255
Roadside landscaping-
:r,,;il es
XXX
17 , 584
Stre et s igns - - - - - -
Miles of line
3,112
pai nt e d
· 96 1,000
No . sign s made
}T o . signs e r ecte d 420,000
XXX
XXX
Miles of single
line tra ck
XXX
682
153
19 ,472
204
35,779
1,483 , 695
604,817
49
41
Number
10 ,223
XXX
At hletic fields - - - - -
·Number
Acres
1,787
10,012
1,504
10, 628
Pa rks - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Numbe r
Acres
1, 067
32, 559
4 , 232
246, 684
Addition s to par ks - - - - - - - - - - -
Numbe r
Acres
llO
XXX
1, 665
JCCX
Road _shoulde r s (not incl . above) - Brid ges - Total
Wood
-·- - -
-
Stee l-
--- -
-
Masonry -
-
- -:.. - -
Remova l of car and r a ilr oa d t r a ck - - -
Miles
Number
Length
Number
Length
Number
Length
r'umber
Length
in feet
in feet
in feet
5, 883
343
XXX
Airports and Airway Equipment (Exel. Fldg;s .)
Landing fields - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1-Jumb e r
Acres
Runways - -
L8ngth in f eet
Air b ea cons
Air markers
Recreatior.al Facilities ( Exe 1. Buildings)
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Number or Amount
New Con Repairs and
~truction
Improvements
Unit of
M:ea<! urement
Recreat i ona l Facilities (Exel . Buildings)
( Continued )
Fa ir gr ounds - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Number
Acres
28
l, 5i9
125
6 , 799
Playgrounds - Tota·l - Schoo lOther
Number
Numbe r
Number
1,594
896
698
5 , 010
4,042
968
471
225
8,251 , 000
3 , 640,000
- - - - - - - -
Swimming pools - - - - - - - - - - - -
Wad ing poo l s - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Go l f course~ - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Numbe r
Surface area
~n sq . ft .
60
Number
Surface area
in sq . ft .
1,490 ' 000
216,000
143
1, 602
11,170
2 , 857
21 , 211
Numbe r
Number of ho l e~
Acres
214 .
Tenni s cou rts - -
Numbe r
4 ,582
1, 851
Handball court s - -
Numbe r
728
62
Number
1, 142
·70
Numbe r
Surface a r ea
in sq . ft .
1, 037
205
41,519 ' 000
18,473,000
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Horseshoe courts
Ic e skat ing rinks - -
Ski jumps - -
Number
41
13
Ski trails
Miles
62
32
Outdoo r theaters
IJumbe r
73
12
Numbe r
116
33
6 ,086
2,204
148,000
201,000
1 , 342
358
Band shel l s - - -
- - - - - - - -
Water Supply , Sanitation, and Drainage
Systems
Wate r mains , aqueducts, or distri but ion lines - - - - - - - - - -
r,,~iles
No . of consumer
Mnnections
Storage tanks , rese rvoir~ , and cisterns Fumbe r
Ga ls . capa city
716 , 500 , 000 16 , 269, 91-1-6 , 000
Numbe r
4 , C91
Wells - - - -
Number
2 , 059
2,022
Treatment plants
8ewa 6 e ( exc l . cesspools and septic
tanks) - - Wate r Ga r bage incinerators -
Numbe r
Numbe r
Number
315
79
35
229
91
26
P-lillping stations -
Number
386
179
Stcrm and san i tary sewe r s -
Miles
No . of se r vice
connections
8, 855
2,600
222 , 000
28;000
Number
237,000
126,000
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Unit of
~~essu rem ent
Number or A:nount
Hew Con Repai r s and
st ruction
Improve·m ents
s~nit& ry t oi l ets - - - -
Numb 6r
l ,l/.J+ , 000
15,000
Se ptic t &nks - -
NumbE:-r
5 , 57 0
69
_15 , 591
XXX.
8 , 732
Mik s of ditch
Acres dnined 1,6L+2 ,ooo
Gl; l s . of s prr.·. y
1,422 , 000
us e d
4,960
784, 000
2 , 018
Mi l e s of ditch
g86
Mil os of pipe
Acr es drained 2 , 891 . 000
g ,490
322
8,728 , 000
154
Nu:nbe r
Ft . of us !': E:.ble
59 ,ooo
wr.tcrfr ont
J_r f', C( in sq . ft . 1, 849 ,000
177
158 , 000
7 ,976 , 000
25
1
331 , 000
126,000
Type
is.t e r S1 1pply , Senitr~tj on 1;.nd Drairage
Syst~rns (Contlnued)
~To • of openings
s 0a l e: d
I'osquito control - - - - - - - - -
Drcinace (oth6r then r oadside an d
mosquit o eradication) - - -
XXX
Flood c.nd Erosion Cont r ol - Nnvi ,:;r.t i on
Aids - Irrigrtion
Docks , whc. rv.::: s , r.nd pi e rs - - - - - -
J etti es E:nd bre !:,kwc.t6rs
Mil es
Bu lkh eL< ds -
Lin e &r fe et
Cnn Gls &nd chc.nnL l s
?.'i 1(, s
59
197
Rive r bc nk :i :n'provcments
Miks
XXX
1,407
St r Gam b ed improv mncnts
~~ilcs
XXX
L.,417
D~ms (othe r th&n stor~g e or powe r)
i:umb0 r
26 , 663
365
Riprop (othe r than ri ve r bcnk) - - - -
Sq . y ds . sur f,c e d
6 , 859 , 000
1,467 ,ooo
Reta ining wn lls c. nd r e v c tr.1e nts -
Lin,.car f es,t
3 ,725 , 'JOO
463,000
L 6 V F cs
Lin vr r f e et
Cu . yds .
ph.ce d
1,352,000
3,641,000
13,71.i.8 ,000
14.3-45 ' 000
169 6000
2,726,000
379
3,035
Acr6s
XXX
XXX
13,308
34 , l OC
:.'isc c ll£n t] ous kndsc ep ing - - - -
Acres
XXX
7,80C
Li ghting: c irports , parking lots ,
i.thlE;t ic fi 6 lds, E::tc . - - - - -
no .
410
10 , 566
57
3,127
7 ,959
10,490
XXX
4,500
and ernbc.n lcnt)nts - - - - - -
IrrigQtion - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Acr,:, s
i';ilos of flume
or cur.a l
r roun ds Irrryr-ov0ments
JL.ndsc r ping r, round public buildings -
No . of buildings
of pbccs
li[ht c d
.Acres light e d
Fe~cing - - - - .- - - Cemet 0ry i ~provements
Lcr es
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Type
Now Construct irn
Unit of
'1easur cment
Repa irs r. nd
I mpr ovements
Mis ce llnn e ous
Po lic e ~n d fir e
r,
l nrn1 s i gni. ls - - - -
Tunn e ls
v~hicul&r - - -
- - - - -
Pedest ri an - - - Oth er - - - -
- - - - - - - -
Fish hatche r i es - - - - - - - - - - -
Linec..r mi l es of
line strung
932
XXX
10
1 , 21..J+
71
10 , 986
208
111, H34
3, 220
35
20 ,962
131
113
471,136, 000
446 ,980 ,000
5 17
100
Number
lbngth i n fe et
Numbo r
L1:;ngth in f eet
}Jumb or
Lrngth in f eet
Numb er
5
5 ,Lo8
11
Armuc.. l finger ling
cD.pn city
~onuments an d historic mnrkers - - - -
Numb e r
Met:: s ur 13ment
Number
or Amount
Re for estr tion - - - - - - - - - - - -
1,cres
ro. of trees pl an t ed
54 , 300
24,026,000
Fireb r o&ks - - - - - - - - -
Mi l es
2 , 186
Fi r e and forost .tr ~ils -
Mi l es
3 , 344
Type
Un it of
Conservation .Act ivities (Yo t Els ewhe r e
Classified
Spray tr ea t men ts, dise r se , Gn d i r s ect pest er ndic a tion ( exc e pt
mosquito control) - - - - - - - - -
.1";. ,.c r es s pr uye d
Ga llons of spray us ed
Tons of poiso~ ed food used
3 , 445,000
18 ,484 , 000
83 , 407
Rodent destruction -
Numb er
31 , 532,000
Plan ting oysters-
Bushe ls pl nnt <.' d
4 ,941, 000
Wo r k i n Librori es
Cet n loging for existin g librGri s s
No . of volumes cEt ~l oged
27 , 553,000
Renovation of b oo ks - Tot a l
Public school volume s Public libra ry v olumes
()the r volumes - - - - -
Numb e r
}h.unb or
Numb er
Number
56,191,000
20,151 , 060
26,714 , 000
9 ,326 ,odo
Number
Number
Number
Number
!~umber
Number
:r-rumber
181 , 209 , 000
139 , 642,000
26,846,000
35,309 , 000
23 , 019,000
30,440,000
23,528,000
Number
41,567 , 000
Cunning &nd Pres ervir.g
Net pounds
48 , o61,000
~chool Lunches Se rve d-
Number
Sewing Rooms
p
Articl es mc de - Tota l - - Gn r ments - Totnl - - Mr;n ' s - - - - - 1
,vomen I s - - - - Boys' - Girls '- - Infants '- Othe r c..rtic les
23 8 , 330:,000
Me dic o. l , D,,nt t::t l , end Nursing i~ss i ste:n c e
Be dic a1 &n d dental clini cs conduct e d
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1.fo . of pers o~igill:iillEfrom, d
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3 .537 ,000
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or A.mount
Unit of
'0 c.s ur err.ent
Type
··1
Mdeical , Dent e l , Qnd Nursing Ass ist~nce
(C on tinued )
Medica l exb~i onn tious othe r than a t
clinics - - - - - - - - - -
Nursing visits - - - - - - - - - - - -
No . of cdults ex~~ined
No . of childr en exc. ,.iined
280 , 000
1,674,000
~o . of gr oup i nspect i ons mr..de
215 , ooo·
3 ,960,000·
4 ,737 ,000
No , of persons i nspected
No . of home v i s i ts ~r. d e
Nursing a id nt inmuniz a ti ons - - - - -
No . of L:·.r.1un iz a ti ons
Federa 1 c or.ununi ty a rt cente r s - - - -
No . est::c blishe d
Aggregate utt.endnnce ·
893 , 000
Ar t
Drc,wjngs i e ose l paintings , mu r a ls
an d sculptured works - - - - - -
53
4,000 ,000
96 ,602
Number
Etchings , lith ogr r.phs, woodb-l ocks , -etc , No . --- o:f ·ori r,innls
No . of pri nts
of objects ··rm:. d e
1:..rts r..n d cro. fts - - - - -
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Index of Ame ric a n Design Plates -
No . of p l ates ffinde
Sto. 6 e sets..., ..diorumr. s , &n d mo de l s
f or · visur. l e duc r.t.i on - - - - -
Numbe r
r~usic cksses ( JFcnilll r y- 1938 through .
Jun e 1938 ) ;- - - - - - - - - - - -
Aven:,g-e-- monthly Btten<l£..n c-.e
15 ,756
76 , 000
43, 000
7 , 940
· 10. ,.610--
}fus ic pe rfor mc.nccs ·{}·,rcmi;;h. .of .June--193S-)-- ·· :wnbBr
.b.g 6 r egf.:te. ..r. u.di .ence__
1, 813 .
Th ee trica l producti..ons- - - - - - - Theut ric n l pe r forme nc es ( Januery ' !938
thr ough Jun e - 1938) - - - - - -
· Writin g - - - - - - ·- - - - - - - - -
L. ven ge m.u::1ber :per month
Ave r e ge monthly c. tt cnd::.nc e
-1, a77
476 , ooo
No . of books ~nd pr..m phle ts
pub li sh e d
No . of c opi e s distributed
293
3,550,000
' ~isto ri ca l Su r veys
Histo ric .i-;.nerican Bui l ding Surv-tJY - -
1
' istoric Ame ric a.n I--~e rc h£,nt ~-lf& rin e
Sur veys - - - - - - - - - - -
Historic Rscords Survey - - - -
Digitized by
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
No . of st ructures me Gsur e d
No . of drr.win gs ma d e
No . of photographs m&de
No . o f vessels surveyed
of dr~w in gs mede
t.T o . of photogr c..phs mode
No ■
No . of st~tes whose records
hcve been list e d
No , of countie s wh ose rec ords
h c. ve b ec;n lis te d
r o . of county i nvent ori es
publish e d
No , of towns whose r e cords
hc. ve b een li st e d
No . of t6wn in 1rnnt ori es
pub lishc d
No . of ch urch es wh os e r e co r ds
hrcve b een list ed
.
Original from
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
2 , 302
16 ., 2Li1
17 ,480
290
775
545
8
:;, 051
168 1,559
14 :
50 ,355
14329
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Type
Ur.it of
rcens ur cment
Fe do r £- l .tr ch i v e s Survey - - - - - - - - - -
}Tumbet.
or &'Tlount
No . of o. genc i q whose reco r ds
wer e survey0d
Lin c.& r f t . of fil es surveyed
29 J 142
4 ,918 , ooc,
Pl unni ng Survey s Conducte d- - - - - - - - -
Nu."Tl-ber
757
Rese a rch nnd Stat i stica l Studies e onducte d-
Numb E:r
1, 282
i'~nps - -
-
}To .
-
r,; o . of items indexe: d or
c ntnl oged
-
I ndex i ng nnd caialoging
Br a ille - - - - - - - - -
-
-
-
- - - - -
-
- - - - - -
-
-
of maps d r awn
116 , 000
593,175 , 000
}To . of Broille pu 6 es
t r ons crib ed
2 , 136 , 000
Hous ekeepi ng Aides - - - - - - - - - - - - -
No . of visits mtt de
No . of f ~mi l ies aided
7,047 , 000
1, 076 , 000
t'useum i,c t i v iti es - - - - - - - - - - - - -
ro . of u rticles const r uct e d
or ren ovat e d
No . of rrtic l es cn t n l oge d
4 , 745 , 00C'
9 , 498 , c-.cv:·
WORKS PROGRES3 . 10Iif.INISTR1~Trm~
Division of St~tist i cs
!',{r,r ch 29 , 1939
Digitized by
Original from
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