Draft for Writer's WPA project 'Alameda - The Island City', 1941

Name/Title

Draft for Writer's WPA project 'Alameda - The Island City', 1941

Entry/Object ID

1997.363.1

Description

ACC. NO. 97.363.1 SUBJECT CATEGORY: HISTORY DATE OR PERIOD: 1941 OBJECT: DRAFT DESCRIPTION: TYPEWRITTEN ROUGH DRAFT, IN LOOSE- LEAF BINDER, WITH SOFT BROWN-COLORED PRESSBOARD COVER. COVER HAS TYPEWRITTEN CAPTION, "ALAMEDA --- THE ISLAND CITY." SIZE: L 11-1/2" X W 9" HISTORY OF OBJECT: ROUGH DRAFT COMPILED BY WORKERS OF THE WRITERS' PROJECT OF THE WORKS PROJECT ADMINISTRATION (WPA) IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE CITY OF ALAMEDA CO-SPONSORED THE DRAFT IN 1941. THE DRAFT WAS ORIGINALLY IN THE COLLECTION OF THE A LAMEDA FREE LIBRARY AND GIVEN TO THE ALAMEDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. THE DRAFT WAS NEVER PUBLISHED. ACQUIRED FROM: ALAMEDA FREE LIBRARY CATALOGED: JULY 19, 1997