Name/Title
The Vermont Historical Records Survey, Shelburne, WPA Project 1938Entry/Object ID
2026.0.2Scope and Content
The Historical Records Survey was begun in 1936 under the direction of the Works Project Administration. The objective of the Survey was to discover and preserve materials important to the research of American history including inventories of courthouses, archives and libraries for each state in the United States.. Attached to this record is a seven page Index for what the project found to be in the possession of Shelburne in 1936. The index does not provide specific locations of those original records in the Shelburne Town Records Vault.Context
The Work Progress Administration (WPA; from 1935 to 1939, then known as the Work Projects Administration from 1939 to 1943) was and American New Deal agency created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, that employed millions of jobseekers (mostly men who were not formally educated) to carry our public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Government RecordsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsCreated By
Boucher, DavidCreate Date
November 5, 2025Updated By
Boucher, DavidUpdate Date
November 11, 2025
