Historical Records Survey (U.S.)

The Historical Records Survey (HRS) had its origins in the Federal Emergency Relief Administration and the Civil Works Administration. In 1935 it came under the auspices of the Works Progress Administration Federal Writers' Project and eventually was designated as an independent program under Federal Project No. One. The projects, ideally suited for white collar workers, employed individuals to survey, classify and collect historical records. One program of the HRS was to document American portraits (sculpture, prints and paintings) done before 1860.

From the description of Historical American Records Survey portrait survey records, 1935-1942. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86118609

The Historical Records Survey (HRS) was part of the Works Progress Administration's "Federal One" relief programs for white-collar workers, 1936-1942. In 1939 the HRS in Alabama changed from an independent agency to a client agency of the Alabama Department of Archives and History. The HRS's mission was to catalog local records. This mission required workers to compile local histories.

From the description of Alabama Local Histories Collection, 1870-1905. (Auburn University). WorldCat record id: 37766983

The New Deal art programs were primarily administered under the Treasury Department and the Works Progress Administration (later the Work Projects Administration) as relief measures for unemployed artists.

The Historical Records Survey (HRS) had its origins in the Federal Emergency Relief Administration and the Civil Works Administration. In 1935 it came under the auspices of the Federal Writers' Project and eventually was designated as an independent program under Federal Project No. One. The projects, ideally suited for white collar workers, employed individuals to survey, classify and collect historical records. One program of the HRS was the survey of American portraits in public buildings. The Indian Site Survey was a WPA-New Jersey state-wide project operating under the Division of Professional and Service Projects, and sponsored by the New Jersey State Museum and the Archeaological Society of New Jersey.

From the description of New Deal art programs in New Jersey selected records, 1934-1942. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122455880