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The items in this collection were generated by WPA field workers between 1936 and 1943.
Short biographies generated by the WPA from and about Utah's remaining pioneers and historical figures. The collection consists of Personal Pioneer History questionares, autobiographical and biographical sketches, autobiography and diary transcriptions.
Work Progress Administration (Utah Section) Biographical Sketches, ca. 1930-1940, Utah State Historical Society.
The records of the Utah section were deposited in the Utah State Historical Society upon closure of the project. During the 1960s and 70s the individual biographies were extracted from the larger body of records and interfiled into the main manuscript collection as individual items. In 1989 they were reconstituted into the present form, leaving the larger autobiography and diary transcriptions in the main manuscript collection.
The Work Progress Administration (Utah Section) Biographical Sketches are the physical property of the Utah Historical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah. Literary rights, including copyright, may belong to the authors or their heirs and assigns. Please contact the Historical Society for information regarding specific use of this collection.
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