Date Original
1933-1943
Description
This collection contains twenty-two large scrapbooks and one photograph album chronicling the activities of the Works Progress Administration in Arkansas during Floyd Sharp's tenure as state administrator.
Biographical/Historical Note
The original owner of these scrapbooks, Floyd Sharp (1896-1969), served as the state administrator of the Works Progress Administration in Arkansas during the Great Depression. A native of Tennessee, he moved with his family to Garland County, Arkansas, in 1907. After serving in World War I, he worked as a printer for the Hot Springs, Arkansas, New Era newspaper while earning a law degree. He then served as an attorney for the state Labor Department. In 1936, he was the principal author of a publication concerning the work of federal relief agencies in Arkansas, "Development and Administration of Emergency Programs, Traveling Recovery Road: The Story of Relief, Work-relief and Rehabilitation in Arkansas, August 30, 1932 to November 15, 1936." Later he served as war manpower director for Arkansas, and as state director of the War Assets Administration, 1942-1945. From 1950 to 1964, Sharp was associated with the Fagan Electric Company in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Subjects
Sharp, Floyd, 1896-1969; United States. Works Progress Administration.
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000528
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Works Progress Administration (WPA) Arkansas scrapbooks, MS.000528
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Works Progress Administration (WPA) Arkansas scrapbooks, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
Additional Content
Works Progress Administration (WPA) Arkansas scrapbooks, 1933-1943