Investigation and Study of the Works Progress Administration: Hearings Before the Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, Seventy-sixth Congress, First[-third] Session, Acting Under House Resolution 130, Directing the Committee on Appropriations of the House to Conduct an Investigation and Study of the Works Progress Administration as a Basis for Legislation, Part 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1939 |
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... Theater Project ? Mr. LASSER . The Theater Project - I should say only a very small percentage . Mr. TABER . Do you have practically a closed shop on the Theater Project ? Mr. LASSER . A closed shop ? No , sir ; far from it . Mr. TABER ...
... Theater Project ? Mr. LASSER . The Theater Project - I should say only a very small percentage . Mr. TABER . Do you have practically a closed shop on the Theater Project ? Mr. LASSER . A closed shop ? No , sir ; far from it . Mr. TABER ...
Page 77
... Theater and Arts Project and Writers ' Project , was there ? Mr. LASSER . My understanding is that on the Writers ' Project , yes . People had to be sent from the relief rolls . On the Theater Project my understanding is that they used ...
... Theater and Arts Project and Writers ' Project , was there ? Mr. LASSER . My understanding is that on the Writers ' Project , yes . People had to be sent from the relief rolls . On the Theater Project my understanding is that they used ...
Page 181
... Theater Project , as to the type of plays in rehearsal , and so forth ; length of time such plays have been in rehearsal ; amount of money expended on rehearsal and in renting of playhouses for rehearsals ; number of persons engaged on ...
... Theater Project , as to the type of plays in rehearsal , and so forth ; length of time such plays have been in rehearsal ; amount of money expended on rehearsal and in renting of playhouses for rehearsals ; number of persons engaged on ...
Page 184
... theater project , histor- ical - research project . There is also an administrative staff located in a separate building which exercises the function of administering , other than tech- nically , all of the activities of Federal project ...
... theater project , histor- ical - research project . There is also an administrative staff located in a separate building which exercises the function of administering , other than tech- nically , all of the activities of Federal project ...
Page 189
... THEATER PROJECT Mr. BURTON . The report on the Federal Theater Project shows that individuals who are directly in charge of the conduct of the project are paid on the basis of full time for duties practically the same as those described ...
... THEATER PROJECT Mr. BURTON . The report on the Federal Theater Project shows that individuals who are directly in charge of the conduct of the project are paid on the basis of full time for duties practically the same as those described ...
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American answer April April 12 April 21 assistant project supervisor BARGER BARRETT believe BENJAMIN building CANNON certified Chairman charge Colonel HARRINGTON committee Communist Party Congress construction contribution convention cost Daily Worker direct relief director DITTER Doose employables employed employees employment ENGLEHORN estimate Federal Art Project Federal Project Federal Theater Project foreman funds GOLL Government grade 9 investigation JOHNSON of West labor LASSER LUDLOW Mayor BURTON Mayor HOAN Mayor KELLY Mayor LAGUARDIA Mayor READING Mayor ROGERS Mayor SCHOLTZ Mayor TOBIN membership ment month O'NEAL organization percent percentage person political question RAUCH record reference relief rolls ROBERTS SOLA sponsored statement STEPHENS Street TABER Theater Project tion unem unemployed W. P. A. projects W. P. A. workers wage Washington West Virginia WIGGLESWORTH WOODRUM Workers Alliance Writers Project York City
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