Supporting Art Through Hardships: The Federal Theatre Project

In Custodia Legis: Law Librarians of Congress

06/02/2026 09:00 AM EDT

Former intern Trisha Baillon chronicles the Federal Theatre Project, a public works program. Though short-lived, this initiative of the New Deal-era Works Progress Administration employed many Americans following the Great Depression and made a great impact on the cultural lives of everyday Americans.

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