University of Virginia Library

FEDERAL WRITERS' PROJECT PAPERS, #3709, 1936-1940

Life histories, written as part of the Federal Writers' Project, and related correspondence of W. T. Couch, the assistant and associate director for the North Carolina segment of the Project, 1936-1937, and director for the Southern region, 1938- 1939. The collection contains the life histories of approximately 1200 individuals, including many African Americans. Histories are arranged by state and subjects are identified by occupation. Microfilm available.