Manuscript material from the Bruce & Rachel Jeffer Collection of WPA/Federal Writers Project and related New Deal material, 1936-1941

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Summary

Title:
Manuscript material from the Bruce & Rachel Jeffer Collection of WPA/Federal Writers Project and related New Deal material
Dates:
1936-1941
Creators:
Jeffer, Bruce P., Jeffer, Bruce P., Federal Writers' Project (New York, N.Y.), and United States. Works Progress Administration
Extent:
5.9 Linear Feet (7 manuscript boxes, 3 flat boxes, and 1 half box)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Manuscript material from the Bruce & Rachel Jeffer Collection of WPA/Federal Writers Project and related New Deal material (M2903). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of material from the Bruce & Rachel Jeffer Collection of WPA/Federal Writers Project and related New Deal material. The items include histories, guide books, manuals, bulletins, references, research files, costume plates and other works. There are 39 large posters from the Museum Extension Project in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The posters are part of the Asiatic plates series and depict men and women in traditional costumes from Asian countries and ethnicities. Many of the materials are unpublished or unpublished versions of works that were later published. The collection represents works from projects from California, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and West Virginia.

Physical location:
Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged three business days in advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website: https://library.stanford.edu/libraries/special-collections.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Gurudarshan Khalsa
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-10-07 09:11:53 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.

Terms of access:

While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Manuscript material from the Bruce & Rachel Jeffer Collection of WPA/Federal Writers Project and related New Deal material (M2903). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California.

Location of this collection:
Department of Special Collections, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6004, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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