- WPA Cards
Subcollections
Collection Description
The Works Progress Administration Los Angeles Household Census Cards collection dates from 1939. The physical cards which number nearly half a million items are owned by the USC Libraries. More than a quarter of the collection has been digitized. The household survey cards (or "dwelling schedules"), one for each street address in greater Los Angeles, document a wide variety of information ranging from the type of dwelling, the value of the property, the monthly rent or mortgage, to whether or not there were flush toilets. While these cards form the bulk of the collection, other digitized documents include "block face cards" and "block lists" -- documenting the census process -- as well as employee records which provide a fascinating view of the background and skills of the census takers themselves. Naturally, in this city of the car, the employee records include whether or not the employee owned an automobile.
CITE AS: Creator. Title. Date. From the WPA household census cards and employee records, Los Angeles, 1939. Digitally reproduced by the University of Southern California Digital Library. Available: URL. Access date.
EXAMPLE CITE AS: . WPA household census for 3670 ATLANTIC. 1939. From the WPA household census cards and employee records, Los Angeles, 1939. Digitally reproduced by the University of Southern California Digital Library. Available: http://digarc.usc.edu. Accessed June 10, 2004.
PHYSICAL LOCATION: Regional History Center, Special Collections, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0182
CONTACT: (213) 743-2117; (213) 743-1778; taube@usc.edu; specol@usc.edu
Title:
WPA household census cards and employee records, Los Angeles, 1939
Alternate Title:
WPA cards
Record ID:
wpacards-m85342
Names & Dates
Created:
1939
Contributor:
University of Southern California. Department of Geography
Publisher:
[host] University of Southern California. Libraries
Subject
Topic:
housing areas , Dwellings , Employees
Coverage:
1939
Place:
[counties] Los Angeles
[states/provinces] California
[countries] USA
Relationships
Contains:
[collection] WPA household census employee records, Los Angeles, 1939
[collection] WPA household census cards, Los Angeles, 1939
Physical
Type:
collections
texts
Format:
surveys
personnel records
job applications
cards : color, ink or pencil ; 5 x 7 in.
pages : color, ink or pencil ; 8 1/2 x 11 in.
Access
Rights:
University of Southern California
Repository:
Ordering:
Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@usc.edu; phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343
Identifiers
Record ID:
wpacards-m85342
Source:
WPA-B, WPA-C, WPA-E
Language:
en_us