Archives of American Art

Nina Perera Collier papers

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.collnina
Creators:
Collier, Nina Perera
Dates:
1934-1950
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1,500 Items
(on 2 microfilm reels)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Correspondence and records regarding the Index of American Design, Federal Art Project, Federal Recreation Project, National Symphony Orchestra Summer Concerts, Washington Summer Concerts Association; New York World's Fair, National Fact Finders Exhibition, Federal Writer's Project, Federal Music Project, Federal Theater Project, and the movement for permanent government art programs.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Administrator for the Section of Professional and non-Manual Projects of Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA), Washington, D.C. Became publicist for the Information Service of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). FERA was the forerunner of the WPA.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels NDA 6-NDA 7 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Lent for microfilming by Nina Perera Collier.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.

Keywords

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Women arts administrators Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945 Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Federal Writers' Project (U.S.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Federal Music Project (U.S.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Index of American Design Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
United States. Federal Emergency Relief Administration Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
United States. Works Progress Administration Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
United States. Work Projects Administration Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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