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Memorandum from Overton on changes to Form 502-R, Time Reports (NYA-WP-39 Supplement No. 1, WPA-T, M-2174);, 1937 July 31

 File — Folder: 1, item: 5
Identifier: I
From the Collection:

This collection, the Tennessee WPA/National Youth Administration Records, 1933-1942, contains 74 items and is separated into three series. Most of these items are memoranda about form and payroll changes from Bruce Overton, the State Director in Tennessee, and are business letters from or to D. B. Cornwell, the District Supervisor in Knoxville, Tenn. There are also blank forms, letterheads, and various undated lists about Work Projects for the National Youth Administration in Tennessee.

Series I -- Memoranda to Supervisors, 1937-1939, contains 30 memoranda. Bruce Overton sent most of these items to Supervisors and District Managers in Tennessee. These include information about bulletin and form revisions and nullifications.

Series II -- Business letters, 1933-1942, contains 19 items, usually from Stacey M. Dobbs, Supervisor of Projects in Tennessee, and to or from D. B. Cornwell. One letter is from 1933, two from 1937, two from 1940, one from 1941, one from 1942, and none from 1934 to 1936. The remaining items are from 1938 and 1939.

In Series III -- Other documents, 1937-1939, there is a list dated 1937 and two torn payroll sheets from 1939; however, the remaining 23 items are undated. Among these documents are lists for Work Project data, payroll data, and county numbers, as well as blank letterheads and payroll sheets.

Dates

  • 1937 July 31

Conditions Governing Access

Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.1 Linear Feet

Repository Details

Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository

Contact:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville TN 37996 USA
865-974-4480