Links to New Deal archaeology and general resources

Buena Vista Lake (CA-KER-116) Revisited by David A. Frederickson
http://www.californiaprehistory.com/reports02/rep0029.html

Civilian Conservation Corps resources
Civilian Conservation Corps site focusing on the workers: http://civilianconservationcorps.blogspot.com/

Civilian Conservation Corps Resource Page: “A resource page for people interested in the history and legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps”
http://cccresources.blogspot.com/

Frank H. McClung Museum WPA/TVA photographs:
http://diglib.lib.utk.edu/wpa/

New Deal of the Day: Daily (or almost daily) ideas, tid bits, factoids, stories, research notes, news, and other fun things from the most interesting time period in American history.
http://nddaily.blogspot.com/

Society for American Archaeology Archaeological Record articles on New Deal archaeology:
1. May 2011: http://onlinedigeditions.com/publication/?i=70732
2. November 2011: http://www.saa.org/Portals/0/SAA/Publications/thesaaarchrec/Nov_2011.pdf

Somerset County, Pennsylvania, New Deal Archaeology:
1. Digging During the Depression in Somerset County, Pennsylvania
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/new_deal_archaeology/4671
2. Archaeology during the Great Depression: New Deal excavations in Somerset County, Pennsylvania
http://www.antiquity.ac.uk/projgall/means325/

WPA resources:
WPA Today: “This project’s mission is to help preserve the history of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), and to promote the idea of a new WPA for today’s long-term unemployed population.” http://www.wpatoday.org/Home_Page.html
Also, look at the links page: http://www.wpatoday.org/National_Links.html

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