First, Mr Kurlansky draws upon anarchiveoffoodwritingcompiledbythe FederalWriters’ Project (FWP), set up to createjobsin 1935 aspartof the Works Progress Administration.
But it led to the development of another art program called the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project.
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Isay, of Sound Portraits Productions, says the StoryCorps project was inspired by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) recordings made during the 1930s.