Federal Writers Proejct

I think the tip for this link was from Dave. I wrote it down in a hurry and my apologies if they’re not from Dave.
Anyway, this link is useful for both my English Composition and Journalism classes.
According to the website, it was funded by the federal government under the New Deal during the Great Depression in order to support written work during desperate economic and social times. A number of different projects were undertaken for this initiative, among them was the Folklore Project which consisted of interviewing everyday people from all walks of life from across the country.
Students not only document the life of the person for a worldwide internet population, but also critically examine the processes of historical production involved in creating life histories in the Federal Writers’ Project.

http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Federal_Writers%27_Project_-_Life_Histories