Baird, W. David; Rohrs, Richard C.; Throne, Barry; Jones, Kimberly; Halberg, Sharon; Askew-Wilson, Rita
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Dr. W. David Baird (b. July 8, 1939, Edmond, OK) joined the Oklahoma State University History department in 1978 as Chairman. Along with Baird's research interests in Native Americans and Western history, he held a collection of more than 1,634 slides that he took in 1984, depicting structures built by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the state of Oklahoma. These structures are tangible reminders of one of President Roosevelt's New Deal relief programs that provided a viable livelihood for many Oklahomans during the 1930s. The Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office published Phase III of a report on 'WPA Structures Thematic Survey' in August 1987, authored by W. David Baird. The digitization and documentation of this collection was made possible by a 2019-2020 Improving Access to Collections Grant sponsored by the Oklahoma Historical Records Advisory Board, administered by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, and funded by the National Archives--National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
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