Works Progress Administration (WPA) Tampa Office Records | Tampa and Hillsborough County

Tampa WPA Office Papers

The bulk of this collection consists of manuscripts and revised typescripts of the Florida edition of the American Guide Series; drafts and revisions pertain to Hillsborough County, particularly the city of Tampa, with a substantial number of essays on Ybor City and its immigration history. Correspondence and research by Stetson Kennedy, one of the project's chief editors, is included. Also included are the correspondence and records of daily activities of Carita Doggett Corse, who served as the director of the Florida Writer's Project in 1935.

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Witchcraft in Cuba

Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Florida

A brief look at occult practices in Cuba.
Ybor City conversation

Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Florida

A discussion of the speech habits of Spanish-speaking and Italian-speaking immigrants to Tampa.
Ybor City recreation

Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Florida

Talks about the Centro Español de Tampa, a club for Cuban immigrants in Ybor City, and the card games, dominoes, and billiards that are played at the club.
Employees of WPA Florida Writers Project ; What the W.P.A. did for me What the W.P.A. did for me

Stetson Kennedy and Euline Jordon

The first work is a compilation of names by Stetson Kennedy, who was director of folklore, life history, and social-ethnic stuides for the Federal Writers' Project in Florida. It is 11 pages. The first page is typed, the others are handwritten. The second work is Euline Jordon's account of her employment by the WPA in Pensacola, Fla. She learned to operate a loom and taught weaving classes. it consists of 5 pages.
Voodoism or superstition

A. L Lopez and Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Florida

Discusses voodoo beliefs and practices in Ybor City.
Family or domestic remedies

Marrero and Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Florida
Interviews with Ybor City residents

Manuel Marrero, F Valdes, and Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Florida

Ten interviews of Ybor City residents done during the Depression. Some were going to leave town to look for work. There are also a few interviews with people who had been in New York and returned to Tampa.
Superstitions

R Perez, A. L Perez, and Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Florida

Two articles on superstitions of Ybor City residents. The first is by R. Perez and is 19 pages. It is undated. The second article is A. L. Perez and is presented in two slightly different versions, each two pages long. Both versions are dated March 19, 1936.