Message from Harry L. Hopkins, head of the Civil Works Administration.

Message from Harry L. Hopkins, head of the Civil Works Administration.

In the message Hopkins gives details about civil works projects that are to be discontinued or reduced. He provides a few guidelines for cutting employees: "To accomplish necessary reductions you should lay off those needing work least...leaving no more than one person gainfully employed in the...

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Message from Harry L. Hopkins, head of the Civil Works Administration.
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Hopkins, Harry L. (Harry Lloyd), 1890-1946; Great Depression--United States; Economic assistance--United States; Labor and laboring classes--United States; United States--Economic conditions; United States. Federal Civil Works Administration
description In the message Hopkins gives details about civil works projects that are to be discontinued or reduced. He provides a few guidelines for cutting employees: "To accomplish necessary reductions you should lay off those needing work least...leaving no more than one person gainfully employed in the family...making sure that needy women receive equal consideration with needy men...make major reductions in those communities in which seasonal opportunities for reemployment are greatest or in which there is least industrial unemployment."
spelling Q0000012354 - Q0000012355Q12354 - Q12355Message from Harry L. Hopkins, head of the Civil Works Administration.In the message Hopkins gives details about civil works projects that are to be discontinued or reduced. He provides a few guidelines for cutting employees: "To accomplish necessary reductions you should lay off those needing work least...leaving no more than one person gainfully employed in the family...making sure that needy women receive equal consideration with needy men...make major reductions in those communities in which seasonal opportunities for reemployment are greatest or in which there is least industrial unemployment."1934 February 161934-02-16Hopkins, Harry L. (Harry Lloyd), 1890-1946; Great Depression--United States; Economic assistance--United States; Labor and laboring classes--United States; United States--Economic conditions; United States. Federal Civil Works AdministrationTextCorrespondenceAlabama. Governor (1931-1935 : Miller)Alabama Governor (1931-1935 : Miller) administrative filesSG019954v9275Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/2172
title Message from Harry L. Hopkins, head of the Civil Works Administration.
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