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NEBRASKA

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NEBRASKA: A GUIDE TO THE CORNHUSKER STATE/Compiled and Written by the Federal Writers’ Project of the Works Progress Administration for the State of Nebraska.—New York: Viking Press, 1939.—xxiii, 424 p.: ill., maps, b&w photos; 21 cm.—(American Guide Series).
[Chronology: p. 401-406.—Bibliography: p. 407-412. —Index: p. 413-424.—First published in June 1939.—Verso of t-p.—Sponsored by The Nebraska State Historical Society.—T-p.
Maps: Front endpapers: map, Key to Nebraska Tours.—Folded colored map in back pocket: front: Nebraska; back: Lincoln; Omaha; Nebraska Transportation Facilities.—Text maps of: Normal Annual Temperature and Precipitation, Pleistocene Correlation, Geological Formation, Territory of Nebraska, 1854, Beatrice, Fremont, Grand Island, Hastings, Lincoln: Downtown Area, Norfolk, North Platte, Omaha and Vicinity, Omaha: Downtown area.
Photos: 83 b&w photographs by the Farm Security Administration, Dwight Kirsch, [Nebraska] State Historical Society, Richard W. Hufnagle, et. al.
Endpapers: Front: map, Key to Nebraska Tours.—19 x 25 cm.
Binding: Dark blue cloth with gold lettering.
Dustjacket: Front: “The illustration on the front of this jacket is reproduced [in red dark red ink] from a wood engraving by Joseph Di Gemma.”—inside front flap of dustjacket. Back: Viking Press blurb on the American Guide Series].

157
Almanac for Nebraskans, 1939/Written and compiled by the Federal Writers’ Project, Works Progress Administration, State of Nebraska; sponsored by the Nebraska State Historical Society.—Lincoln: Woodruff Printing Company, 1938.—112 p.: ill., maps; 22.5 cm.
[“The art work was done by George Hartman and Allan Kennedy, of the Project”—p. [3]. Cover illustration by George Hartman. Calendar for 1939 on inside front cover].

158
Nebraska folklore (book two)/Written and Compiled by Workers of the Writers’ Program, Work Projects Administration in the State of Nebraska; sponsored by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction.—Lincoln: Woodruff Printing Company, 1940.—32 p.: ill.; 24 cm.

159
Printing comes to Lincoln/Written and Compiled by Workers of the Writers’ Program, Work Projects Administration in the State of Nebraska; sponsored by the Ben Franklin Club of Lincoln.—Lincoln: Woodruff Printing Co., 1940.—80 p.: ill.; 24.5 cm.
[Appendix: a list of Commercial Printers and Printing Firms in Lincoln, compiled from Lincoln City Directories, 1873-1939: p. 76-80. “Credit for photographs and cover is due Robert Evans Wintersteen”—p. 5].

NEVADA

160
NEVADA: A GUIDE TO THE SILVER STATE/ Compiled by workers of the Writers’ Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Nevada.—Portland, Ore.: Binfords & Mort, 1940.—xviii, 315 p.: ill., maps, b&w photos; 21 cm.—(American Guide Series).
[Chronology: p. 289-296.—Supplementary Reading List of Nevada Books: p. 297-304.—Index: p. 305-315.—First published in 1940.—Verso of t-p.—Sponsored by Dr. Jeanne Elizabeth Wier, Nevada State Historical Society, Inc.—T-p.
Maps: Folded colored map in back pocket: State of Nevada.—Text maps of: Tour Map, Reno, Las Vegas, Carson City, Virginia City.
Photos: 106 b&w photographs. Twenty-three photographs by Rothstein of the Farm Security Administration.
Binding: Red cloth with black lettering.
Dustjacket: Front: b&w drawing of Boulder Dam, with a silver dollar superimposed, by R.E. Patten. Back: Binfords & Mort blurb for the American Guide Series].

161
Calendar of annual events in Nevada/Compiled and written by Federal Writers’ Project; illustrated by Federal Art Project of Nevada, Works Progress Administration; sponsored by Nevada State Historical Society.—Reno: Nevada State Historical Society, 1939.—[31] p.: ill.; 23.5 cm.—(American Guide Series).
[“Zinc engravings by The Federal Art Project of Nevada [signed Jack Cooney]”—p. [3].

162
“601”/Nevada State Writers’ Project; [co-sponsored by the Nevada State Highway Department].—[Reno: Nevada State Writers’ Project, 1940?]—11 typescript leaves; 27.5 cm.—(Nevada Notes, [#2])
[“601” was the name of a vigilante group in the State of Nevada. Illustrated paper cover].

NEW HAMPSHIRE

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NEW HAMPSHIRE: A GUIDE TO THE GRANITE STATE/Written by Workers of the Federal Writers’ Project of the Works Progress Administration for the State of New Hampshire.—Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1938.—xxix, 559 p.: ill., maps, b&w photos; 21 cm.—(American Guide Series).
[Chronology: p. [533]-538.—Selected Reading List: p. [537]-540.—Index: p. [541]-559.—Francis P. Murphy, Governor of New Hampshire, Co-operating Sponsor.—T.-p.
Maps: Front endpapers: map, Tours.—Folded colored map in back pocket: Front: New Hampshire; back: Transportation Map, Ski Trails.—Text maps of: Claremont, Concord, Dover, Four Original Towns, Hanover, Keene, Nashua, Portsmouth, Key to New Hampshire Tours, Drainage Basins, Pinkham Notch, Mt. Washington Summit, Lake Winnipesaukee Region, Franconia Notch, Crawford Notch.
Photos: 91 b&w photographs by W. Lincoln Highton, White, Durettte, et al.
Illustrations: “Types of Early New Hampshire Architecture”, p. 88; “New Hampshire’s Unique Newspaper, p. 106.
Endpapers: Front: map, Tours.—26 x 19 cm.
Binding: Dark blue fabric with gold lettering.
Dustjacket: Front, spine and back printed in black and white. Front illustration: photography by Highton entitled: “Mount Chocorua”, from between pages 514-515. Back illustration: map of New England with the six state guides superimposed].

NEW JERSEY

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NEW JERSEY: A GUIDE TO ITS PRESENT AND PAST/Compiled and Written by the Federal Writers’ Project of the Works Progress Administration for the State of New Jersey.—New York: Viking Press, 1939.—xxxii, 735 p.: ill., maps, b&w photos; 21 cm.—(American Guide Series).
[Chronology: p. 689-696.—Bibliography: p. 697-704. —Index: p. 705-735.—First published in June 1939.—Verso of t-p.—Sponsored by The Public Library of Newark and The New Jersey Guild Associates.—T-p.
Maps: Front endpapers: New Jersey: Key to Tours.—Folded colored map in back pocket: Front: New Jersey; back: Metropolitan Area, South Jersey; Metropolitan Area, North Jersey.—Text maps of: Atlantic City, Bordentown, Burlington, Camden, Elizabeth, Hoboken, Jersey City, Morristown, New Brunswick, Newark, Newark Business District, Paterson, Perth Amboy, Princeton, Trenton.
Photos: 90 b&w photographs by W. Lincoln Highton, Samuel Epstein, Nathaniel Rubel, et al.
Endpapers: front: map, New Jersey: Key to Tours.—25. x 18.5 cm.
Binding: Beige cloth with dark blue lettering.
Dustjacket: Front: dark red and white photography from page 416 entitled, “George Washington Memorial Bridge” by Samuel Epstein.
Back: Viking Press blurb on the American Guide Series].

165
New Jersey Writers’ Project catalog, 1940/ Work Projects Administration.—[Newark: New Jersey Writers’ Project?], 1940.—8 p.; 19 cm.
[Cover title. Cover photograph of a man’s hands using a typewriter].

166
Stories of New Jersey: its significant places, people and activities/Compiled and Written by the Federal Writers’ Project of the Works Progress Administration for the State of New Jersey; sponsored by the New Jersey Association of Teachers of Social Studies; New Jersey Guild Associates, Inc., co-operating sponsor.—New York: M. Barrows, 1938.—422 p.: ill., maps; 19.5 cm.
[“All photographs not otherwise credited are by the New Jersey Writers’ Project staff photographers”—p. xiii. Pictorial cloth cover and spine].

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A description of the atlas of Congressional roll calls: an analysis of yea-nay votes: description of the Project, its work procedures, and allied phases/Compiled by The New Jersey Historical Records Survey Program...Work Project Administration; sponsored by New Jersey State Planning Board and Columbia University.—Newark: Historical Records Survey, 1941.—76, i.e., [79] typescript leaves: ill., maps; 27.5 cm.

NEW MEXICO

168
NEW MEXICO: A GUIDE TO THE COLORFUL STATE/Compiled by Workers of the Writers’ Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of New Mexico.—New York: Hasting House, 1940.—xxxvii, 458 p.: ill., maps., b&w photos; 21 cm.—(American Guide Series).
[Chronology: p. 423-435.—Some Books about New Mexico: p. 436- 439.—Index: p. 441-458.—First published in October 1940.—Verso of t-p.—Sponsored by the Coronado Cuarto Centennial Commission and the University of New Mexico.—T-p.
Maps: Front endpapers: Key to New Mexico Tours.—Folded colored map in back pocket: Official 1940 Road Map of New Mexico, Showing U.S. Highways and Principal State Roads; Motor PatrolledPrepared for Free Distribution by the New Mexico State Highway Department, Santa Fe, New Mexico. (Front and back cover color illustration by Wilfred Stedman). Front: Official Road Map of New Mexico, issued by New Mexico State Highway Department, 1940; back: Mileage Chart 1940; Principal Cities and Towns; Fiestas of Golden Romance; New Mexico, Where History began in America.—Text maps of: Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Santa Fe and Environs, Taos.
Photos: 95 b&w photographs by Laura Gilpin, Ernest Knee, Farm Security Administration, New Mexico State Tourist Bureau, Works Projects Administration, et al. “...to Miss Laura Gilpin, Mr. Ernest Knee, and other for their generous contributions of exceptionally beautiful photographs...”—p. viii.
Chapter tail-pieces: “...to the Thunder Bird Shop, Santa Fe, for two original Indian paintings used as tail-pieces; to the Index of American Design and the New York City Art Project for the art work; and to the Texas Writers’ Project, Mr. J. Frank Davis, State Supervisor, for all the maps.”—p. viii.
Endpapers: Front: Key to New Mexico Tours.
Binding: Orange cloth with dark gray lettering.
Dustjacket: Front: blue and white photograph from between pages 54 and 55 entitled, “Taos Pueblo” by the New Mexico State Tourist Bureau. Spine and back: drawings of Native Americans and American Guide Series blurb].

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The Spanish-American song and game book/ Compiled by Workers of the Writers’ Program, Music Program, and Art Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of New Mexico; sponsored by the University of New Mexico and State Superintendent of Public Instruction of New Mexico.—New York: A.S. Barnes, 1941.—87 p.: ill.; 23 cm.
[Text in Spanish and English. Drawings by Gisella Loeffler and Undine L. Gutierrez. In dustjacket with illustration by Gisella Loeffler].

170
Calendar of annual events in New Mexico/ Compiled and Written by Federal Writers’ Project; illustrated by Federal Art Project of New Mexico, Works Progress Administration; sponsored by the Santa Fe Civic League and Chamber of Commerce. —Santa Fe: Santa Fe Civil League and Chamber of Commerce, 1937.—[32] p.: col. ill.; 23 cm.
[“Wood blocks designed and cut by Manville Chapman; Lewie Ewing, Dale Casey, Assistants, of the Federal Art Project of New Mexico”—p. [2]

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