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An Informal History of Oregon’s WPA Federal Theatre Project, 1936-39: Wickre, Karen. Oregon Committee for the Humanities grant. 1981. 81 pages.

Arena: The History of the Federal Theater: Flannagan, Hallie. Arno Press. 1980. 475 pp.

Black Drama of Federal Theater Project: Craig, E. Quita. (Specifics unknown).

Blueprints for a Black Federal Theater, 1935-39: Rena Fraden

Engendering Culture: Manhood and Womanhood in New Deal Public Art and Theater: Melosh, Barbara. Smithsonian Institution, 1991.

Furious Improvisation: How the WPA and a Cast of Thousands Made High Art Out of Desperate Times. Quinn, Susan. Walker Books. $25.95.

Orson Wells, The Road to Xandau: Simon Callow

Pick Axe and Pencil: References for the Study of the WPA. Compiled by Marguerite D. Bloxom. Bibliography Section, General Reading Rooms Division-Library of Congress. Washington, DC. 1982. 87 pp. ISBN 0-8444-0384-9.

Run Through: Houseman, John. Simon & Schuster, 1974.

Spirit of Old WPA Might Help Nation Stave Off Serious Slump: Roth, Robert. Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, 12-22-70.

The Federal Theatre in Cincinnati: Maurer, Joyce. C. The Cincinnati Historical Society Bulletin: Vol. 32, Spring-Summer 1974, No. 1-2. Pages 29-46

The Federal Theatre Project: Free, Adult Uncensored--The Living History of the Federal Theatre Project: Edited by John O’Connor and Lorraine Brown. London: Eyre Methuen. 1980. 228 pp.