What does PWA stand for?

Public Works Administration

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Samples in periodicals archive:

The New Deal's major construction programs were the Public Works Administration and the Works Progress Administration, which was renamed the Work Projects Administration in 1939.

United States: Legacy of FDRs New Deal in state can show 2009 path

a faculty associate in the School of Social Work at Arizona State University, has written a detailed account of the contributions made by the New Deal's Public Works Administration (PWA) to the built environment of Louisiana.

Building Louisiana: The Legacy of the Public Works Administration

to noon Thursday at the Lane County Public Works Administration Building, 3040 N.

BRIEFLY

He obtained Public Works Administration funds for the purchase of new aircraft and additional air stations.

Early Coast Guard Aviation

A share of the money the Huskies got from appearing in the 1937 Rose Bowl, a grant from the Public Works Administration and a contribution from the university building fund made the pool, adjoining Edmundson Pavilion, a reality.

Pool dreams find a happy ending

The charter commission rejected the recommendation of its executive director, Raphael Sonenshein, who said numerous city studies over the years have suggested the department would benefit from a professional general manager with experience in public works administration who can provide day-to-day attention.

RETENTION OF PUBLIC WORKS BOARD SUPPORTED

Ickes' most important, and controversial, responsibility was overseeing the Public Works Administration.

Roosevelt's Warrior: Harold L. Ickes and the New Deal

Officially Cohen was in the Public Works Administration,Corcoran at the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.

Ben Cohen: one who took a different path