Mr. Roosevelt Comes to Champaign County:
An Examination of the New Deal

Marshall Schacht (St. Joseph-Ogden High School)
Fellowship Summer 2009
Champaign County Historical Archives

Sources

Newspapers:

· “Initial Relief” from Champaign-Urbana News Gazette February 16, 1989 (Part I, Part II) Champaign County Historical Archives; Urbana Free Library

· “FDR’s Legacy endures in local sites” from Champaign-Urbana News Gazette May 2, 1997 (Part I, Part II); Champaign County Historical Archives; Urbana Free Library

· “Parasites on Relief” Daily Illini, Editorial: Sept. 21, 1934 (pg. 4) ; Digital Newspaper Collection; University of Illinois @ Urbana-Champaign

· “Make Second Cut in IERC Relief Funds” Urbana Daily Courier: Nov 14, 1935 (pg. 1) ; Digital Newspaper Collection; University of Illinois @ Urbana-Champaign

· “Drastic Cuts in Relief Due Says Miss Gugenheim” Urbana Daily Courier: Dec. 5, 1935 (p. 3) ; Digital Newspaper Collection; University of Illinois @ Urbana-Champaign

· “IERC Violating Pact, Pogue Says” Urbana Daily Courier: Dec. 6, 1935 (Part I, Part II) ; Digital Newspaper Collection; University of Illinois @ Urbana-Champaign

· “Relief Office Awaits Plans for PWA Here” Urbana Daily Courier: July 8, 1935 (pg. 3) ; Digital Newspaper Collection; University of Illinois @ Urbana-Champaign

· “Wilson Speaks to Supervisors” Urbana Daily Courier: July 25, 1935 (pg. 3) (photo) ; Digital Newspaper Collection; University of Illinois @ Urbana-Champaign

· “Work for 3000 Men in County’s WPA” Urbana Daily Courier: Sep. 7, 1935 (pg. 3) ; Digital Newspaper Collection; University of Illinois @ Urbana-Champaign

· “WPA Worker Gets in Trouble Trying to Pick His ‘Boss’” Urbana Daily Courier: Dec 6, 1935 (pg. 1) ; Digital Newspaper Collection; University of Illinois @ Urbana-Champaign

· “WPA Projects Here Valued Over Million” Urbana Daily Courier: Nov 2, 1936; Champaign County Historical Archives; Urbana Free Library

· “WPA in DeWitt County” Urbana Daily Courier: Aug 1, 1936 (Part I, Part II, Part III); Champaign County Historical Archives; Urbana Free Library

· “Water Works to Modernize Village” Champaign-Urbana News Gazette: Dec 14, 1941; Champaign County Historical Archives; Urbana Free Library

· “Community Building Nearly Done” Champaign Urbana News Gazette: May 17, 1942 (photo); Vertical File, Champaign County Historical Archives, Urbana Free Library

· “Former Urbana High Youth Declares CCC Is Great Outing and Pleasant Work” Champaign-Urbana News Gazette: Sept 9, 1933 (Part I, Part II) ; Champaign County Historical Archives; Urbana Free Library

· “Applications for CCC Camp Work Will Be Accepted” Daily Illini Sep 28, 1934 (pg. 2) ; Digital Newspaper Collection; University of Illinois @ Urbana-Champaign

· “CCC Costs Found to Total $443,000,000 for giving work to 850,000 Men During Year” Daily Illini: Sep. 30, 1934 (pg. 11) ; Digital Newspaper Collection; University of Illinois @ Urbana-Champaign

· “Would Militarize CCC” Urbana Daily Courier: Aug 1, 1936 ; Champaign County Historical Archives; Urbana Free Library

· “Danville Area Named Kickapoo State Park” Urbana Daily Courier: Aug 13, 1939; Champaign County Historical Archives; Urbana Free Library

· “Lehmann Tells Plan for Farm Electrification” Urbana Daily Courier: Sept. 18, 1935 (pg. 3) ; Digital Newspaper Collection; University of Illinois @ Urbana-Champaign

· “Electric Lines Serve 12,000 Farm Families” Urbana Daily Courier: Aug. 19, 1938 (Part I, Part II); Champaign County Historical Archives; Urbana Free Library

· “1,471 at Work on County WPA Jobs Saturday” Urbana Daily Courier: Dec. 28, 1935; Digital Newspaper Collection; University of Illinois @ Urbana-Champaign

Photographs:

“Rural Power Network Grows” (Cooperative Map): Urbana Daily Courier: Dec. 20, 1938

Works Progress Administration Photographic File. Pictures from the Urbana Daily Courier, Champaign County Historical Archives, Urbana Free Library.

· Dec. 28 1935 Stump removal

· Dec 28, 1935 Sewer Project NW Champaign (Vine and Prospect)

· Dec 28, 1935 Storm Drain catch basins (175 employed)

· Dec 28, 1935 Street Improvement (Matthew Ave, Urbana)

· Dec 28, 1935 Crystal Lake Park (pump and tile…connect lake with Saline branch)

· Dec 28, 1935 Reclamation Park (Urbana)

· Dec 28, 1935 Repairing books at Urbana Free Library

· Dec. 28 1935 “Riprapping Boneyard” 2^nd and Springfield in Champaign

· Dec 28, 1935 Relaying Brick Sidewalks (Oregon St., Urbana)

· Dec 28, 1935 “Ditch Gang” Church St., Champaign

· Dec 28, 1935 NW Champaign Sewer Project

· June 25 1936 “Playday” at Hessel Park

· June 25, 1936 Croquet at Crystal Lake Park

· Dec 12, 1935 Recreation Project…handicraft classes

· Mar 4, 1937 Boneyard tunnel (Coler and Busey to Washington in Urbana)

· Jan 25, 1936 Book Repairs at the Urbana Free Library

· Dec 23,1937 Candles for Church Paraders (Champaign)

· Aug 18, 1937 Removing rails from abandoned street car system (Champaign)

Works Progress Administration District Map; Illinois Division of Operators; July 31, 1939; Works Progress Administration Photographic File; Champaign County Historical Archives; Urbana Free Library

Local Photographs taken by Marshall Schacht

· Leal Elementary School (July 8, 2009)

· Champaign Central High School (June 24, 2009)

· Champaign City Building (June 17, 2009)

· Illini Union (June 29, 2009)

· National Guard Armory of Champaign (July 2, 2009)

· Windsor Road Construction (June 31, 2009)

Political Cartoons:

“The Best They Have to Offer” N.Y. World-Telegram: Aug. 11, 1934

“Follow the Leader” New York Herald Tribune: April 29 1933

“Depression Mud Hole” Birmingham Age-Herald: Oct 2, 1933

“National Recovery Boat” Punch: June 5, 1933

“Show Me Those Guys (boxing)” Washington Post: Dec. 4, 1935