Pack Horse Librarians (1936-1943) WPA program

VGMKY Louisville, KY Apr 10, 2005

I am in contact with a PhD student at the University of Florida working on their dissertation
that explores the story of the Pack Horse Librarians (1936-1943). They will be in KY during June and would gladly speak to anyone with information about this WPA program. Especially
:interested in interviewing someone who either was a PHL or someone who
:remembers being served by them. Please, contact me if you have information about the great work these folks did or know someone who served children/familes during that time.
Gary/Louisville
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http://www.kdla.ky.gov/resources/KYPackhorseLib.htm

Pack Horse Librians
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa4135/is_200502/ai_n9478207

http://www.aca-dla.org/Cumberland/image/11.pdf

http://nancykeane.com/booktalks/appelt_down.htm

New Deal Net Work Photo Gallery
http://newdeal.feri.org/library/j_1k_bg.htm

Photo Gallery
http://newdeal.feri.org/library/i11.htm

darius So.App.Mtns., United States(Zone 5b) Apr 10, 2005

What a cool project! I'm not old enough to have any information, and my mother's mind is failing. Sigh.

gardenwife Newark, OH(Zone 5b) Apr 11, 2005

That's awesome. I never knew about that program. What a breath of fresh air those visits must have meant to people living in isolated areas.

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