Select search criteria in one or more boxes (fields can be left blank), then click on SEARCH button at bottom of the page. To reduce scrolling through long lists, begin typing a name (e.g., ’Smith’ under artist, “Juneau” under state and city).
Hide Search OptionsDate added: April 14, 2021; Modified: March 29, 2024
The Fireside is the monthly newsletter of the Living New Deal, which replaced our former quarterly newsletters in 2020. The Fireside features articles and opinion by leading writers and scholars on art, politics, social issues, the economy and more. It… read more
Date added: January 26, 2023; Modified: September 14, 2023
On this page, you will find recordings of lectures or interviews given by the staff of the Living New Deal. FDR, Race, and the New Deal with Richard Walker This is Revolution’s Jason and Pascal speak with Professor Richard Walker… read more
Date added: January 26, 2023; Modified: September 5, 2023
On this page, you will find recordings and videos of lectures or interviews, given by New Deal historians, some of whom are affiliated with the Living New Deal. Preserving a CCC Enrollee’s Murals in Vale, Oregon When the Civilian Conservation… read more
Date added: January 28, 2019; Modified: July 28, 2023
This section features speeches, interviews and talks by the Living New Deal team, the original New Dealers, and about the New Deal. It provides links to films, videos, tapes and digital audio on our YouTube Channel and elsewhere across the… read more
Date added: May 26, 2022; Modified: August 15, 2022
The Borough of Brooklyn has always had a somewhat fractious, competitive relationship with its neighbor, Manhattan. Founded as a separate village — later a separate city — Brooklyn resisted incorporation into New York City until 1898. The New York City… read more
Date added: August 27, 2017; Modified: July 19, 2022
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) carved the Yax-te Totem, as part of a restoration program that lasted approximately between 1938 and 1942. The program was part of a larger U.S. Forest Service effort to employ Alaska Natives and conserve totems and… read more
Date added: March 23, 2015; Modified: May 17, 2022
The carving of the Swinomish Totem Pole was a WPA project on the Swinomish Indian Reservation from 1937-1938. Tribal member Charlie Edwards carved a 61’ log into a visual representation of traditional teachings and guiding spirits that had formerly been… read more
Date added: July 19, 2017; Modified: May 17, 2022
The Village Watchman Poles are part of the structure of the clan house at Totem Bight. This is one of two identical posts that mark the corners the structure, flanking the entry facade. Sitting on the corner posts, a man… read more
Date added: August 24, 2017; Modified: December 17, 2019
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) carved a copy of the original Lakich’inei Pole during a restoration program that lasted between 1938 and 1941. The restoration was part of a larger U.S. Forest Service program focused on the conservation of totems and Native cultural assets…. read more
Date added: August 25, 2017; Modified: December 17, 2019
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) restored and recarved totem poles at Sitka, as part of a restoration program that lasted between 1938 and 1941. The program was part of a larger U.S. Forest Service effort to employ Alaska Natives and conserve… read more
Date added: July 14, 2017; Modified: February 15, 2019
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) relocated the Owl Memorial Pole from a village in Southeast Alaska, to the newly established Saxman Totem Park. The CCC set up a totem restoration project in 1938 and Tlingit carvers enrolled in the CCC lead… read more
Date added: July 15, 2017; Modified: March 13, 2018
In 1938, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) developed the Totem Bight State Historical Park. The park, believed to be the site of an old Tlingit fish camp, was part of a larger U.S. Forest Service program focused on the restoration of… read more
Date added: February 20, 2014; Modified: November 9, 2017
The museum, located in a 1939 CCC building, opened during the Ninth Annual CCC Festival on November 5, 1994. You will see displays of CCC memorabilia, photographs and examples of CCC workmanship. Big Band music and President Roosevelt’s Fireside Chats… read more
Date added: July 19, 2017; Modified: September 19, 2017
The Clan House is a replica of a community house representative of houses built in the early nineteen-century native villages of Southeast Alaska. It served as the chieftain’s dwelling and it also housed several families part of his clan. The… read more
Date added: July 19, 2017; Modified: September 19, 2017
The Eagle Grave Market Pole is a totem carved in the 1930s by John Wallace. The original was located in the old village of Howkan. The carving found today at the Totem Bight State Historical Park was reproduced from memory… read more