George Washington University
Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project: National Youth Administration
A good overview of the National Youth Administration and its goals in helping young people during the Great Depression. Of interest is the information on how invested Eleanor Roosevelt was in the development of the program.
Other
Nypl Digital Gallery: National Youth Administration Collection
Find a series of photographs showing young people employed by the National Youth Administration as part of the Works Progress Administration during the New Deal. The photos have brief explanations and give information about the...
Oklahoma Historical Society
Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture: National Youth Administration
Read about the goals of the National Youth Administration and the educational camps it funded during the Great Depression.
American Presidency Project
American Presidency Project: Franklin Roosevelt: Executive Order 7086
Read the text of President Roosevelt's executive order that established the National Youth Adminstration as part of the Works Progress Administration. Its purpose was to help young people find jobs.
New Deal Network
New Deal Network: Work Study Live: The Resident Youth Centers of the Nya
This essay will take its readers on a journey through the development and subsequent closing of a National Youth Administration (NYA) resident youth center in Lima, New York. Author Gordon Halstead, director of the center, provides a...
New Deal Network
New Deal: Dear Mrs. Roosevelt: The Nya
A brief description of how Eleanor Roosevelt helped to establish the National Youth Administration her reasons behind it.
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: American Women: Mary Mc Leod Bethune
A look at Mary McLeod Bethune, African American educator who worked to curb discrimination. Included is a portrait of her painted by Betsy Graves Reyneau.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Fdr's Alphabet Soup
Amazing number of agencies formed as a result of New Deal legislation. Read about the agencies and legislation whose acronyms have become part of governmental history.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Timeline: Eleanor Roosevelt
An organized timeline of the life of Eleanor Roosevelt. Provides a year to year outline of her life and the many positive things she did to help our country.
Other
Women in History: Eleanor Roosevelt
The life of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) is described in detail. Includes links to additional information.
Black Past
Black Past: Bethune, Mary Jane Mc Leod
This informative encyclopedia article recounts the life of Mary McLeod Bethune, black educator and activist. There are several links to websites for further information.
Ohio History Central
Ohio History Central: Emergency Relief Appropriation Act
Read the general outline of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act and how it was set up to relieve unemployment during the Great Depression.
National Women's Hall of Fame
National Women's Hall of Fame: Mary Mc Leod Bethune
The National Women's Hall of Fame honors Mary McLeod Bethune for her achievements in advocating and educating black students during the first half of the 20th century.
Ohio History Central
Ohio History Central: National Youth Administration
A brief description of the National Youth Administration, part of the WPA, explains how it helped unemployed young men and women during the Great Depression.