Kansas In The Great Depression

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Kansas In The Great Depression

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Author : Peter Fearon
language : en
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Release Date : 2007

Kansas In The Great Depression written by Peter Fearon and has been published by University of Missouri Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Business & Economics categories.

No part of the United States escaped the ravages of the Great Depression, but some coped with it better than others. This book examines New Deal relief programs in Kansas throughout the Depression, focusing on the relationship between the state and the federal government to show how their successful operation depended on the effectiveness of that partnership. Ranging widely over all of Kansas¿s 105 counties, Peter Fearon provides a detailed analysis of the key relief programs for both urban and rural areas and shows that the state¿s Republican administration led by FDR¿s later presidential opponent Governor Alf Landon effectively ran New Deal welfare policies. As early as 1933, federal officials reported the Kansas central relief administration to be one of the most efficient in the country, and funding for farm policies was generous enough to keep many Kansas farm families off the relief rolls. Indeed, historically high levels of social spending ensured that New Deal initiatives were radical for their day, but Fearon shows that, especially in Kansas, fears of the debilitating effects of the dole and the insistence on means testing and work relief served as conservative balances to the threat of a dependency culture. Drawing on extensive research at the county level, Fearon examines relief problems from the perspective of recipients, social workers, and poor commissioners, all of whom had to cope with inadequate and fluctuating funding. He plumbs the sometimes volatile relationships between social workers and their clients to illustrate the formidable difficulties faced by the former and explain reasons for and effects of strikes and riots by the latter. He also investigates the operation of work relief, considers the treatment of women and blacks in the distribution of welfare resources, and assesses the effects of the WPA on employment showing that the majority of those eligible were unable to secure positions and were forced to fall back on county relief. Kansas in the Great Depression is an insightful look at how federal, state, and local authorities worked together to deal with a national emergency, revealing the complexities of policy initiatives not generally brought to light in studies at the national level while establishing important links between pre Roosevelt policies and the New Deal. It reaffirms the virtues of government programs run by dedicated public officials as it opens a new window on Americans helping Americans in their darkest hours.

Making Do And Doing Without

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990

Making Do And Doing Without written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Depressions categories.

A Social And Economic History Of Emporia Kansas During The Great Depression 1929 1939

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Author : Jack Wayne Traylor
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970

A Social And Economic History Of Emporia Kansas During The Great Depression 1929 1939 written by Jack Wayne Traylor and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Emporia (Kan.) categories.

Kansas During The Great Depression 1930 1936

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Author : Francis W. Schruben
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1961

Kansas During The Great Depression 1930 1936 written by Francis W. Schruben and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1961 with Kansas categories.

Making Do And Doing Without

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Author : Katie Armitage
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983

Making Do And Doing Without written by Katie Armitage and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Depressions categories.

Life During The Great Depression

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Author : Dennis Nishi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998

Life During The Great Depression written by Dennis Nishi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Depressions categories.

Describes daily life for Americans during the Great Depression, as well as some of the lasting changes that occurred such as the increased power of the federal government and technological and cultural innovations.

Making Do And Doing Without

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Author : University of Kansas. Division of Continuing Education
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982

Making Do And Doing Without written by University of Kansas. Division of Continuing Education and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with categories.

The Road Taken

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Author : Roger L. Youmans
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2009-11

The Road Taken written by Roger L. Youmans and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

Roger L. Youmans, MD grew up in Kansas City, Kansas and attended the University of Kansas with a Summerfield and was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity for "excellence in scholarship." He married Mary "Winkie" Stewart after his first year in the University of Kansas School of Medicine. Following his graduation and internship he became a resident in General Surgery, but after one year he took his family with him to Congo where he staffed a rural hospital for six months during the riots that followed Congo's Independence from Belgium. He completed his surgical residence at the University of Kansas Medical Center, passed his Surgical Boards, Missionary Orientation Course, and studied French and completed the course in Tropical Medicine in the Princess Astrid School of Tropical Medicine in Belgium, with distinction, before returning to Congo with his family under the Board of Missions of the United Methodist Church. He spent his adult life practicing and teaching surgery and tropical medicine in various medical schools in America and Africa. He was named the outstanding teacher at the Oral Roberts University School of Medicine in 1972 and again in 1974, and received the Distinguished Service Citation from the University of Kansas in 2008.

Wide Open Town

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Author : Diane Mutti Burke
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Release Date : 2018-11-29

Wide Open Town written by Diane Mutti Burke and has been published by University Press of Kansas this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-29 with History categories.

Kansas City is often seen as a mild-mannered metropolis in the heart of flyover country. But a closer look tells a different story, one with roots in the city’s complicated and colorful past. The decades between World Wars I and II were a time of intense political, social, and economic change—for Kansas City, as for the nation as a whole. In exploring this city at the literal and cultural crossroads of America, Wide-Open Town maps the myriad ways in which Kansas City reflected and helped shape the narrative of a nation undergoing an epochal transformation. During the interwar period, political boss Tom Pendergast reigned, and Kansas City was said to be “wide open.” Prohibition was rarely enforced, the mob was ascendant, and urban vice was rampant. But in a community divided by the hard lines of race and class, this “openness” also allowed many of the city’s residents to challenge conventional social boundaries—and it is this intersection and disruption of cultural norms that interests the authors of Wide-Open Town. Writing from a variety of disciplines and viewpoints, the contributors take up topics ranging from the 1928 Republican National Convention to organizing the garment industry, from the stockyards to health care, drag shows, Thomas Hart Benton, and, of course, jazz. Their essays bring to light the diverse histories of the city—among, for instance, Mexican immigrants, African Americans, the working class, and the LGBT community before the advent of “LGBT.” Wide-Open Town captures the defining moments of a society rocked by World War I, the mass migration of people of color into cities, the entrance of women into the labor force and politics, Prohibition, economic collapse, and a revolution in social mores. Revealing how these changes influenced Kansas City—and how the city responded—this volume helps us understand nothing less than how citizens of the age adapted to the rise of modern America.

American Art Of The Great Depression

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Author : Howard E. Wooden
language : en
Publisher: Museum
Release Date : 1985

American Art Of The Great Depression written by Howard E. Wooden and has been published by Museum this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Art categories.