Category Archives: New Deal Administration

Studio update!

Posted on February 11, 2022 by Suzassippi

Doing the happy dance over here! After all the hidden workings (water lines, electric lines, lights, etc. were finished (the contractor’s crew did all those), J began the interior. Freezing weather and rain did not help, but he has finished … Continue reading →

Posted in Acts of Restorative Kindness, Civilian Conservation Corps, Ecosystem, landscape architecture, Mississippi, Mississippi Cats, National Youth Administration, New Deal Administration | Tagged , | 11 Comments

The 1939 Community Quilt

Posted on December 13, 2021 by Suzassippi

This quilt recently made a grand reappearance, and is now safely packed ready for transport back to Texas…albeit, not Elbert where it originated. In 1939, a group of women from the Elbert, Texas community pieced this quilt and signed their … Continue reading →

Posted in Elbert, Family, New Deal Administration, Texas, Throckmorton, Work Projects Administration, Works Progress Administration | Tagged , , | 18 Comments

Today’s post is not for the squeamish: The CWA and WPA Sanitary Privy Projects

Posted on October 28, 2021 by Suzassippi

A few days ago, I completed a submission for the Living New Deal project about the state-wide sanitary privies built in Mississippi. Looking at the photographs taken by New Deal Administration photographers, I realized Grandma and Grandpa had one. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Mississippi, New Deal Administration, Texas, Works Progress Administration, Young County | Tagged , , | 17 Comments

What happens when I pay attention? The benefits of listening and observation.

Posted on June 1, 2021 by Suzassippi

“I love it when a plan comes together” (John ‘Hannibal’ Smith, The A Team, 1983-1987). I do, too…and sometimes, I love it when a plan falls apart. When it does, it presents another opportunity, or what I once heard referred … Continue reading →

Posted in Acts of Restorative Kindness, Historic Downtowns, Mississippi, National Youth Administration, New Deal Administration, Oxford, Oxford Square | Tagged , , | 8 Comments

Autumn leaves and light: Slowing down

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Suzassippi

Things have really slowed down hill on the hillside in the past two weeks…me included. While I do love the fall season more than any other, it feels different this year. I am outside often, working in the yard on … Continue reading →

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A little Friday treat, or: Inspiration might be where you do not expect to find it.

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Suzassippi

My Rakkasan tea order came in this week, and once again I can enjoy my favorite: Nam Việt Earl Grey made with wild black tea from a mountain in the Yên Bái Province and  bergamot oil from the Reggio di … Continue reading →

Posted in Mississippi, New Deal Administration, school buildings, Tea, Work Projects Administration | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments

When the cats and I are in a fog

Posted on September 3, 2020 by Suzassippi

The last days of August brought fog, mist, and rain.  The first days of September brought fog, mist, and rain, with interspersed steamy humidity and 90+ days, hot evenings, and just enough sun to make going outside only slightly less … Continue reading →

Posted in Mississippi, Mississippi Cats, New Deal Administration | 12 Comments

Cleveland Community Vocational School: The NYA Annexes

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Suzassippi

The main part of the Cleveland Vocational School (the center) was constructed in 1933 to serve the Cleveland community in rural Kemper County. In 1937, the National Youth Administration began the construction of the two classroom annexes that are on … Continue reading →

Posted in Mississippi, National Youth Administration, New Deal Administration, school buildings, Work Projects Administration | Tagged , | 6 Comments

Bruce High School: A Monolithic Concrete by E. L. Malvaney

Posted on August 25, 2020 by Suzassippi

Four years ago I ventured over to Bruce to check out the 1942 monolithic concrete school attributed to Edgar Lucian Malvaney–who designed a lot of public school buildings for Mississippi during the years between 1920 and his first school–the Sunflower … Continue reading →

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The Living New Deal: Time for a new New Deal

Posted on August 23, 2020 by Suzassippi

This week, I have been wrapped up in researching and submitting Mississippi’s New Deal projects for the Living New Deal.  If you are a long-time reader, you already know about the Living New Deal and the effort to document every … Continue reading →

Posted in Mississippi, New Deal Administration | Tagged , | 17 Comments