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Office of Price Administration
(Encyclopedia)Office of Price Administration (OPA), U.S. federal agency in World War II, established to prevent wartime inflation. The OPA issued (Apr., 1942) a general maximum-price regulation that made prices cha...WPA
(Encyclopedia)WPA: see Work Projects Administration. ...Federal Art Project
(Encyclopedia)Federal Art Project: see Work Projects Administration. ...Federal Writers' Project
(Encyclopedia)Federal Writers' Project: see Work Projects Administration. ...United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
(Encyclopedia)United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA), organization founded (1943) during World War II to give aid to areas liberated from the Axis powers. There were finally 52 participatin...Food and Drug Administration
(Encyclopedia)Food and Drug Administration (FDA), agency of the Public Health Service division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is charged with protecting public health by ensuring that foods...Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(Encyclopedia)Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. agency established (1970) in the Dept. of Labor (see Labor, United States Department of) to develop and enforce regulations for the safety an...Federal Theatre
(Encyclopedia)Federal Theatre (1935–39), branch of the Work Projects Administration designed to provide employment for actors, directors, writers, and scene designers. As well as providing a nationwide audience w...New York School of Social Work
(Encyclopedia)New York School of Social Work: see Columbia Univ. ...Evans, Luther Harris
(Encyclopedia)Evans, Luther Harris, 1902–81, American librarian and political scientist, b. Bastrop co., Tex. After teaching political science at several universities, he became director of the Historical Records...Browse by Subject
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