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This study was compiled by Conie Foote, supervisor of home economics, and her county home advisers. The report includes an introductory note from Foote, who states that the goal of this study is to provide the rural rehabilitation program with essential information about the needs of relief clients during the Dust Bowl years. The study addresses several questions, including: "What is the present standard of living of the families making application for rural rehabilitation loans? Is there a standard below which a family cannot live and maintain health and efficiency?" To answer these questions, the report includes statistics, such as charts documenting housing conditions, the number of applicants in each household, the items of household equipment required by relief families, and the number of persons needing medical care.
Creator: Kansas Emergency Relief Committee
Date: 1935
This source could be grouped with any of the other sources selected for this standard that describe the daily experiences of farm families during the Dust Bowl. Many of the statistics will prove especially useful to students. Although the report in its entirety is too long for classroom use, it could easily be broken up into sections
KS:11th:2.1:Dust Bowl experiences (2005)
Item Number: 211826
Call Number: SP361 K13ebm
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 211826
Collections - Library
Curriculum - 11th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1930-1945 (Kansas_Benchmark 2) - Dust Bowl experiences (Indicator 1) - Kansas Emergency Relief Committee
Date - 1930s - 1935
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Policies and programs - New Deal
Government and Politics - State Government - State agencies and programs - Agencies - Kansas Emergency Relief Committee
Home and Family - Daily life - Health and Hygiene
Home and Family - Daily life - Household equipment - Appliances - Washing machines
Home and Family - Daily life - Household equipment - Heating and air conditioning - Stoves
Home and Family - Daily life - Household equipment - Kitchen utensils - Silverware
Home and Family - Residences - Furniture - Beds & bedding
Home and Family - Residences - Furniture - Chairs
Home and Family - Residences - Furniture - Chests
Home and Family - Residences - Furniture - Lighting
Home and Family - Residences - Furniture - Radios
Home and Family - Residences - Furniture - Tables
Home and Family - Residences - Interiors
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Report
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Great Depression and Dust Bowl, 1929 - 1941
Type of Material - Printed materials - Government publications - Reports
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