Hi there! I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but if there’s one thing the New Deal era had plenty of, it’s acronyms! It seems like there is one for everything! I thought it might be helpful to corral them all in one place, so I hope this helps you sort them out. If you notice I’ve used one in a post that isn’t on this list, let me know, and I’ll be sure to update it. Thanks!
- AAA– Agriculture Adjustment Administration (New Deal farm relief)
- ACWA– Amalgamated Clothing Workers of American (textiles workers’ union)
- AFS– American Friends Service (Quaker aid society)
- AP– Associated Press (major news service)
- CBT– Chicago Board of Trade
- CCC– Civilian Conservation Corps
- FAP– Federal Art Project
- FERA– Federal Emergency Relief Administration
- NIRA– National Industry Recovery Act (New Deal industry relief)
- NRA– National Recovery Administration
- NWTUL– National Women’s Trade Union League
- NYA– National Youth Administration (part of WPA)
- NYSE– New York Stock Exchange
- RFC– Reconstruction Finance Corporation (Hoover-era bank relief)
- SCS– Soil Conservation Service
- UMW– United Mine Workers of America (coal miners’ union)
- WPA– Works Progress Administration
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