During the Great Depression the Works Progress Administration (WPA)ran the Federal Writers Project from 1936 to 1940. As part of this program over 300 writers compiled almost 3,000 documents on the life and history of Americans in 24 states.

The results of the Federal Writers Project are held by the Library of Congress, and many of them are available on the internet site, American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers Project.

Florida is well represented in this collection, with 128 documents. Most f the interviews and descriptions seem to have been located in the Jacksonville, Tampa/Lakeland and Miami areas, although some are well outside these urban areas. Nothing from Pompano, as far as I can tell.

Still, these documents provide a fascinating account of life in Florida during the Great Depression.