Young people train for jobs in the US military work program
Creator(s)
- National Youth Administration (Producer)
- Metro Theatre Center Foundation
Scope and Content
Short film produced by the National Youth Administration in 1941 about the United States military work program which prepared young people for future jobs in the defense industry. Depicts NYA youth at work with machinery, airplane assembly, welding, tool and dye making, grinding and milling, etc. NYA provided young people with practical experience and training for jobs in the war industry. Some of the 400,000 NYA youth (men, women, African Americans) who went into private employment since 1940 are shown at work in a large aircraft plant. Melvyn Douglas provides the commentary.
Note(s)
The National Youth Administration (NYA) was a New Deal agency implemented during the first term of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It operated from 1935 to 1943 as part of the Works Progress Administration. The NYA provided work training based on U.S. citizenship and financial need for youth between ages 16 and 25. See http://rooseveltinstitute.org/national-youth-administration/
Subjects
- AFRICAN-AMERICANS
- WORKERS
- MILITARY OFFICERS
- RADIOS
- SCHOOLS
- MACHINERY
- SOLDIERS/MILITARY (AMERICAN)
Genre
- Film
- Documentary.