I'm sure there are records from the REA -- I have consulted the annual reports, they're likely to be in any Federal Repository Library (many large public libraries are Federal Repositories, and many university libraries ditto). The person you should approach is a knowledgeable Reference Librarian. You should ask where are the local Government Documents repositories, whether there's a regional branch of the National Archives within easy distance, and what help you can get pointed at the central National Archives in the Washington DC area. The archivists at NARS (National Archives & Record Service) are *extremely* helpful, if you seem to have done some homework beforehand. The papers of Morris Llewellyn Cooke, the first Administrator of the REA, are at the FDR Presidential Library in Poughkeepsie, NY. (Technically in Hyde Park, but Poughkeepsie is the nearest train station.) The Presidential Libraries are also run by NARS, and I've found the archivists to be ready, willing, and eager to help. A good place to eat in the area up there is the CIA -- Culinary Institute of America, one of the premier cooking schools of the country. At the reference section of your local library, you ought to be able to find out the "Record Group Number" of the REA papers, then you can use that to focus your inquiries at the repositories and NARS sites. Hope this helps. Email me if there are any other questions you might have. (I'm a historian of technology, with specialization in electrical utility history, among other interests.) --bayla singer [log in to unmask]