Works Progress Administration

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New Deal agency federal government program

The Works Progress Administration was a New Deal agency that provided millions of jobs during the Great Depression by funding public works and arts projects across the United States.

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Label Occurrences
Works Progress Administration canonical 74
Work Projects Administration 3
Works Progress Administration Arts Division 1

Statements (60)

Predicate Object
instanceOf New Deal agency ⓘ
federal government program ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
criticizedFor alleged political patronage ⓘ
dissolved 1943 ⓘ
employedApproximately 8.5 million people ⓘ
employerOf actors ⓘ
artists ⓘ
clerical workers ⓘ
construction workers ⓘ
engineers ⓘ
musicians ⓘ
writers ⓘ
focusArea airports ⓘ
bridges ⓘ
infrastructure construction ⓘ
parks and recreational facilities ⓘ
public buildings ⓘ
roads and highways ⓘ
sewers and utilities ⓘ
foundedBy President Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
fundingSource federal appropriations ⓘ
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C. ⓘ
impact expanded U.S. public infrastructure ⓘ
reduced unemployment ⓘ
supported American arts and culture ⓘ
inception 1935 ⓘ
jurisdiction federal ⓘ
laterName Works Progress Administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Work Projects Administration
legislatedBy Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 ⓘ
mainPurpose fund public works projects ⓘ
provide employment during the Great Depression ⓘ
support arts and cultural projects ⓘ
nameChangeDate 1939 ⓘ
namedAfter work relief ⓘ
notableLeader Harry Hopkins ⓘ
notableWorkType dams ⓘ
guidebooks ⓘ
hospitals ⓘ
libraries ⓘ
post offices ⓘ
public murals ⓘ
schools ⓘ
sculptures ⓘ
sidewalks ⓘ
operatedDuring Great Depression ⓘ
operatedIn all 48 U.S. states (contiguous at the time) ⓘ
opposedBy some business groups ⓘ
originalName Works Progress Administration self-link ⓘ
parentOrganization United States government ⓘ
surface form: Federal government of the United States
partOf New Deal ⓘ
politicalContext New Deal ⓘ
surface form: Second New Deal

response to mass unemployment ⓘ
program Federal Art Project ⓘ
Federal Music Project ⓘ
Federal Theatre Project ⓘ
Federal Writers’ Project ⓘ
Historical Records Survey ⓘ
replacedBy War Manpower Commission ⓘ
supervisedBy President Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ
surface form: President Franklin D. Roosevelt administration

Referenced by (86)

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President Franklin D. Roosevelt → notablePolicy → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
subject surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
New Deal → hasPart → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
Works Progress Administration → originalName → Works Progress Administration self-link ⓘ
Works Progress Administration → laterName → Works Progress Administration self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Work Projects Administration
Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 → createdAgency → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 → authorizedProgram → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 → mainFundingRecipient → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
Federal Art Project → operatedBy → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
Federal Art Project → partOf → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
Federal Art Project → parentOrganization → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
Federal Writers’ Project → operatedBy → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
Federal Writers’ Project → operatedBy → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
this entity surface form: Works Projects Administration
Federal Writers’ Project → parentOrganization → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
Historical Records Survey → partOf → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
Historical Records Survey → sponsor → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
Historical Records Survey → parentOrganization → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
PWA → differentiatedFrom → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
subject surface form: Public Works Administration
Index of American Design → partOf → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
Federal Theatre Project → parentOrganization → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
Federal Theatre Project → partOf → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
Federal Theatre Project → supervisedBy → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
this entity surface form: Works Progress Administration Arts Division
Civil Works Administration → replacedBy → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
Federal Music Project → parentOrganization → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
Federal Music Project → partOf → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
Federal Music Project → replacedBy → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
this entity surface form: Works Progress Administration Music Program
Federal Music Project → fundedBy → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
Federal Emergency Relief Administration → replacedBy → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
Federal Emergency Relief Administration → partiallyReplacedBy → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
this entity surface form: Works Progress Administration employment programs
Harry Hopkins → notableWork → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
WPA → originalName → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
subject surface form: Works Progress Administration
WPA → laterName → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
subject surface form: Works Progress Administration
this entity surface form: Work Projects Administration
National Youth Administration → parentOrganization → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
Federal Project Number One → partOf → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
Federal Project Number One → parentOrganization → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
Federal Project Number One → sponsor → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
American Guide Series → sponsor → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
HRS → partOf → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
subject surface form: Historical Records Survey
HRS → operatedBy → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
subject surface form: Historical Records Survey
Public Works Administration (PWA) → distinctFrom → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
subject surface form: Public Works Administration
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves → compiledBy → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
Federal Works Agency → hasPart → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
this entity surface form: Work Projects Administration
FTP → partOf → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
subject surface form: Federal Theatre Project
FTP → parentOrganization → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
subject surface form: Federal Theatre Project
FTP → operatedBy → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
subject surface form: Federal Theatre Project
Voodoo Macbeth → administeredBy → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
The Cradle Will Rock → associatedWith → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
One-Third of a Nation → associatedWith → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
Victor Arnautoff → employer → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
Bernard Zakheim → employer → Works Progress Administration ⓘ
Henry Alsberg → employer → Works Progress Administration ⓘ