John D. Newsome

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John D. Newsome was an American administrator who oversaw the Federal Writers’ Project, a New Deal program that employed writers to document U.S. history and culture during the Great Depression.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf American
administrator
human
affiliatedWith Federal Writers’ Project
Works Progress Administration
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
employer United States federal government
fieldOfWork cultural programs administration
public administration
genre U.S. history documentation (administrative role)
knownFor supporting documentation of U.S. history and culture
supporting employment for writers during the Great Depression
movement New Deal
notableFor oversight of the Federal Writers’ Project
notableWork Administration of the Federal Writers’ Project
occupation administrator
participatedIn New Deal programs
positionHeld administrator of the Federal Writers’ Project
workPeriod Great Depression era

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Federal Writers’ Project
supervisedBy

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