Disambiguation evidence for WPA via surface form
"Works Progress Administration"
As subject (49)
Triples where this entity appears as subject under the
label "Works Progress Administration".
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| activity | construction of bridges ⓘ |
| activity | construction of parks and recreational facilities ⓘ |
| activity | construction of public buildings ⓘ |
| activity | construction of roads ⓘ |
| activity | improvement of public utilities and infrastructure ⓘ |
| administrator | Harry Hopkins ⓘ |
| beneficiary | local governments ⓘ |
| beneficiary | state governments ⓘ |
| beneficiary | unemployed workers ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1943 ⓘ |
| employedApproximately | 8.5 million people ⓘ |
| era |
New Deal
ⓘ
surface form:
New Deal era
|
| focusArea | arts and culture ⓘ |
| focusArea | community services ⓘ |
| focusArea | education and literacy ⓘ |
| focusArea | public works ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
ⓘ
surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
|
| fundingSource | federal government appropriations ⓘ |
| historicalContext | part of Franklin D. Roosevelt's relief, recovery, and reform agenda ⓘ |
| historicalContext | response to mass unemployment in the United States ⓘ |
| inception | 1935 ⓘ |
| instanceOf | New Deal agency ⓘ |
| instanceOf | federal government program ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal government of the United States ⓘ |
| keyPerson | Harry Hopkins ⓘ |
| laterName |
Works Progress Administration
ⓘ
surface form:
Work Projects Administration
|
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| nameChangeYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| notableOutput | airports and airfields ⓘ |
| notableOutput | artworks, murals, and public sculptures ⓘ |
| notableOutput | hundreds of thousands of miles of roads ⓘ |
| notableOutput | oral histories and guidebooks ⓘ |
| notableOutput | thousands of public buildings ⓘ |
| originalName | Works Progress Administration ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| partOf | New Deal ⓘ |
| program | Federal Art Project ⓘ |
| program | Federal Music Project ⓘ |
| program | Federal Theatre Project ⓘ |
| program |
Federal Writers’ Project
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Writers' Project
|
| program | Historical Records Survey ⓘ |
| purpose | fund public works projects ⓘ |
| purpose | provide employment for unemployed Americans ⓘ |
| purpose | stimulate the U.S. economy during the Great Depression ⓘ |
| purpose | support arts, culture, and education projects ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Federal Works Agency ⓘ |
| replacedBy | War Manpower Commission ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Great Depression ⓘ |