National Advisory Committee on the Works Progress Administration
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The National Advisory Committee on the Works Progress Administration was a federal advisory body in the United States that provided guidance and oversight for New Deal public works and employment relief programs during the Great Depression.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| National Advisory Committee on the Works Progress Administration canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13392482 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Advisory Committee on the Works Progress Administration Context triple: [Fannie Hurst, memberOf, National Advisory Committee on the Works Progress Administration]
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A.
National Youth Administration
The National Youth Administration was a New Deal agency that provided work, education, and training opportunities to American young people during the Great Depression.
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B.
Civil Works Administration
The Civil Works Administration was a short-lived U.S. federal jobs program of the New Deal that provided millions of unemployed workers with temporary manual labor on public works projects during the Great Depression.
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C.
Federal Writers’ Project
The Federal Writers’ Project was a New Deal initiative that employed thousands of writers during the Great Depression to produce guidebooks, oral histories, and other cultural documentation across the United States.
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D.
National Recovery Administration
The National Recovery Administration was a U.S. New Deal agency created during the Great Depression to regulate industry, set fair wages and prices, and promote economic recovery.
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E.
Public Works of Art Project
The Public Works of Art Project was a New Deal-era federal program launched in 1933 to employ artists during the Great Depression by commissioning public murals and other artworks across the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Advisory Committee on the Works Progress Administration Target entity description: The National Advisory Committee on the Works Progress Administration was a federal advisory body in the United States that provided guidance and oversight for New Deal public works and employment relief programs during the Great Depression.
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A.
National Youth Administration
The National Youth Administration was a New Deal agency that provided work, education, and training opportunities to American young people during the Great Depression.
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B.
Civil Works Administration
The Civil Works Administration was a short-lived U.S. federal jobs program of the New Deal that provided millions of unemployed workers with temporary manual labor on public works projects during the Great Depression.
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C.
Federal Writers’ Project
The Federal Writers’ Project was a New Deal initiative that employed thousands of writers during the Great Depression to produce guidebooks, oral histories, and other cultural documentation across the United States.
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D.
National Recovery Administration
The National Recovery Administration was a U.S. New Deal agency created during the Great Depression to regulate industry, set fair wages and prices, and promote economic recovery.
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E.
Public Works of Art Project
The Public Works of Art Project was a New Deal-era federal program launched in 1933 to employ artists during the Great Depression by commissioning public murals and other artworks across the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal advisory committee
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government body ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
|
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| fieldOfWork |
economic recovery
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public works ⓘ social welfare policy ⓘ unemployment relief ⓘ |
| follows | creation of the Works Progress Administration ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | Works Progress Administration programs ⓘ |
| hasEmployer | United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
advise on employment relief measures
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advise on public works projects ⓘ provide policy guidance ⓘ provide program oversight ⓘ |
| hasRole |
advisory body
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oversight body ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
history of the New Deal
ⓘ
history of the Works Progress Administration ⓘ |
| legalForm | advisory committee ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Great Depression relief
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New Deal public works programs ⓘ employment relief programs ⓘ |
| operatedInPeriod | Great Depression NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
New Deal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Works Progress Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: National Advisory Committee on the Works Progress Administration Description of subject: The National Advisory Committee on the Works Progress Administration was a federal advisory body in the United States that provided guidance and oversight for New Deal public works and employment relief programs during the Great Depression.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.