Federal Writers’ Project
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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.
All labels observed (10)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6799 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Federal Writers’ Project Context triple: [Works Progress Administration, program, Federal Writers’ Project]
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A.
Federal Art Project
The Federal Art Project was a New Deal initiative that employed thousands of artists across the United States to create public artworks, murals, posters, and art education programs during the Great Depression.
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B.
Civilian Conservation Corps
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a New Deal work relief program that provided jobs to young men during the Great Depression through conservation and public lands projects across the United States.
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C.
New Deal
The New Deal was a series of ambitious economic and social programs in the United States during the 1930s that expanded the federal government's role in response to the Great Depression.
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D.
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the national library of the United States and one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive research libraries, serving as the research arm of the U.S. Congress.
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E.
Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935
The Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 was a major New Deal law that funded large-scale public works and employment programs to combat unemployment during the Great Depression.
- 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: Federal Writers’ Project Target entity description: 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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A.
Federal Art Project
The Federal Art Project was a New Deal initiative that employed thousands of artists across the United States to create public artworks, murals, posters, and art education programs during the Great Depression.
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B.
Civilian Conservation Corps
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a New Deal work relief program that provided jobs to young men during the Great Depression through conservation and public lands projects across the United States.
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C.
New Deal
The New Deal was a series of ambitious economic and social programs in the United States during the 1930s that expanded the federal government's role in response to the Great Depression.
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D.
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the national library of the United States and one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive research libraries, serving as the research arm of the U.S. Congress.
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E.
Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935
The Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 was a major New Deal law that funded large-scale public works and employment programs to combat unemployment during the Great Depression.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Deal program
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government-sponsored arts project ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
creating comprehensive travel guides
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documenting American regional cultures ⓘ preserving oral traditions ⓘ |
| archivesAt |
Library of Congress
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National Archives and Records Administration ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | early 1940s ⓘ |
| employed |
editors
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journalists ⓘ researchers ⓘ teachers ⓘ unemployed writers ⓘ |
| fundedBy | Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 ⓘ |
| inception | 1935 ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of American social history
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documentation of African American history ⓘ public folklore programs in the United States ⓘ |
| location | all 48 U.S. states of the period ⓘ |
| mainWork | American Guide Series ⓘ |
| notableOutput |
Life histories of ordinary Americans
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Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves ⓘ children’s books and educational materials ⓘ ethnic and immigrant community studies ⓘ |
| numberOfEmployees | thousands of workers ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Works Progress Administration
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Works Progress Administration ⓘ
surface form:
Works Projects Administration
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| parentOrganization | Works Progress Administration ⓘ |
| partOf | Federal Project Number One ⓘ |
| politicalContext | New Deal ⓘ |
| produced |
city guidebooks
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ethnographic reports ⓘ folklore collections ⓘ local histories ⓘ oral histories ⓘ regional guidebooks ⓘ slave narratives ⓘ state guidebooks ⓘ |
| purpose |
produce cultural and historical documentation of the United States
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provide employment for writers during the Great Depression ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy |
United States government
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surface form:
U.S. federal government
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| supervisedBy |
Henry Alsberg
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John D. Newsome ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Great Depression ⓘ |
| workField |
folklore
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history ⓘ literature ⓘ oral history ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Federal Writers’ Project Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Works Progress Administration
this entity surface form:
Federal Writers' Project
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves
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compiledBy
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Federal Writers’ Project
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this entity surface form:
Federal Writers' Project
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves
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associatedWithProgram
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Federal Writers’ Project
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this entity surface form:
Federal Writers' Project Slave Narrative Collection
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New Deal cultural programs
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Federal Writers' Project
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Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration
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Federal Writers' Project
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Federal Writers' Project
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Federal Writers' Project state guides
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Federal Writers' Project
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Federal Writers' Project state guides
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New Deal cultural projects
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Federal Writers' Project
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Federal Writers' Project
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Federal Writers' Project
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Administration of the Federal Writers’ Project
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Federal Writers Project
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Federal Writers’ Project life histories