Administrator of the Works Progress Administration
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executive branch position of the United States
federal government office
public administration position
The Administrator of the Works Progress Administration was the top federal official responsible for directing the New Deal agency that funded and managed large-scale public works and employment programs during the Great Depression in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Administrator of the Works Progress Administration canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T389830 — 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: Administrator of the Works Progress Administration Context triple: [Harry Hopkins, positionHeld, Administrator of the Works Progress Administration]
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A.
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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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.
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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D.
Federal Works Agency
The Federal Works Agency was a U.S. government agency created in 1939 to consolidate and oversee federal public works and construction programs, including major New Deal infrastructure projects.
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E.
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.
- 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: Administrator of the Works Progress Administration Target entity description: The Administrator of the Works Progress Administration was the top federal official responsible for directing the New Deal agency that funded and managed large-scale public works and employment programs during the Great Depression in the United States.
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A.
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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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.
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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D.
Federal Works Agency
The Federal Works Agency was a U.S. government agency created in 1939 to consolidate and oversee federal public works and construction programs, including major New Deal infrastructure projects.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
executive branch position of the United States
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federal government office ⓘ public administration position ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | United States of America ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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linked to:
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
President of the United States ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| endTime | 1943 ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
administering federal assistance to local governments for projects
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allocating federal funds for Works Progress Administration projects ⓘ approving major WPA construction projects ⓘ balancing relief objectives with long-term infrastructure needs ⓘ coordinating relief efforts during the Great Depression ⓘ coordinating with other New Deal agencies ⓘ coordinating with state and local officials on project selection ⓘ defending WPA policies and budgets in congressional hearings ⓘ directing federal work relief programs ⓘ ensuring compliance with federal regulations in WPA projects ⓘ ensuring non-discrimination in WPA hiring policies (within period norms) ⓘ ensuring projects provided maximum employment benefits ⓘ evaluating effectiveness of WPA programs ⓘ implementing New Deal work-relief policies ⓘ issuing administrative regulations for WPA operations ⓘ managing employment programs for the unemployed ⓘ managing the WPA budget ⓘ managing transition and wind-down of WPA programs as the economy recovered ⓘ overseeing cultural and arts programs under the WPA ⓘ overseeing large-scale public works projects ⓘ overseeing record-keeping and reporting for WPA activities ⓘ planning and prioritizing infrastructure projects ⓘ promoting employment through public works ⓘ reporting to the President of the United States ⓘ representing the WPA before Congress ⓘ supervising regional and state WPA administrators ⓘ |
| hasRole |
chief executive of the Works Progress Administration
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head of the Works Progress Administration ⓘ top federal official of the Works Progress Administration ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Great Depression ⓘ |
| historyOfTopic | New Deal ⓘ |
| inception | 1935 ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| officeHolder | Harry Hopkins ⓘ |
| partOf | Works Progress Administration ⓘ |
| saidToBeTheSameAs |
Administrator of the WPA
ⓘ
WPA Administrator ⓘ
linked to:
WPA
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Administrator of the Works Progress Administration Description of subject: The Administrator of the Works Progress Administration was the top federal official responsible for directing the New Deal agency that funded and managed large-scale public works and employment programs during the Great Depression in the United States.
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