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Federal Writers' Project

United States federal government project to fund written work and support writers during the Great Depression
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Federal Writers' Project

Summary

Federal Writers' Project is a government organization[1]. It draws 356 Wikipedia views per month (government_organization category, ranking #15 of 124).[2]

Key Facts

  • Federal Writers' Project is in the country of United States[3].
  • Federal Writers' Project's instance of is recorded as government organization[4].
  • Federal Writers' Project's child organization or unit is recorded as Historical Records Survey[5].
  • Federal Writers' Project's Commons category is recorded as Federal Writers' Project[6].
  • July 27, 1935 marks the founding of Federal Writers' Project[7].
  • Federal Writers' Project's described at URL is recorded as https://www.loc.gov/collections/federal-writers-project/about-this-collection/[8].
  • Federal Writers' Project's described at URL is recorded as https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/newdeal/fwp.html[9].
  • Federal Writers' Project's described at URL is recorded as https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/file/7945[10].
  • Federal Writers' Project's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Federal Writers' Project"}[11].
  • Federal Writers' Project's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'FWP'}[12].
  • Federal Writers' Project's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[13].

Body

Founding

July 27, 1935 marks the founding of Federal Writers' Project[7].

Identity

Federal Writers' Project's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'FWP'}[12].

Operations

Federal Writers' Project's child organization or unit is recorded as Historical Records Survey[5].

Why It Matters

Federal Writers' Project draws 356 Wikipedia views per month (government_organization category, ranking #15 of 124).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · Geagea · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of israel j9u id → 987007526376205171, 987007317175705171
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007598929805171, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783595065105; Based on LC id in the National Library of Israel"
  2. 24d ago · Safeguarding · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Library of congress authority id → n79125205
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P244]]: n91108501"
  3. 4w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → —
    Country → United States
    On focus list of wikimedia project → WikiProject African diaspora
    Inception → +1935-07-27T00:00:00Z
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P214]]: 148643008, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259701|batch #259701]]"
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