California State Relief Administration reports and printed materials 1938-1939

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

California State Relief Administration reports and printed materials 1938-1939

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt9w1041d0

This small collection of reports and articles provides some information about the state of public welfare in California at the end of the 1930s. The material primarily discusses unemployment and services for the unemployed; it also includes a report evaluating the State Relief Administration with recommendations for reallocating functions and activities.

0.21 Linear feet; 1 box

eng,

USC Libraries Special Collections

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6662261

Related Entities

There are 2 Entities related to this resource.

Public Administration Service

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6nc9wxs (corporateBody)

California. State Relief Administration

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6pk5g68 (corporateBody)

Biographical Note The State Emergency Relief Administration (SERA) was created in 1933 as a provision of the Unemployment Bond Relief Act. In 1935, SERA was succeeded by the State Relief Administration (SRA). Both agencies were created to help alleviate certain conditions caused by the Great Depression, and their responsibilities included the distribution of state and federal funds for unemployment relief. The activities of the State Relief A...