Records, 1930-1935.

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Records, 1930-1935.

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Reports (majority and minority), hearing transcripts, and exhibits documenting the committee's investigations of the State Emergency Relief Administration (SERA), highway department, commission of administration and finance, and education department.

2.75 cu. ft. (2 boxes and 3 partial boxes, and 2 map tubes).

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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SNAC Resource ID: 6783721

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Minnesota. Dept. of Education.

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Minnesota. Dept. of Highways.

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The Minnesota Legislature created the Department of Highways in 1917 to oversee the construction of Minnesota highways. The basic highway plan for Minnesota was endorsed by the Legislature in the early 1920s, with the creation of a system of 70 trunk highways. In 1976, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) was created by the Legislature and assumed the responsibilities previously held by the Department of Highways. From the description of State of Minnesota, Dept. of Hi...

Minnesota. Legislature. Senate. Committee Investigating Certain State Dept.s.

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Minnesota Emergency Relief Administration

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Minnesota. Dept. of Administration and Finance.

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United States. Federal Emergency Relief Administration

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In order to counteract the effects of the Depression, the Federal Government founded numerous agencies geared at lowering unemployment and boosting the economy. Among these were the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA), created on May 12, 1933; the Civil Works Administration (CWA), established on November 9, 1933; and the Works Progress Administration (WPA-1), established on May 6, 1935. The Civil Works Administration was abolished in March, 1934, with its functions and records transfe...