Papers, 1933-1942.

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Papers, 1933-1942.

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Materials relating to Hoffman's career as a social worker for the Mississippi chapter of the Emergency Relief Agency (ERA) of the Federal Emergency Relief Agency (FERA) during the Depression.

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University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library

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University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus, Joseph Anderson Cook Library

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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...

Hoffman, Marie L., 1910-

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Born 1910 in New Orleans, Louisiana; educated Brookhaven, Mississippi public schools, Whitworth College (Millsaps), the University of Mississippi, and Tulane University (M.A.); district supervisor and assistant state director of the Mississippi chapter of the Emergency Relief Agency, 1933-1943; director, Social Work Department, Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi, 1955-1975. From the description of Papers, 1933-1942. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat ...