Federal Emergency Relief Administration memorandum [manuscript], 1935 April 20.

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Federal Emergency Relief Administration memorandum [manuscript], 1935 April 20.

A memorandum from Charles H. Kauffman, director of the University of Virginia Bureau of Student Self-Help, regards the FERA payroll and scholastic requirements for student workers.

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Kauffman, Charles Henry, 1890-1976

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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...