Records of Houghton County Emergency Welfare Relief Commission, 1934-1940.

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Records of Houghton County Emergency Welfare Relief Commission, 1934-1940.

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Record group 59-11 consist of four sets of records of the Houghton County, Michigan Emergency Welfare Relief Commission. Includes of general records relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps (1934-1940); letters in and carbons of letters out relating to the Civilian Conservation Corps (1937-1938); letters in and carbons of letters out from the central office (1935-1939); and records relating to the Federal Emergency Relief Administration projects (1934).

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State Archive of Michigan

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State Archive of Michigan

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Houghton County Emergency Welfare Relief Commission (Mich.)

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Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)

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The Civilian Conservation Corps, a federal agency, was created as part of the New Deal in 1935. From the description of Civilian Conservation Corps photograph collection [graphic]. 1936. (Santa Fe Public Library). WorldCat record id: 38548415 On March 31, 1933, congress passed the Emergency Conservation Work Act, creating the Civilian Conservation Corps. On April 5, the president appointed Robert Fechner of Tennessee as Director of Emergency Conservation Work. Fechner, a vic...

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...