California State Relief Administration
The California State Relief Administration (SRA), created in 1935, was the successor to the State Emergency Relief Administration (SERA), created in 1933. The agencies were responsible for distributing state and federal funds to improve conditions in California during the Great Depression, and administered unemployment relief.[1]
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| Formed | 1935 |
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Close-up of relief queue on S.R.A. pay day, Arvin, CA, 1940
References
- "Inventory of the State Relief Administration Records". Retrieved 2012-03-01.
- "LearnCalifornia.org - Typical Family on SRA Relief". Archived from the original on 2010-11-24. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
- "LearnCalifornia.org - Relief and Agricultural Employees in California". Archived from the original on 2010-11-24. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
Further reading
- "LearnCalifornia.org - Student: California During the Great Depression". Archived from the original on 2010-11-24. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
- "Inventory of the State Relief Administration Records, Administrator's Office, 1933-1941, Series 1". Retrieved 2012-03-01.
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