California State Relief Administration
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| Formed | April 19, 1935 |
| Preceding agency |
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| Dissolved | June 20, 1941 |
The California State Relief Administration (SRA) was a government agency responsible for administering unemployment relief and distributing state and federal funds to improve conditions in California during the Great Depression.[1] It was established in 1935[2] as the successor to the State Emergency Relief Administration (SERA), established in 1933. The SRA was effectively abolished in 1941 when the State Legislature refused to grant it further appropriations at the state level.[3]
Leadership
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| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Governor(s) | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | 
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R. C. Branion | March 24, 1933 | November 30, 1934[a] | 1 year, 251 days | James Rolph Frank Merriam |
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| 2 | 
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Vernon D. Northrop | November 30, 1934[b] | January 8, 1935 | 39 days | Frank Merriam | [8] |
| 3 | 
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Roy W. Pilling | January 8, 1935 | February 6, 1935 | 29 days | Frank Merriam | [9] |
| 4 | 
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Frank Y. McLaughlin | February 6, 1935 | April 19, 1935 | 72 days | Frank Merriam | |
Gallery
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Line up for state relief pay day, Arvin, California, 1940 -
Close-up of relief queue on S.R.A. pay day, Arvin, California, 1940
See also
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Inventory of the State Relief Administration Records". Retrieved 2012-03-01.
- ^ "Emergency Taken Out of the SERA". The Healdsburg Tribune. Healdsburg. 19 April 1935. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ "SRA Stranded Without Funds". San Pedro News-Pilot. Los Angeles. 17 June 1941. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ "SERA Administrator Given 60-Day Leave". Oakland Tribune. Oakland. 20 July 1934. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- ^ "Relief dictator seeking offices". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento. 25 March 1933. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- ^ "Branion quits relief post". Imperial Valley Press. El Centro. 30 November 1934. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- ^ "SERA Administrator Given 60-Day Leave". Oakland Tribune. Oakland. 20 July 1934. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- ^ "SERA officer goes to Hawaii". Oakland Tribune. Oakland. 8 January 1935. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- ^ "Los Angeles Man Takes Over Administration of State Relief". San Mateo Times and Daily News Leader. San Mateo. 6 February 1935. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
Further reading
[edit]- Leiby, James (Fall 1973). "State Welfare Administration in California, 1930-1945". Southern California Quarterly. 55 (3): 303–318. doi:10.2307/41170488. JSTOR 41170488. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- "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.
- "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.
External links
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