California State Relief Administration Explained

Agency Name:	California State Relief Administration (SRA)
Formed:	1935
Preceding1:	State Emergency Relief Administration (SERA)

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]

References

• Web site: LearnCalifornia.org - Typical Family on SRA Relief . 2012-03-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101124095343/http://learncalifornia.org/doc.asp?id=1665# . 2010-11-24 . dead.
• Web site: LearnCalifornia.org - Relief and Agricultural Employees in California . 2012-03-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101124090901/http://learncalifornia.org/doc.asp?id=1698# . 2010-11-24 . dead.

Further reading

• Web site: LearnCalifornia.org - Student: California During the Great Depression . 2012-03-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101124054621/http://learncalifornia.org/doc.asp?id=1728# . 2010-11-24 . dead.
• Web site: Inventory of the State Relief Administration Records, Administrator's Office, 1933-1941, Series 1.. 2012-03-01.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Inventory of the State Relief Administration Records. 2012-03-01.