California State Relief Administration
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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]
FormedApril 19, 1935
Preceding agency
- State Emergency Relief Administration (SERA)
DissolvedJune 20, 1941
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | April 19, 1935 |
| Preceding agency |
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| Dissolved | June 20, 1941 |
Leadership
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Governor(s) | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 |  |
R. C. Branion | March 24, 1933 | November 30, 1934[a] | 1 year, 251 days | James Rolph Frank Merriam |
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| 2 |  |
Vernon D. Northrop | November 30, 1934[b] | January 8, 1935 | 39 days | Frank Merriam | [8] |
| 3 |  |
Roy W. Pilling | January 8, 1935 | February 6, 1935 | 29 days | Frank Merriam | [9] |
| 4 |  |
Frank Y. McLaughlin | February 6, 1935 | April 19, 1935 | 72 days | Frank Merriam | |
Gallery
Line up for state relief pay day, Arvin, California, 1940
Close-up of relief queue on S.R.A. pay day, Arvin, California, 1940
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