Resettlement Administration

Resettlement Administration

Resettlement Administration poster by Bernarda Bryson Shahn (c. 1936)
Agency overview
FormedMay 1, 1935 (1935-05-01)
Preceding
DissolvedSeptember 1, 1937
Superseding agency
Agency executive

The Resettlement Administration (RA) was a New Deal U.S. federal agency created May 1, 1935.[1] It relocated struggling urban and rural families to communities planned by the federal government. On September 1, 1937, it was succeeded by the Farm Security Administration.

  1. ^ Roosevelt, Franklin D. (May 1, 1935). "Executive Order No. 7027: The Resettlement Administration Is Established - May 1, 1935". Internet Archive. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service. pp. 143–155.

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