 Resettlement Administration poster by Bernarda Bryson Shahn (c. 1936) | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | May 1, 1935 |
| Preceding agency | |
| Dissolved | September 1, 1937 |
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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.
- ^ 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.