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Depressions -- 1929 -- Connecticut

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Connecticut Unemployment Commission records

 Collection
Identifier: RG031
Abstract

The Commission worked with other state and federal agencies to investigate and mitigate the effects of the existing serious unemployment and to encourage employers to gather statistics and information with a view to finding a solution to the problem.

Dates: 1931-1933

Emergency Relief Commission records

 Collection
Identifier: RG032
Abstract

The General Assembly created the Emergency Relief commission in 1933 as a successor to the Connecticut State Emergency Committee on Employment and the Connecticut Unemployment Commission. It had two functions: approval of local municipal bonds for relief purposes and supervision of emergency unemployment relief projects.

Dates: 1933-1937