Meeting of a legislative committee appointed to investigate the practices and policies of the S.R.A. held in the State Building, Los Angeles, March 5, 1940

Item Overview

Title

Meeting of a legislative committee appointed to investigate the practices and policies of the S.R.A. held in the State Building, Los Angeles, March 5, 1940

Date Created

March 5, 1940

Date

1940-03-05

Publisher

Los Angeles Daily News

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Notes

Description

Meeting of a joint legislative committee composed of seven Senators and eight Assemblymen, which was appointed to investigate policies and practices of the State Relief Administration. Senator John J. Phillips (back 4th from left) was elected chairman and Assemblywoman Jeanette E. Daley (back 3rd from left) was elected vice-chairman. Some topics discussed at the hearing included S.R.A. funding of crossing guards, the transfer of S.R.A. headquarters from San Francisco to Los Angeles, how the S.R.A. leases quarters, and financial conditions, including the controversial 40% cut of relief checks. This last point drew picketers from the Workers Alliance, who marched outside the State Building during the committee’s S.R.A. hearings.

Caption

Text from original nitrate sleeve: SRA Investigation - LA March 1940; Phillips, John - Sen.; Daley, Jeanette; Picketing State Bldg. during hearing
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: SRA Hearing - State Bldg Mar 1940

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

news photographs
cellulose nitrate film

Names

Phillips, John J., 1887-1983
Daley, Jeanette E., 1897-?
California. State Relief Administration

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Government
Legislative hearings--California--Los Angeles
Legislators--California
Legal