Includes: [1] Relief Director's Correspondence, 1934-1936, pertaining to the distribution of welfare commodities, the establishment of work programs, the requisitioning of supplies, and the administration of the relief program; [2] Relief Applications, 1934-1935, listing applicant's name, address, length of residence in city, amount and type of property owned, and number and relationship of dependents; [3] Relief Journal, 1940-1944, listing amounts spent for relief commodities, stores where spent, and persons to whom relief given; and [4] Relief Ledger, 1939-1945, giving same information as the Journal but under relief recipient, and lists by city of individuals and hours spent cutting wood for the city.