The records of the Human Relations Agency (HRA), 1963-1973, consist of 20 cubic feet of textual records separated into twenty-one record series. The records reflect the administration of California's many and varied direct service and correctional programs.

In 1966, California voters approved a constitutional amendment authorizing the Legislature to delegate to the Governor the power to reorganize the structure of state government (California Constitution, Art. V, Sec. 6), enabling legislation in 1967 (ch. 1540). By order of Governor Reagan's Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1968 (Statutes of 1968), the Health and Welfare Agency (H and W) was combined with the Youth and Adult Correctional Agency (YACA) and renamed the Human Relations Agency (HRA). The new HRA included the following bodies:

20 cubic feet of textual records

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While the majority of the records are open for research, any access restrictions are noted in the record series descriptions.