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Summary Information

Title: Information and Referral Service for Pierce and St. Croix Counties Records,
Inclusive Dates: 1972-1978
Creator: Information and Referral Service for Pierce and St. Croix Counties (River Falls, Wis.)
Call No.: River Falls Mss DO
Extent: 0.6 c.f. (2 archives boxes)

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society Archives / River Falls Area Research Center
Contact Information
See the catalog entry for information on possible additional materials and shelf locations.

Abstract:

Records of a River Falls, Wisconsin organization in existence from 1973 to 1978 which provided information, referral, and follow-up services to individuals in order that they more easily located social service agencies able to serve their needs. The materials include annual reports, correspondence, publicity, information on work procedures including sample questions, some financial records, and fragmentary records of related agencies. Absent from the records are the agency logs of incoming questions which were destroyed when the organization dissolved in 1978. Other materials at that time were transferred to the Elders' Area Resources Service, River Falls, Wisconsin.

Biography/History

The Information and Referral Service for Pierce and St. Croix Counties, Inc. River Falls, Wisconsin, was formed as a private, non-profit organization in 1972 and began its operation in April 1973. Its stated purpose was to "develop and operate a comprehensive, centralized information, referral and follow-up service to effectively, efficiently, accurately and promptly provide for the linkage of people with needs to agencies with appropriate services."

Manuals and publications produced by other agencies were used by the staff of volunteers, under program coordinator Kay Abbott, to develop policies and resource files. The service continued for five years until, in September 1978, it was dissolved due to a lack of funding and inadequate volunteer support. Elements of the service were then provided by the Elders' Area Resources Service, River Falls, Wisconsin.

Collection Scope and Content Note

The Information and Referral Service for Pierce and St. Croix Counties Records consist of two series: ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS and RECORDS OF RELATED AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS. The collection is incomplete as agency logs were destroyed in accordance with federal law when the organization dissolved, and other materials were transferred to the successor organization, Elders' Area Resources Service, River Falls, Wisconsin.

The series ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS (1972-1978) consists of early planning records, articles of incorporation, annual reports, correspondence, written work procedures, copies of publicity and financial records. The material provides good documentation of the initial organization and work procedures of the service. In addition, the annual reports summarize the activity of the service on a yearly basis.

The series RECORDS OF RELATED AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS (1977-1978) consists of by-laws, meeting minutes, brochures, and surveys of other organizations. Most of these organizations were umbrella agencies of which the Information and Referral Service for Pierce and St. Croix Counties, Inc. was a member. Others were agencies providing similar services in different locales. Also, there is information on Elders' Area Resources Service, which succeeded the Information and Referral Service for Pierce and St. Croix Counties, Inc. in 1978.

Administrative/Restriction Information

Acquisition Information:

Presented by Mrs. Kay Abbott, River Falls, Wisconsin, 1980. Accession Number: M80-454

Processing Information:

Processed by Gail Yu (FGH class), 1981, and Ann M. Hokanson, 1989.

Contents List

Container		Title
		Series: Administrative Records
Box 1	Folder 1	Historical material, 1977
Box 1	Folder 2	Early planning records, 1972-1973
Box 1	Folder 3	Articles of Incorporation and Dissolution, By-Laws, 1975-1978
Box 1	Folder 4-8	Annual reports and working papers, 1973-1978
Box 1	Folder 9-10	Correspondence, 1974-1975; 1978
		Work procedures
Box 1	Folder 11	Accession lists and subject index, 1973-1978
Box 1	Folder 12	Personnel and orientation, 1973
Box 1	Folder 13	Sample questions
Box 1	Folder 14	Source material
		Publicity
Box 1	Folder 15	Articles
Box 1	Folder 16	Flyers and handouts
Box 1	Folder 17	Newspaper ads
Box 1	Folder 18	Radio spots
		Financial records
Box 1	Folder 19	Contracts with Area Agency on Aging, 1973-1978
Box 1	Folder 20	Funding proposals, 1973-1976
Box 1	Folder 21	Tax exempt status papers, 1975-1917
		Series: Records of Related Agencies and Organizations
Box 1	Box 22	Alliance of Information and Referral Services (AIRS)
Box 1	Folder 23	County Committee on Aging, Surveys, 1977
Box 2	Folder 1	Elders' Area Resources Service (EARS)
Box 2	Folder 2	"Guidelines" Information and Referral Service, Merrill, Wis., 1978
Box 2	Folder 3-4	Information and Referral Service Providers of Wisconsin, 1978
Box 2	Folder 5	Kinship, 1977
Box 2	Folder 6	Pierce County Community Services Organization
Box 2	Folder 7	St. Croix County Human Services Coordinating Committee, 1977-1978
Box 2	Folder 8	Wisconsin and Minnesota information and referral services, Surveys, 1972-1976
Box 2	Folder 9	Western Wisconsin Health Systems Agency Task Force on I&R, 1977-1978
Box 2	Folder 10	Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services, 1977-1978
Box 2	Folder 11	Wisconsin Information Service (WIS)
Box 2	Folder 12	Miscellaneous organizations' brochures

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