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Part 1 (Mss 98, Audio 350A): Original Collection, 1913-1959

Part 2 (M99-097): Additions, 1919-1959

Container	Title
1976/135	Part 1 (1976/135): Original Collection, 1887-1990 Physical Description: 11.3 cubic feet (9 records center cartons, 2 archives boxes, and 1 flat box) Scope and Content Note Records, 1887-1990 (bulk 1919-1974), of the Wisconsin Child Center (WCC), including a variety of correspondence, subject files, reports and historical information. Reports include monthly, quarterly, annual, special, movement of the population, and population of children committed at the school. Reports may include information related to the reason for commitment, medical procedures, medication and information about the illnesses of children; admissions, children returned from boarding out; children separated from the school for placement; and deaths. There is also material related to budget and funding for the center; minutes; physical inventories; and general ledgers of furnishings and supplies of the Child Center campus. In addition to correspondence from the WCC, there are also correspondence and enrollment applications from the Tomah Indian School, 1934-1937. Correspondence and subject files are organized by date ranges and may include child specific information including foster home expenses, financial records, and medical information. Other financial data includes trust funds; amusement funds; housing situations of the staff that lived on campus, supplies and commodities obtained, care of the farm and gardens, public assistance programs available to the center and campus building programs. Also of note are files related to Title I and documentation of what the Center used with those funds including vocational programs, equipment purchases, speech therapy, cultural trips, programs for physically impaired children; summer staffing; library services projects; funding summer camp activities and family orientations. There is a small amount of information related to the annex, a boarding home for children of families unable to care for their disabled or special needs child. The Annex was open from 1929-1967 and files include staffing, schedules, and the needs of children. Other files of interest include information about the history and development of the center prepared for government agencies; records (1918-1990) pertaining to the Wisconsin Child Center cemetery in Sparta, including burial plat maps and lists of burials; and finally material about the transfer of remaining children and the final closing of the center in 1976.
	Reports
Box 1 Folder 1-9	Monthly Reports, 1919-1948
Box 1 Folder 10-17	Quarterly Reports, 1924-1958, 1965-1967
Box 1 Folder 18-19	Biennial Reports, 1928-1942
Box 1 Folder 20-22	Yearly Reports, 1929-1956
Box 2 Folder 1-14	Population Movement Reports, 1936-1956
Box 2 Folder 15	Population Report, 1971-1973
Box 2 Folder 16-21	Monthly Report of Agency (Population Report), 1936-1947
Box 2 Folder 22	Admission Reports, 1947-1956
Box 2 Folder 23	Infirmary Report, 1947-1956
	Monthly Cottage Reports
Box 2 Folder 24	1936-1939
Box 2 Folder 25	1949-1956
Box 3 Folder 1	Indenture Reports, 1930-1935
Box 3 Folder 2	Placement Reports, 1939-1947
Box 3 Folder 3	Monthly Case load Reports, 1950-1951
	Monthly Reports of State Institution Inmate Population
Box 3 Folder 4	1933-1942
Box 3 Folder 5-6	1947-1956
Box 3 Folder 7	Statistical Data and Charts about Children, 1925-1931
Box 3 Folder 8-9	Statistical Reports, Child Care Center, 1935-1947
Box 3 Folder 10	Farm Supervisor Reports and Correspondence, 1938-1939
Box 3 Folder 11	Space Utilization, 1960
Box 3 Folder 12	Studies of the Wisconsin Child Center, 1953, 1961
Box 3 Folder 13	Ward Books, 1938-1943
Box 3 Folder 14	Building Specifications, 1950
Box 3 Folder 15	Historical reports and programs
Box 3 Folder 16	Winchelle Family Case File, 1921-1935, 1941
Box 3 Folder 17	Testing done by Mrs. Schwartz and Miss Bernstein, 1936-1939
	Tomah Indian School files
	Social Worker files by county, 1934-1935
Box 3 Folder 18	Adams
Box 3 Folder 19	Ashland
Box 3 Folder 20	Bayfield
Box 3 Folder 21	Brown
Box 3 Folder 22	Burnett
Box 3 Folder 23	Calumet
Box 3 Folder 24	Eau Claire
Box 3 Folder 25	Forest
Box 3 Folder 26	Jackson
Box 3 Folder 27	Juneau
Box 3 Folder 28	La Crosse
Box 3 Folder 29	Marathon
Box 3 Folder 30	Milwaukee
Box 3 Folder 31	Monroe
Box 3 Folder 32	Outagamie
Box 3 Folder 33	Portage
Box 3 Folder 34	Racine
Box 3 Folder 35	Sawyer
Box 3 Folder 36	Shawano
Box 3 Folder 37	Vernon
Box 3 Folder 38	Vilas
Box 3 Folder 39	Washburn
Box 3 Folder 40	Winnebago
Box 4 Folder 1	Emergency Relief Administration Board of Control, 1934-1935
Box 4 Folder 2	State Board of Control, 1934-1935
Box 4 Folder 3	Hospital, 1934-1935
Box 4 Folder 4	Oneida, 1934-1935
Box 4 Folder 5	Washington, D.C. Indian Affairs Correspondence, 1934-1935
Box 4 Folder 6	Monthly Reports, 1934-1935
Box 4 Folder 7	Special Cases, 1934
Box 4 Folder 8	Notices, 1934-1935
Box 4 Folder 9	Personal, 1934-1935
Box 4 Folder 10	Expense Account, 1934
Box 4 Folder 11	Ellen Aaron and family case, 1934
Box 4 Folder 12	Clothing Report, 1934
Box 4 Folder 13	Boys Activities, 1934
Box 4 Folder 14	Correspondence regarding Federal Wards, 1936-1937
Box 4 Folder 15	Tomah Enrollment, 1934
Box 4 Folder 16	Correspondence to Superintendent of Flandreau, 1934-1935
Box 4 Folder 17	Commitments, 1934
Box 4 Folder 18	County Judges, 1934
Box 4 Folder 19	Case of Priscilla Mae Doxtater, 1934
Box 4 Folder 20	Flandreau Vocational School in South Dakota, 1935
Box 4 Folder 21	Students from Minnesota, 1935
Box 4 Folder 22	Muskogee Office, 1934-1935
Box 4 Folder 23	Students from Michigan, 1935
Box 4 Folder 24	Correspondence from Superintendent Frank, 1934-1935
Box 5 Folder 1-5	Budget, 1936-1952
Box 5 Folder 6-10	Budget Requests, 1949-1961
	State School Inventory
Box 5 Folder 11	1910
Box 5 Folder 12	1920
Box 5 Folder 13	1930
Box 5 Folder 14	1940
Box 5 Folder 15	1950
	Boarding Home Records
Box 6 Folder 1	1922-1936
Box 6 Folder 2	1924-1945
Box 6 Folder 3	Record Book, 1941-1945
	Works Progress Administration
Box 6 Folder 4	Hearing Test, 1939-1940
Box 6 Folder 5	Nursery School, 1938-1943
Box 6 Folder 6	Sewing Project, 1936-1942
Box 6 Folder 7	Miscellaneous Projects, 1935-1938
Box 6 Folder 8	Public Welfare, General Relief and Allotments, 1936-1942
Box 6 Folder 9	Recreation needs, National Recreation Association, 1935-1936
Box 6 Folder 10	Cost and Vouchers of Indian Children in Foster Care, 1944-1949
Box 6 Folder 11	Special Cases and Expenses, 1946-1950
	Correspondence
Box 6 Folder 12	Administrative, 1947-1948
Box 6 Folder 13	Children's boarding home expenses, 1947-1950
Box 6 Folder 14-18	Miscellaneous, 1948-1950
Box 6 Folder 19	School Milk Program, 1962-1963
Box 6 Folder 20	State Engineer Recommendations, 1944, 1947, 1953-1962
Box 6 Folder 21	Power Plant, 1959-1961
Box 6 Folder 22	Children's Accounts, Money at Division for Children and Youth, 1955-1962
Box 6 Folder 23	Conservation Department, Wisconsin, 1952-1957
	Division for Children and Youth (DCY)
Box 6 Folder 24	Payment and Funding, 1950-1960s
Box 6 Folder 25	Money Accounts and General Funds, 1950-1963
Box 6 Folder 26	Correspondence, 1951-1953
Box 6 Folder 27	Foster Care/Boarding Home Expenses, 1951-1952
Box 7 Folder 1-2	Budget and Budget Requests, 1951-1955
Box 7 Folder 3	Fire Damage and Tornado, 1948-1950
Box 7 Folder 4	Foster Homes, Definition by Field Service, 1949
Box 7 Folder 5	Correspondence with Division of Business Management, 1955-1962
	Memos
Box 7 Folder 6	To Employees, 1948-1953
Box 7 Folder 7	To and from F.B. Jaeger, Business Manager, 1952-1960
Box 7 Folder 8	To and from F.R. King, Superintendent, 1948-1950
Box 7 Folder 9	Milk Room Remodeling, 1949
Box 7 Folder 10	Institutional Power Plants, 1951-1952, 1957
Box 7 Folder 11	Notary Public forms, 1947-1949, 1952
Box 7 Folder 12	Northern Wisconsin Colony and Training School, 1954-1961
Box 7 Folder 13	W.W. Kinyon, Farm Supervisor, 1954-1955
Box 7 Folder 14	Periodical Requirements, 1951-1960
Box 7 Folder 15-16	Public Welfare Correspondence and Recommendations, 1951-1962
Box 7 Folder 17	Virginia Soulier (Indian Affairs account) Expenses, 1950-1951
Box 7 Folder 18	Veterans Administration Accounting Claims, 1949-1954
Box 7 Folder 19-21	Correspondence A-Z, 1956-1960
Box 7 Folder 22	Building Development, 1968-1971
Box 7 Folder 23	Social Services, 1963-1964, 1974
Box 7 Folder 24	Policies and Rules, 1962-1967, 1972-1973
Box 7 Folder 25	County and Regional Files, 1964-1970
Box 7 Folder 26	Children on Medications List, 1967-1968
Box 7 Folder 27	Memos to Staff, 1965-1974
Box 7 Folder 28	Center Life-Cottages, meetings and holiday visits, 1964-1972
Box 7 Folder 29	Social Workers and Counselor Positions, 1963-1967, 1974
Box 7 Folder 30	Staff Seminars, Meetings, Conference and In-Services, 1961-1967, 1971
Box 7 Folder 31	Audits and Reports, 1961-1962, 1969-1972
Box 8 Folder 1	County Material, 1973-1974
Box 8 Folder 2	Positions and Training, 1962-1971
Box 8 Folder 3	Institution Buildings, 1971
Box 8 Folder 4	Program, Inspection and Budget Reports, 1961, 1968-1970
Box 8 Folder 5	Survey-Position, Classification, Care and Custody, 1963, 1967, 1969
Box 8 Folder 6	Hospitals and Health, 1965
Box 8 Folder 7	Memo, Health and Social Services (DHSS), 1961, 1969-1974
Box 8 Folder 8	Staffing, 1963-1965, 1968
Box 8 Folder 9	Capacity, 1962-1965
Box 8 Folder 10	Recreation, 1962-1963, 1970-1971
Box 8 Folder 11	Resources for Children with Disabilities in Foster Homes, 1974
Box 8 Folder 12	Statistics, Grade Lists, and Test Results, 1960-1970
Box 8 Folder 13	Instructor Information, 1967-1969, 1973
Box 8 Folder 14	Social Worker Recruitment, 1964-1968, 1970
Box 8 Folder 15	Special Needs Education at WCC, 1965-1972
Box 8 Folder 16	Community Day Nursery, 1967-1974
Box 8 Folder 17	Building and Remodeling Project, 1961-1963
Box 8 Folder 18	Numbers of Children and Placement, 1969-1973
Box 8 Folder 19	Evaluating Children, 1965
Box 8 Folder 20	Local 186, Union Meetings and Issues, 1963, 1967-1971
Box 8 Folder 21	Correspondence Regarding the Children, 1966-1970
Box 8 Folder 22	Funding Children's Welfare Programs, 1973-1975
Box 8 Folder 23	Closing and Phasing out the Center, 1973
Box 8 Folder 24	Psychological and Preadmission Evaluations, 1962-1963
Box 8 Folder 25	Psychological Consultations, Referrals, and Court Orders, 1961-1962
Box 8 Folder 26	District Office Manual Sections, 1962
Box 8 Folder 27	Financial Reports, 1974-1975
Box 8 Folder 28	Trust Fund Reports, 1963-1965
Box 8 Folder 29	Referrals and Cases, 1968
Box 8 Folder 30	Building Program, 1970
Box 8 Folder 31	Cottages, Annex and Medical Staffing, 1963-1965
Box 8 Folder 32	Phasing-out of the Annex at the WCC, 1966-1967
Box 8 Folder 33	Annex Reports and Correspondence, 1965
Box 8 Folder 34	Administrative Correspondence, 1962-1967
Box 9 Folder 1	Lay-offs and Staff Planning, 1973
Box 9 Folder 2	Correspondence, Division of Family Services, 1968-1971, 1973
Box 9 Folder 3	County Allocations, 1970, 1974
Box 9 Folder 4	Federal Welfare Funds, 1973-1974
Box 9 Folder 5-9	Title I Fund, 1964-1973
Box 9 Folder 10	Mental Health Related Correspondence, 1971-1972
Box 9 Folder 11	Superintendent Conferences, 1966, 1970-1971
Box 9 Folder 12	Placement Planning, 1963, 1967-1969
Box 9 Folder 13	Emergency Operation Plan
Box 9 Folder 14	Emergency Planning, 1969
Box 9 Folder 15	DHSS, Emergency Planning, 1972
Box 9 Folder 16	Budget Requests, 1975-1977
Box 9 Folder 17	Superintendent: Evaluation and Effectiveness, 1964-1965, 1970-1971
Box 9 Folder 18	Department of Family Services Reorganization, 1969
Box 9 Folder 19	Negotiations/Wisconsin Education Association Council, 1969-1970
Box 9 Folder 20	Social Services, 1963-1967
Box 9 Folder 21	Psychologist Related Correspondence, 1962-1969
Box 9 Folder 22	An Evaluation of WCC, 1960
Box 9 Folder 23-25	Budget, 1962-1968
Box 9 Folder 26	History and Background of the WCC
Box 9 Folder 27	Cottage Dynamics, 1966
Box 9 Folder 28	Miscellaneous Administrative files
Box 9 Folder 29	Alternate Uses to the WCC Site and Extension of Services, 1966-1969
Box 9 Folder 30	Superintendent Correspondence, 1965-1973
Box 10 Folder 1	Superintendent Correspondence, 1965-1973 (continued)
Box 10 Folder 2	Emergency Operations, 1967-1968, 1973
Box 10 Folder 3	Civil Defense and Emergency Defenses, 1957-1963
Box 10 Folder 4	Business Management, 1965-1972
Box 10 Folder 5	Delinquents under age 12 at the WCC, 1965
Box 10 Folder 6	Referrals and Placement, 1965-1966
Box 10 Folder 7	Escapes and Complaints, 1963, 1973-1974
Box 10 Folder 8	Superintendent Correspondence, Psychological related issues, 1963-1970
Box 10 Folder 9	Special Needs Children
Box 10 Folder 10	Assistant Division Administrators Meetings, 1971-1973
Box 10 Folder 11	Central Office Operations Meetings, 1970-1974
Box 10 Folder 12	Federal Funded Projects, Title I, 1969-1974
Box 10 Folder 13	Reports and Correspondence Related to Closing the WCC, 1972-1973
Box 10 Folder 14	Staff Training, 1963
Box 10 Folder 15	Trust Fund, 1965-1968
Box 10 Folder 16	Evaluation of Effectiveness in General (EFG), 1964-1965
Box 10 Folder 17	Placement and Preadmission Summaries, 1963
Box 10 Folder 18	Future Role of WCC, 1966
Box 10 Folder 19	Program Role and Future Role of WCC, 1966-1968
Box 10 Folder 20-25	Board of Public Welfare Meeting Minutes, 1950-1955
Box 11 Folder 1-4	Board of Public Welfare Meeting Minutes, 1950-1955 (continued), , 1950-1959
Box 12 Folder 1	General Ledger, 1916-1929
Box 12 Folder 2-3	Cemetery Plots, 1887-1976, 1990