Archival Resources in Wisconsin: Descriptive Finding Aids

Container	Title
Brown Series 38	Series: Clerk. Clerk's General File, 1853-1965 Physical Description: 6.8 cubic feet (16 archives boxes and 1 flat box) Scope and Content Note: Records, primarily from the 1950s and 1960s, including resolutions, petitions, ordinances, orders, plat maps, agreements, assessments, reports of town officers, correspondence to and from state and county departments and private individuals, papers of various town departments, hearing transcripts, road surveys, tuition claims, and audit reports; all gathered by the clerk in performance of his duty and relating to a wide range of topics. Many documents deal with the town's attempt to change its status beginning in the 1940s when competing groups of citizens attempted either to incorporate Preble as a city or to join it to the neighboring city of Green Bay. Lack of a clear public consensus and legal intricacies hindered attempts at change until Preble and Green Bay consolidated in 1964. The materials in the series document the struggle both through official records and through petitions, letters, newspaper clippings, and pamphlets. Post-consolidation records deal with the referendum which sanctioned consolidation and with the means used to merge the services of the two communities. Arrangement: alphabetical by folder title.
Box 1 Folder 1	Agreements, 1872, 1927-1963
Box 1 Folder 2	Annexation of Cryan Plat by Green Bay, 1956-1962
	Annexation (Proposed)
Box 1 Folder 3	Blavat and Reed Property by City of Green Bay, 1961
Box 1 Folder 4	Crooks and Bush Properties to the City of Green Bay, 1961
Box 1 Folder 5	Fabry Property to the City of Green Bay, 1960-1961
Box 1 Folder 6	Misc. Plats to the City of Green Bay, 1937-1949
Box 1 Folder 7	Town of Preble to the City of Green Bay, 1960
Box 1 Folder 8	Assessments, 1871, 1872, 1931-1964
Box 1 Folder 9	Bids, 1936, 1934
Box 1 Folder 10	Board of Appeals, 1946-1964
Box 1 Folder 11	Board of Review, 1936-1956
Box 1 Folder 12	Brown County Regional Planning Commission, 1961-1963
Box 1 Folder 13	Building Code Changes, 1949-1960
Box 2 Folder 1	Census Materials, 1955-1964
Box 2 Folder 2	Civil Defense Director's Papers, 1955-1963
Box 2 Folder 3	Condemnation Actions, 1942-1964
Box 2 Folder 4	Consolidation of the Town of Preble with the City of Green Bay, Papers of, 1964
Box 2 Folder 5	Corporation Notes Records, 1940-1944
	Correspondence
Box 2 Folder 6	Brown County Highway Commission Papers, 1957-1964
Box 2 Folder 7	City of Green Bay, 1939-1964
	Miscellaneous
Box 2 Folder 8	1935-1960
Box 3 Folder 1	1960-1963
Box 3 Folder 2	1963-1964
Box 3 Folder 3	Sewer, 1882-1944
Box 3 Folder 4	State Board of Health, 1947-1964
Box 3 Folder 5	State Highway Commission, 1939-1964
Box 3 Folder 6	State of Wisconsin, 1942-1964
Box 3 Folder 7	Electrical Ordinance Changes, 1954-1961
Box 3 Folder 8	Fire Department Papers, 1929-1955, 1963
	General Informational Reports and Budgets
Box 4 Folder 1	1872, 1928-1951
Box 4 Folder 2	1951-1964
	Green Bay Metropolitan Sewage District Papers
Box 4 Folder 3	1933-1960
Box 4 Folder 4	1961-1964
Box 4 Folder 5	Incorporation Hearing Transcript, December 12, 1949
Box 5 Folder 1	Incorporation Papers of the Village of Preble, 1952
Box 5 Folder 2	Incorporation (Proposed) of the Town of Preble as a City, Papers of, 1961-1964
Box 5 Folder 3	Industrial Commission Papers, 1939, 1961-1964
Box 5 Folder 4	Injunction: Town of Preble vs. Max Stone and Martin Baumgartner, 1942
Box 5 Folder 5	Insurance, 1933-1963
Box 5 Folder 6	Inventories, 1956
Box 5 Folder 7	Labor Relations, 1960-1965
Box 5 Folder 8	Ledger of Town of Preble, 1949-1951
Box 5 Folder 9	Motor Vehicle Registration, 1940-1941, 1964
	Ordinances
Box 5 Folder 10	Garbage, 1942-1951
Box 5 Folder 11	Miscellaneous, 1931-1963
Box 5 Folder 12	Park Board Papers, 1946-1962
Box 5 Folder 13	Petitions and Orders to Vacate, 1931-1964
	Petitions for a Referendum on Incorporation
Box 5 Folder 14	1955
Box 5 Folder 15	1958
Box 6 Folder 1	Petitions for Highway Construction, 1878, 1927-1953
Box 6 Folder 2	Petitions for Reassessments, (1954-1964)
	Petitions
Box 6 Folder 3	Miscellaneous, 1871, 1939-1964
Box 6 Folder 4	Sewers, 1927-1947
	Plat Maps
Box 16 Folder 1	1955-1959
Box 16 Folder 2	1960-1964, n.d.
Box 7 Folder 1	Plumbing Code Changes, 1939-1959
Box 7 Folder 2	Poll Lists, 1871-1872, 1939
Box 7 Folder 3	Preble Centennial - Histories and Papers, 1959
	Public Service Commission Papers
Box 7 Folder 4	1955-1961
Box 7 Folder 5	1961-1964
Box 7 Folder 6	Register of Deeds Papers, 1952-1963
	Reports
	Building Inspector
Box 7 Folder 7	1947-1957
Box 7 Folder 8	1957-1964
Box 7 Folder 9	Electrical Inspector, 1953-1964
Box 7 Folder 10	Engineer, 1954-1962
Box 7 Folder 11	Fire Chief, 1954-1964
Box 7 Folder 12	Health Officer, 1953-1954
Box 8 Folder 1	Plumbing Inspector, 1939-1964
Box 8 Folder 2	Police Justices, 1955-1964
Box 8 Folder 3	Poundmaster, 1959-1964
Box 8 Folder 4	Town Treasurer, 1954-1964
	Welfare Director
Box 8 Folder 5	1953-1960
Box 8 Folder 6	1960-1964
	Resolutions
Box 8 Folder 7	Concerning Employee's Salaries, 1929-1964
Box 8 Folder 8	For Referendums, 1955-1959
	Miscellaneous
Box 9 Folder 1	1934-1959
Box 9 Folder 2	1959-1964
	Rezoning Petitions and Ordinances
Box 9 Folder 3	1938-1949
Box 9 Folder 4	1949-1958
Box 9 Folder 5	1958-1960
Box 9 Folder 6	1960-1963
Box 10 Folder 1	1963-1964
Box 10 Folder 2	Road Surveys, 1860-1928
Box 10 Folder 3	School District Papers, 1873, 1934-1951
	School Transportation Papers
Box 10 Folder 4	1949-1955
Box 10 Folder 5	1955-1961
Box 10 Folder 6	1962-1965
Box 11 Folder 1	Sewer Bonds, 1923-1945
Box 11 Folder 2	Sewer Proposals and Agreements, 1941-1950
Box 11 Folder 3	Sidewalk Construction Papers, 1939-1947
Box 11 Folder 4	Social Security Papers, 1951-1961
Box 11 Folder 5	Special Improvement Trust Account, 1952-1965
Box 11 Folder 6	State Department of Taxation, Annual Information Returns, 1954-1959
Box 11 Folder 7	Stipulation: Wisconsin-Michigan Power Company vs. Town of Preble, 1956-1957
Box 11 Folder 8	Storm Sewer Construction, 1936-1949
Box 16 Folder 1	Street Length Maps, 1956-1964
	Street Lights and Bus Routes Papers
Box 12 Folder 1	1931-1950
Box 12 Folder 2	1950-1953
Box 12 Folder 3	1954-1959
Box 12 Folder 4	1959-1964
Box 12 Folder 5	Tavern Licenses, 1870, 1942-1957, 1960
	Tax Statements
Box 13 Folder 1	1915-1949
Box 13 Folder 2	1950-1964
Box 13 Folder 3	Tax Computations, 1946-1950
Box 13 Folder 4	Town Attorney's Papers, 1934-1964
Box 13 Folder 5	Town of Preble vs. Town of Matteson, 1938-1942
Box 14 Folder 1	Trailer Court Reports (sample), 1961-1964
Box 14 Folder 2	Treasurer's Receipts of Tax Monies Received from the State, 1942-1964
	Tuition Claims
Box 14 Folder 3	1940-1951
Box 14 Folder 4	1951-1964
Box 14 Folder 5	Village Powers of the Town of Preble, 1935
	Vocational School Enrollment
Box 14 Folder 6	1954-1959
Box 14 Folder 7	1959-1965
Box 14 Folder 8	Warranty Deeds, 1853-1894
	Water Department Audit Reports
Box 15 Folder 1	1949-1953
Box 15 Folder 2	1954-1959
Box 15 Folder 3	1960-1963
Box 15 Folder 4	Water Department Papers, 1937-1963
Box 15 Folder 5	Weed Commissioners' Papers, 1935
Box 15 Folder 6	Willow Street Traffic Light Papers, 1959-1964
Box 15 Folder 7	Wisconsin Towns Association's Newsletters, 1950-1963
Box 15 Folder 8	Zoning and Planning Commission Papers, 1956
	Zoning Changes, Petitions and Ordinances
Box 17 Folder 1	1946-1952
Box 17 Folder 2	1953-1956
Box 17 Folder 3	1957-1963
Box 17 Folder 4	Zoning Commission Papers, 1951-1964