The bulk of the collection is comprised of the volumes of a Works Progress
Administration (WPA) 1939-1940 real property survey by block of all public
properties in and around the City of Milwaukee. The Board of Public Land
Commissioners and the Milwaukee County Regional Planning Department sponsored
project No. 9437. Information provided includes statistical data such as: number of
structures by type of structure, by year built, by condition, etc. and dwelling unit
data such as number of units by condition, by duration of occupancy, by number of
persons per room, by number of children 14 years or less, etc.
The collection also contains a Quarter Section Atlas of the City of Milwaukee as well
as various reports and publications. There are also files of correspondence with
various City departments and committees, typically planning documents for different
projects, including expressways, buildings and zoning, parks, and traffic.
