Exceptional Education History Project Collection, 1953-2016

Container Title
M2016-047
Part 5 (M2016-047): Frances B. Bicknell Papers, 1974-1992
Physical Description: 0.8 cubic feet (2 archives boxes) 
Scope and Content Note: Papers, 1974-1992, of Frances B. Bicknell, the mother of a son with developmental disabilities and a Madison activist who fought to protect and preserve the rights of people with developmental disabilities. This collection includes records from Bicknell's time serving on the Dane County Developmental Disabilities Services Board in the late 1970s, including material from the Protective Services Committee, Board publications, and information about services provided by the Board. Bicknell also served as co-chair of the Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services Protective Services and Guardianship Task Force from 1979-1981. These papers include Task Force correspondence, Task Force reports, and resource material collected by Bicknell, chiefly about the legislative history of various Wisconsin laws related to guardianship as well as studies and other material on the topic. Additionally there are reports and publications about the guardianship of people with developmental disabilities collected by Bicknell over the years.
Dane County Developmental Disabilities Services Board
Box   1
Folder   1
Board meetings, 1979
Financial
Box   1
Folder   2
Grants: WADD Guardianship Project, circa 1978-1979
Box   1
Folder   3
Organizational dues, 1978
Box   1
Folder   4
Memos, 1976
Protective Services Committee
Box   1
Folder   5
Meeting agendas, 1978-1980
Box   1
Folder   6
Meeting minutes, 1978-1980
Publications
Box   1
Folder   7
Guardianship manual, 1979
Box   1
Folder   8
Handbook for guardians, 1977
Box   1
Folder   9
Plan Coordination Committee Task Force report, 1978
Box   1
Folder   10
Recommendations regarding the development of a Dane County Protective Services System, 1976
Services
Box   1
Folder   11
Adult Protective Services, 1977-1978
Box   1
Folder   12
Case management, 1977-1978
Box   1
Folder   13
Crisis advocacy, 1978-1979
Box   1
Folder   14
Grievance procedures, 1978
Box   1
Folder   15
Job placement, 1978-1979
Box   1
Folder   16
Special living arrangements, 1976-1978
Box   1
Folder   17
Substitute care, 1977
Box   1
Folder   18
Statement of philosophy, 1976
Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services Protective Services and Guardianship Task Force
Box   1
Folder   19
Clippings, 1975-1978
Box   1
Folder   20
Correspondence, 1979-1981
Box   1
Folder   21
Meeting minutes, 1979
Box   1
Folder   22
Notes (Fran Bicknell), circa 1979
Reports
Box   1
Folder   23
Draft legislation, 1979
Box   1
Folder   24
Report to Secretary Pearcy, 1979
Box   1
Folder   25
Summary of recommendations, circa 1979
Resource material
Box   1
Folder   26
Correspondence and memos, 1974-1978
Legislative history
Box   1
Folder   27
Chapter 55, 1976
Box   1
Folder   28
Chapter 119, 1975
Box   2
Folder   1
Chapter 284 Revision, A.B. 573 drafts, 1975
Box   2
Folder   2
Chapter 284 Revision, A.B. 573 notes and research, 1974-1976
Box   2
Folder   3
Chapter 284 Revision, A.B. 573 roll call votes, 1976
Box   2
Folder   4
Chapter 284 Revision, A.B. 573 revision, correspondence, 1974-1976
Box   2
Folder   5
Chapter 393, 1975
Box   2
Folder   6
Chapter 455, 1975
Box   2
Folder   7
Non-Profit Corporation Guardianship, 1976
Box   2
Folder   8
Pamphlets, circa 1976
Box   2
Folder   9
Protective Placement, circa 1976
Reports
Box   2
Folder   10
Chapter 55: Wisconsin Protective Services Law and Its Application, 1978
Box   2
Folder   11
Duties and Liabilities of Guardians, circa 1976
Box   2
Folder   12
Protective Services/Guardianship in Wisconsin: analytical report, 1979
Box   2
Folder   13
Protective Services Task Force committee report, 1975
Box   2
Folder   14
Temporary guardianship, circa 1976
Research
Box   2
Folder   15
Center for Public Representation, publications, 1977 and 1992
Reports
Box   2
Folder   16
“Children of Misfortune,” 1984
Box   2
Folder   17
“Guardianship of Adults,” 1985
Box   2
Folder   18
“Returning the Mentally Disabled to the Community: Government Needs to Do More,” 1977
Box   2
Folder   19
Summary of Autism Project, 1977
Box   2
Folder   20
“Through the Maze: A Legal Rights Handbook for People Living in Residential Facilities in Wisconsin,” 1987