Title: Wisconsin. State Planning Board: Federal Relief Agencies Records, (bulk 1934-1939)
Inclusive Dates: 1934-1948

Creator:

• Wisconsin. State Planning Board

Call Number: Series 847; PH Series 847; 2010/086

Quantity: 1.4 c.f. (1 record center carton and 1 archives box) and 97 photographs; plus additions of 1.0 c.f.

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

Abstract:

Records, 1934-1948 (bulk 1934-1939), including correspondence, applications, and reports concerning the administration of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and other federal relief agency projects in Wisconsin. In addition to relief work projects in local communities, the correspondence relates to state planning projects undertaken by the State Planning Board itself in conjunction with the National Resources Committee. Included are photographs of WPA projects and 1937 exhibition of WPA handicrafts. Also included are WPA overview reports and information on specific projects such as flood control, land liming, water pollution, and woodland inventory.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ser00847

This collection was received in multiple parts from the donor(s) and is organized into 2 major parts. These materials have not been physically interfiled and researchers might need to consult more than one part to locate similar materials.

• Part 1 (Series 847, PH Series 847): Original Collection, 1934-1948
• Part 2 (2010/086): Additions, 1934-1938

Acquisition Information

Accession Number: 1956/06/05, 2010/086

Series 847	Part 1 (Series 847, PH Series 847): Original Collection, 1934-1948 Physical Description: 1.4 c.f. (1 record center carton and 1 archives box) and 97 photographs  Scope and Content Note: Correspondence (mainly 1935-1939), applications, and reports concerning the administration of WPA and other federal relief agency projects in Wisconsin. The majority of the correspondence is that of M.W. Torkelson of the State Planning Board who exercised overall supervision of Works Progress Administration projects in Wisconsin. Included are photographs of WPA projects and 1937 exhibition of WPA handicrafts. The file also contains a large file of applications and extension applications for WPA projects.
	Catalogued WPA file (620.1 - 622.60X)
Box   1 Folder   1	Administration-General, 1935-1945
Box   1 Folder   2	Applications for employment
	Projects
Box   1 Folder   3	General, 1943
Box   1 Folder   4	G-W (By place)
Box   1 Folder   5-15	City planning projects
Box   1 Folder   16	Cemeteries
Box   1 Folder   17	Dairy farms
Box   1 Folder   18	Electricity
Box   1 Folder   19	Cultural
Box   1 Folder   20	Women's handicraft
Box   1 Folder   21	Education
Box   1 Folder   22	White collar
Box   1 Folder   23	Historical records
Box   1 Folder   24	Railroad
Box   1 Folder   25	State building programs
Box   1 Folder   26	Municipal building programs
Box   1 Folder   27	Grade crossing
Box   1 Folder   28	Roads and streets
Box   1 Folder   29	Mississippi River Bridge
Box   1 Folder   30	Weed control
Box   1 Folder   31-33	Flood control
Box   1 Folder   34	Fire lands
Box   1 Folder   35	Swamp restoration
Box   1 Folder   36	Dams
Box   1 Folder   37	Geodetic survey
Box   1 Folder   38	Water conservation
Box   1 Folder   39	Shawano Lake
Box   1 Folder   40	Fairgrounds
Box   1 Folder   41	Crime survey
Box   1 Folder   42	Wage rates
Box   1 Folder   43	Policing
Box   1 Folder   44	Municipal finance
Box   1 Folder   45-51	State planning project, 1936-1939
Box   1 Folder   52	Dodge County
Box   1 Folder   53	Forest County
Box   1 Folder   54	Fond du Lac County
Box   1 Folder   55	Jefferson County
Box   1 Folder   56	Walworth County
Box   1 Folder   57	Balance sheets
	Loose, Uncatalogued materials
Box   1 Folder   58	Applications and extensions, Miscellaneous
Box   1 Folder   59	Kenosha County CWA/FERA project, 1934
Box   2 Folder   1	Personnel index cards
	Maps
Box   2 Folder   2	Parks
Box   2 Folder   3	Miscellaneous
PH Series 847	Photographs
	Milwaukee WPA Handicraft Project
	Exhibition, 1937
	WPA projects in Wisconsin
2010/086	Part 2 (2010/086): Additions, 1934-1938 Physical Description: 1.0 c.f. (1 record center carton)  Scope and Content Note: Scattered material, 1934-1938, related to Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects in Wisconsin. There is information on specific projects such as flood control, land liming, water pollution, and woodland inventory. The bulk of the accession consists of overview reports related to the WPA in Wisconsin and includes summaries, overviews, and financial information.	⇧