Title: Wisconsin. Public Welfare Dept.: Construction and Repair of State Health Institutions
Inclusive Dates: 1921-1950

Creator:

• Wisconsin. Public Welfare Dept.

Call Number: 1967/266; 2012/014

Quantity: 2.1 c.f. (1 record center carton, 3 archives boxes, and 1 folder) and 69 photographs

Repository:

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

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

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

Abstract:

Records, 1921-1950, from the Public Welfare Dept. documenting the construction of, and improvements to, state institutions. Institutions represented in this series include: the Industrial Home for Women, Wisconsin School for the Deaf, Wisconsin School for the Blind, and the Industrial School for Girls. Also represented are colonies, state hospitals, and reformatories. Records include correspondence and reports, contracts, blueprints, and photographs.

Note:

There is a restriction on access to this material; see the Administrative/Restriction Information portion of this finding aid for details.

These records have been assigned Series 3068.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ser03068

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The building, maintenance, and purchased equipment for these facilities was part of Works Progress Administration (later renamed the Work Project Administration) and/or Civil Works Administration (CWA) projects; agencies that functioned under the New Deal to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads.

See the Agency History in the catalog.

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 (1967/266): Original Collection, 1921-1950
• Part 2 (2012/014): Additions, 1943

Access Restrictions

Blueprints of public buildings are restricted under Wis. Stat. 101.12(5)(c) during the life of the building.

Acquisition Information

Accession Number: 1967/266; 2012/014

1967/266	Part 1 (1967/266): Original Collection, 1921-1950 Physical Description: 2.0 c.f. (1 record center carton and 3 archives boxes) and 69 photographs
Box   1 Folder   1	Industrial School for Boys, calf barn, 1938
	Industrial Home for Women
Box   1 Folder   2	Barn, 1945
Box   1 Folder   3	Cemetery, 1938
Box   1 Folder   4	Chimney, 1938
Box   1 Folder   5	Farm buildings, 1931-1936
Box   1 Folder   6	Industrial commission inspection and orders, 1935
Box   1 Folder   7	Hay keeper, 1936-1938
Box   1 Folder   8	Poultry house, undated
Box   1 Folder   9	Proposed receiving building, undated
Box   1 Folder   10	Septic tank and drainage, 1936-1937
Box   1 Folder   11	Water mains and hydrants survey, 1950
	Industrial School for Girls
Box   3 Folder   1	Preliminary general planning, 1932
Box   1 Folder   12-13	Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, application for loan to State of Wisconsin, 1933, 1938
Box   1 Folder   14	Jail, lockup and county buildings approvals, 1937-1939
Box   1 Folder   15	Memorial Hospital, building repairs due to government lease, 1936
	Mendota, Wisconsin State Home for the Insane
Box   2 Folder   1	Chapel walls, 1925-1926, 1940
Box   3 Folder   2	Conduit, 1914
Box   3 Folder   3	Laundry building, 1912
Box   2 Folder   2	Marble wainscoting, 1914
Box   1 Folder   16	Survey of state chief engineer, budget, 1925-1927
Box   2 Folder   3	X-ray statistics and equipment, 1939
Box   1 Folder   17	Northern Colony civil works program, 1933-1934
	Public Assistance Division
Box   1 Folder   18	Miscellaneous reports, 1941-1944
Box   2 Folder   4	Quarterly activity reports, 1942-1948
Box   1 Folder   19-20	Public Works Administration, proposed public improvements, 1935
Box   1 Folder   21	State Hospital civil works program, 1933-1934
Box   1 Folder   22	State Public School, map of grounds, 1908
	State Reformatory
Box   1 Folder   23	Dairy barn, 1936
Box   1 Folder   24	Silicosis Committee, 1933-1938
Box   1 Folder   25	Works Progress Administration (WPA) project, 1937-1938
	State Sanitarium
Box   2 Folder   12	Civil Works Project, 1933-1934
Box   2 Folder   13	Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA), 1934
Box   1 Folder   26	Poultry house and feed room for state institutions including the State Sanitarium, 1924, 1934
Box   2 Folder   14	Works Progress Administration, 1935
Box   1 Folder   27	State specifications for poultry houses in state institutions, undated
Box   1 Folder   28	State transient camp and Indian Hospital, report of investigation of sewage disposal, Hayward, Wisconsin, 1938
Box   2 Folder   5	Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Commission, minutes, 1921-1924
Box   2 Folder   6	Wisconsin Memorial Hospital reports, 1921-1925
	Wisconsin School for the Deaf
Box   2 Folder   7	Boys dormitory, 1930-1931
Box   2 Folder   8	Cold storage rooms, 1942
Box   2 Folder   9	Land, state property, 1928-1930
Box   4 Folder   1	Refectory and assembly buildings, 1936-1937
Box   4 Folder   2	Water supply, 1930-1932
Box   4 Folder   3	Well, 1933
Box   2 Folder   10	Works Progress Administration (WPA) project, 1935
Box   2 Folder   11	Works Progress Administration (WPA), refectory, 1937
	Workshop for the Blind
Box   1 Folder   29	A State Plan for the Administration of a Program for the Blind, 1939, 1941
Box   1 Folder   30-32	General correspondence and reports, 1932-1941
Box   1 Folder   33	Old quarters, 1927, 1938-1942
Box   3 Folder   4	Miscellaneous, 1933-1940
Box   3 Folder   5	Planning, 1943-1944
Box   1 Folder   34	Proposed sites, 1939-1942
Box   1 Folder   35	Works Progress Administration (WPA), 1938
Box   3 Folder   6	Workshop and agency reorganization, 1928, 1935
PH Box   29	Photographs showing the construction progress of buildings at the Industrial School for Girls, 1932 Physical Description: 69 photographs (1 folder)
2012/014	Part 2 (2012/014): Additions, 1943 Physical Description: 0.1 c.f. (1 folder)  Scope and Content Note: Maps, 1943, of state owned insitutions showing the surrounding area and the location of buildings on the property. Includes the Mendota, Winnebago, and Central State Hospitals, Northern and Southern Colonies, Wisconsin State Prison, Wisconsin State Reformatory, Wisconsin Home for Women, Wisconsin Home for Boys, Wisconsin School for Girls, Wisconsin Child Center, Camp Hayward, and Workshop for the Blind.	⇧