Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials. The collection is open to all in accordance with state law. The public may view City of Milwaukee Archival Collections by appointment at the Central Library. To request an in-person appointment, create/login to your Special Collections Account. If you have any questions, please contact the Archives and Special Collections Department at mplarchives@milwaukee.gov.

Use Restrictions

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

Acquisition Information

Milwaukee Public Library receives official materials from city departments via the Milwaukee City Records Center, pursuant to state statutes and city ordinances governing the permanent retention of city records.

Processing Information

Processed by Janet K. Geronime, 1996. Revised by Gayle M. Ecklund, 2001. “Physicians, Midwives, and Undertakers Register” index prepared by Jean Hinz, 2002. Materials added and updated by Gayle M. Ecklund, 2013. Materials added by Bob Jaeger, 2017. In 2018, Bob Jaeger combined the previous Health Department collections with CMAC 24. In late 2022 and early 2023, approximately 70 boxes of unprocessed materials were added as well as the ledgers in series 7. Existing boxed materials were integrated, previous folder descriptions were used but organization has changed. Processing was completed by Casey Lapworth, Processing Archivist and Anna Rohl, Volunteer.