Summary Information

Title: Department of Social Services, Richland County, Wisconsin, General Relief Case Files
Inclusive Dates: 1932-1969

Creator:

• Richland County (Wis.). Department of Social Services

Call Number: Richland Series 39

Quantity: 15.6 cubic feet (39 archives boxes)

Repository:

Housed at the Southwest Wisconsin Room and Area Research Center, Ullsvik Hall, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; owned by the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

UW-Platteville Southwest Wisconsin Room / Platteville Area Research Ctr. (Map)

See the catalog entry for information on possible additional materials and shelf locations.

Abstract:

Case files documenting monetary assistance and relief in the form of goods and services provided to persons in need. Files include applications for relief, field worker's report sheets which contain narrative accounts of case background, face sheets containing factual information about the applicant and his/her family, financial disbursement sheets, correspondence, and related documents. Some case files may also include relevant court proceedings, newspaper clippings, and personal correspondence. Types of aid include poor relief, aid to dependent children, and old age assistance. The county administered federal and state funds to clients under the supervision of the Wisconsin Emergency Relief Administration and the Public Welfare Department.

Note:

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Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-rich0039

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