Title: Greendale (Wis.). Clerk: Development File
Inclusive Dates: 1938-1965

Creator:

• Greendale (Wis.). Clerk

Call Number: Milwaukee Series 49

Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box)

Repository:

Housed at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries’ Archives Department / Milwaukee Area Research Center; owned by the 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.

UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Abstract:

Miscellaneous records concerning the development of Greendale, Wisconsin, one of three Greenbelt towns constructed by the U.S. Resettlement Administration. It includes a file from the U.S. Farm Security Administration pertaining to the selection of tenants and the application procedures and requirements. The Home Purchase Committee records document a 1949 attempt by some Greendale residents to purchase their homes from the federal government to prevent speculation on the property. The series also contains annual reports by the village board of trustees (1958, 1960, 1962, 1964-65); and capital improvement plans (1938-1967) regarding education, utilities, and community infrastructure.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-milw0049

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In 1936, the U.S. Resettlement Administration began construction of Greendale, one of the three Greenbelt towns. The federal government constructed 366 residential buildings containing 572 living units and established a Tenant Selection Committee to oversee the selection of renters. In 1938, the community incorporated and became the village of Greendale. In 1952, the federal government permitted the residents of Greendale to purchase the single and multi-family dwellings, the electric and telephone utilities were sold to private companies, and all other public buildings, grounds, and facilities became the property of the village government.

Acquisition Information

Accession Number: C1989/179

Processing Information

Processed by Kyle Krause at the Milwaukee Urban Archives, December, 1991.

Box   1 Folder   1	Annual Reports, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964-1965
Box   1 Folder   2	Capital Improvement Plans, 1938-1967
Box   1 Folder   3	Farm Security Administration, Tenant Selection, 1938
Box   1 Folder   4	Greendale Home Purchase Committee, 1949