Summary Information
Wisconsin State Tuberculosis Sanatorium: Records 1907-1956 (bulk 1916-1950)
- Wisconsin State Tuberculosis Sanatorium
Series 2248; PH 6701
17.6 c.f. (48 archives boxes and 5 flat boxes), and 1 set of blueprints
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Records, mainly 1916-1950, of the Wisconsin State Tuberculosis Sanatorium, the institution at Wales established in 1905 for the treatment of state residents in the early stages of pulmonary tuberculosis. The institution closed in 1957. The records include incoming and outgoing correspondence of the superintendent, rehabilitation counselor, and steward; medical reports; budget papers; payroll and balance ledgers; inventories; contracts; and blueprints which relate to the day-to-day operations and administration of the sanatorium, the admission and treatment of patients, construction and maintenance of buildings and grounds, and the institution's relationship with the State Board of Control, State Board of Health, other state agencies, county and private sanatoria, Lake Tomahawk State Camp, and the Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis Association.
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English
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Biography/History
In 1902 the Wisconsin Legislature responded to pressure from Progressives and public health reformers and authorized the creation of a commission to study the problem of tuberculosis in Wisconsin. On August 3, 1903, Governor Robert M. La Follette instructed a three-person commission to investigate tuberculosis in the state, its treatment and prevention, and the practicality of a state sanatorium. Based on the commission's recommendations, the Wisconsin State Sanatorium, also know as "Statesan," was established by the legislature under Chapter 361, Laws of 1905, for the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis.
The sanatorium was located on 200 acres of land near Wales in Waukesha County. Dr. Chester A. Paull of Massachusetts was selected as superintendent, and the sanatorium opened with 40 patients on November 9, 1907. From 1905 to 1909, Statesan was jointly managed by the State Board of Control and a five-member advisory board that included one member of the State Board of Health. The advisory board was responsible for the general supervision and government of the sanatorium, and the Board of Control was responsible for financial management. In 1909 the Board of Control assumed full responsibility for management. Moreover, the appointment of medical staff and other employees, supervision of sanatorium grounds, buildings, employees and patients, and rule proposed by the superintendent were also subject to the approval of the State Board of Control. The advisory board supervised medical policy, made inspections, and reported to the board.
During the supervision of the Board of Control, there were nine superintendents: Dr. J.W. Coon (1909-1915), Dr. Norman L. Hoffman (1915), Dr. Frank Brockway (1915-1917), Dr. Robert W. Williams (1917-1922), Dr. Louis Dudley (1922-1929), Dr. R.D. Thompson (1929-1932, 1933-1937), Dr. E.K. Steinkopf (1932-1933), and Dr. H.M. Coon (1937-1939). At various times the sanatorium also employed an assistant superintendent, a steward and assistant steward, and many physicians and nurses. In 1938, there were four physicians and thirty nurses on staff, as well as a visiting surgeon, dental consultant, and an ENT specialist.
In 1907 the grounds consisted of an administration building, a dining hall, two cottages, and a power house. Between 1907 and 1939 a number of buildings and additions were added: two cottages (1908); a laundry (1908); an infirmary and additional cottages (1910); a cottage for male patients (1912); a dormitory for male employees (1912); a superintendent's residence (1912); an assembly hall for recreation and religious services (1914); a rehabilitation workshop (1914); a children's cottage (1914); and a hospital (1929). As a result of this construction, patient capacity grew from 89 beds in 1909 to 240 beds in 1939.
Statesan only accepted patients in the early or moderately advanced stages of tuberculosis. Additionally, applicants had to be at least sixteen years old and to have lived in Wisconsin for at least one year. The superintendent then made a final determination based on the applicant's stage of infection and space availability. Patients were required to pay a weekly fee for room and board and medical care ($15.00 in 1929), however, with the approval of a county judge, those unable to pay were admitted as county charges. Indigent patients without a legal residence were admitted at state expense.
Between 1910 and 1939 Statesan was part of a network of tuberculosis institutions supervised by the State Board of Control. This network included county and private sanatoria and another state institution, Lake Tomahawk State Camp, which was established in 1913 in Oneida County to provide graded work and vocational rehabilitation for patients in the arrested stage of tuberculosis. Patients were transferred to the camp from the county sanatoria and Statesan with the approval of the camp's medical director (who was also the superintendent of Statesan) and the State Board of Control. Statesan superintendents also made routine visits to examine patients at Lake Tomahawk State Camp. Thus, the county and private sanatoria specialized in care of advanced cases, Statesan provided for incipient cases, and Lake Tomahawk State Camp rehabilitated patients in the arrested stage of the disease. The first option for most patients was a county or a private sanatorium, but Statesan often accepted applicants who were unable to find places in local institutions. Patients were frequently transferred between institutions as their conditions changed, and space became available.
Statesan's primary function was to isolate, treat, and rehabilitate persons affected with pulmonary tuberculosis in the incipient or slightly advanced stages of the disease. In the early years of Statesan's operation, the primary treatment was fresh air, rest, and nourishing food. Since it was believed that cold air was therapeutic, patients slept on open porches or in unheated cottages. By the early 1920s, this rest cure was supplemented by pneumothorax, a procedure in which “sterile” air was injected between layers of the pleura in the patient's lungs. With the construction of the hospital in 1929, Statesan began offering surgical treatments under the direction of Dr. J.W. Gale of the University of Wisconsin Medical School. At the time, the most common surgical treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis was thoracoplasty, by which all or part of the lung cage was removed. In the 1930s, pneumonolysis (cutting the adhesions between the layers of pleura in the lungs) was added as a surgical treatment. Statesan also had a laboratory and equipment for diagnosis and monitoring. The chief diagnostic tools at the time were X-ray and urine and sputum analysis.
From the beginning, rehabilitation of patients at Statesan included some sort of graded work or occupational therapy. By 1910, patients were gardening and working in a poultry plant. In 1912, a workshop was constructed, and patients were allowed to gradually prepare themselves for work after their discharge. Other forms of vocational training included typing, shorthand, and secretarial work. Patients also edited and contributed to various publications: The Badger Outlook, and The Beacon (1931-1957). By the late 1930s, Statesan had established a program of occupational therapy administered by a registered therapist.
Statesan also provided medical training in the treatment of tuberculosis. The official recognition of Statesan by the American Medical Association enabled physicians to serve two-year residencies at the sanatorium. Moreover, beginning in 1937 and continuing through the 1950s, senior medical students at the University of Wisconsin Medical School were required to spend two weeks at the sanatorium.
In February 1938, Statesan was transferred to the State Board of Health. This executive order was rescinded on January 15, 1939, however, and the Board of Control resumed administration of the institution. Later that year Statesan was again transferred to the Board of Health. Finally, in July 1941, the Board of Health organized a Division of Tuberculosis to oversee the county sanatoria, Lake Tomahawk State Camp, and Statesan and to plan and supervise a broad program of tuberculosis control.
In 1940, Dr. R.H. Schmidt Jr., became the ninth superintendent of Statesan. He held the post until 1950, when the management of the sanatorium was divided between a lay administrator and a medical director. Occupational therapy remained an area of expansion at Statesan, and in 1945 Superintendent Schmidt recommended the appointment of an in-patient rehabilitation coordinator. During the next three years, full-time vocational instructors were employed and in 1948 a rehabilitation counselor was appointed. Based on patient surveys, programs in home economics, commercial subjects, and handicrafts were implemented or expanded. Patients were also offered instruction in academic subjects.
During this time there was a general decrease in the patient population and staff size. In 1945 the third floor and part of the second floor of the hospital was closed, and in 1954 the cottages for ambulatory patients were closed. Much of the decline in patient population came as a result of new treatments. By the early 1940s the sanatorium had added pneumoperitoneum, an injection of sterile air into the outer layer of pleura, to its treatment regimen. In 1947, the sanatorium was still employing pneumothorax and collapse procedures, but it had also begun to use the antibiotic streptomycin. By 1952 the sanatorium had largely abandoned collapse procedures in favor of surgical removal of the diseased areas of the lung. This new procedure, combined with anti-bacterial drugs greatly reduced the death rate from tuberculosis. As a result of these effective new treatments, Statesan began to accept patients in all stages of the disease. By 1954, the average daily patient population had dropped to 77, compared with 200 patients in 1942. The number of doctors on the staff was cut from four to two, and cuts were made in other staff as well. In 1956 the sanatorium's annual report stated that even chronic patients who had lived at the sanatorium for years were being cured and sent home. Citing increased costs due to the number of vacancies at Statesan and Lake Tomahawk State Camp, the legislature voted to close both institutions on November 1, 1957, and the buildings at Statesan were transferred to the Department of Public Welfare for the housing of juvenile offenders, known as the Wisconsin School for Boys, then later called the Ethan Allen School for Boys.
Arrangement of the Materials
Series 2248 is arranged into two groups of records: CORRESPONDENCE and FINANCIAL RECORDS.
Scope and Content Note
The records of Wisconsin State Tuberculosis Sanatorium (Statesan) document the general administration and day-to-day operation of Wisconsin's first state institution for the care of persons with pulmonary tuberculosis. Although the records date to 1907, they are most complete for the period 1916 to 1950.
In addition to the archival records, several types of published reports which are available in the Wisconsin Historical Society Library (annual reports of the State Sanitorium (1908-1930), the Board of Control and the State Board of Health) are essential to understanding the history of Statesan.
Forty photographs documenting facilities, rehabilitation programs, staff and patients received with the records have been transferred to the Wisconsin Visual Material Archives where they were interfiled with similar photographs received from the Wisconsin Lung Association. (See PH 3870.)
The CORRESPONDENCE is arranged by employee position: the superintendent, who was responsible for the overall administration of the institution; the rehabilitation counselor; and the steward. The superintendents' correspondence comprises the largest portion of the series.
The correspondence has incomplete information about the treatment of patients. There are some records relating to clinical trials of drugs (e.g. “Promin”) and diagnosis, but discussions of treatment appear only infrequently in the superintendents' general correspondence and these discussions seldom comment directly on specific patients. By contrast, rehabilitation through occupational therapy and recreation is relatively well documented. Unfortunately, the rehabilitation counselor's correspondence covers only the years 1948 to 1956, a period not as well covered by the superintendents' correspondence.
The Superintendents' correspondence is subdivided into 1) correspondence with the Board of Control, 2) general correspondence, and 3) subject correspondence. Correspondence with the Board of Control consists of alphabetically-arranged incoming and outgoing letters. It documents not only the administrative relationship between Statesan and the board, but also illustrates the daily operations in areas such as admissions, patient transfers from county institutions, personnel, repairs and supplies, and relations with contractors. Also filed here are incomplete runs of weekly population reports of state and county tuberculosis sanatoria, monthly census reports of inmates in state and county institutions (circa 1919-1923), and Board of Control inspection reports (circa 1921).
The superintendents' general correspondence covers the period from 1928 to 1950. It consists of incoming and outgoing exchanges with doctors, state agencies, associations, other sanatoria, county judges, county and city boards of health, physicians, contractors, vendors, employees, patients' families, and applicants on a wide range of matters relating to day-to-day operations and overall administration. This correspondence is further subdivided into two distinct chronological sub-sections: 1927-1937 and 1937-1950, each arranged alphabetically and then chronologically.
The names by which items are filed are somewhat unpredictable; correspondence may be filed by company name, by product type, by institution, by general subject, or by personal name. In general, however, correspondence with organizations, institutions, and agencies is filed by organizational name (correspondence with Lake Tomahawk, for example, appears under “L”), unless the correspondence is about a particular patient. (In this case the correspondence is generally filed by patient name.)
These records document nearly every aspect of the daily administration of the State Sanatorium, as well as the relationship of the institution to other sanatoria in Wisconsin. In particular, it covers patient admissions; transfers of patients from state, county and private sanatoria; superintendents' relations with patients' families; purchase of materials and services; personnel matters; maintenance of the facilities and grounds; and Statesan's relationship with other state and local government agencies. It also includes patient applications (filed by patient name) containing descriptions of individual medical conditions and some correspondence with other institutions regarding treatment and therapy. However, the files do not consistently document the treatment of patients or patient life in general.
The superintendents' general correspondence documenting the period 1937-1950 is a continuation of the 1928-1937 grouping. It contains the same types of correspondence and documents the same activities and functions as the previous group, but it is arranged in a slightly different alphabetical system. The bulk of this part of the general correspondence covers the period from 1937 to 1946, with only scattered letters for 1947 to 1950.
Statesan superintendents also filed their correspondence in two distinct alphabetical subject files. However, the difference between the two files is not obvious. In general, the subject files deal with institutional relations between the sanatorium and other agencies and large scale construction projects, while the general correspondence subseries deal with specific patient and employee matters and routine maintenance and supply.
The first subject file (dated 1926-1950) contains incoming and outgoing correspondence exchanged with state and local agencies, other sanatoria, contractors, and vendors. It also contains some medical forms and blueprints. The bulk of the material covers the years 1934 to 1950, but there are files on construction projects dating from 1927 and 1928 and one file of 1930 correspondence with the Bureau of Personnel. This subject file provides further documentation of day-to-day administration and Statesan's relationship to county sanatoria, Lake Tomahawk State Camp and other state agencies. It also contains correspondence relating to the hiring of employees, transfers of patients between institutions, and maintenance, and in this respect, the section overlaps and complements the General Correspondence. Also in the first subject file are two folders labeled “tabulations” which contain reports of diagnostic x-ray surveys of private and state institutions conducted by the State Sanatorium and the State Board of Health's Division of Tuberculosis. Additional folders labeled “x-ray readings” contain medical reports and correspondence regarding cases identified in the x-ray surveys. Several folders on construction during the periods 1926 to 1928 and 1934 to 1944 contain blueprints, drawings, and specifications. For more blueprints also wee the Wisconsin School for Boys Blueprints (Series 2566).
The second superintendents' subject file (1929-1950) contains incoming and outgoing correspondence with state and local agencies, other sanatoria, contractors, and vendors, as well as medical forms, blueprints, and financial reports. These files also document the institutional relations between the sanatorium and other agencies and major construction projects, and they cover a broad range of activities and functions, including relations with county health boards, patient recreation, training of medical students, occupational therapy, and involvement with WATA and other organizations. Institutional relationships between the sanatorium and many state agencies are also well documented. Prominent subjects include construction and renovation planning, transfer of indigent patients, personnel, and purchasing. Moreover, files on the Winnebago State Hospital, Wisconsin State Hospital, and Wisconsin State Prison cover patient transfers and periodic examinations of residents of those facilities by Statesan staff. This section also provides useful documentation of the relationship between Statesan and the Board of Health.
The rehabilitation counselor correspondence, mainly 1948 to 1956 and alphabetically arranged, consists of exchanges with state agencies, private organizations, entertainers, physicians, rehabilitation counselors at other sanatoria, and vendors. The counselor was responsible for the occupational therapy and educational and recreational activities for the sanatorium's patients; all of these activities are reflected here. This correspondence subseries also contains a small quantity of newspaper clippings, financial statements, notes, and lists. The coordination of entertainment through the “Goodfellowship Club” is particularly well documented, as is educational and occupational training and the production of the sanatorium publication, The Beacon. Also included here is correspondence between the rehabilitation counselor and the WATA and the rehabilitation staff of other sanatoria regarding useful therapy. A small amount of correspondence reflects the involvement of private organizations and individuals in charitable work for the sanatorium. One folder of newspaper clippings relates to the opening of the sanatorium in 1907 and to some later activities.
The Steward's correspondence consists of correspondence of the steward (and occasionally the assistant steward) with the State Board of Control on routine financial matters. The correspondence is arranged by incoming and outgoing mail and further arranged chronologically. Although only a small group of records it complements the superintendents' correspondence with the Board of Control.
The FINANCIAL RECORDS include a payroll register, contracts and purchase agreements, budgets, annual balance ledger sheets, and a property inventory. Research involving the financial records should be carried out in conjunction with the published annual reports in the SHSW Library which include summary financial statements.
The payroll register, 1908-1919, is arranged chronologically by month and year. Entries include the name of employee, occupation, time worked, and salary. Salary and wage figures for 1929-1939 are found in superintendents' subject files 1930-1949, under the heading Budget, and similar figures are found in the budget papers described below.
Contracts and purchase agreements, 1910-1918, consist of contracts, agreements, bids and specifications for the construction of buildings, utilities, and additions or renovations. Included are standard contracts used by the State Board of Control in dealing with private contractors and estimates for work and materials, specifications, and some correspondence between the State Sanatorium, State Board of Control, and contractors. The materials document construction projects at the State Sanatorium during the institution's greatest period of expansion, but does not cover the original construction of the institution. The type of information varies with each project. Many projects are documented only with a standard contract, however, detailed descriptions of some projects may be found in specification sheets, and the bidding and contracting process is sometimes represented in correspondence.
The budget papers, 1931-1949, contain chronologically-arranged operating and payroll schedules, notes, and correspondence. The operating schedules include requests for maintenance and improvements, itemized by building or structure. Payroll schedules list current and proposed salaries by occupation. Also included are notes, calculations, draft versions of operating and payroll schedules, and correspondence with the State Board of Control, the State Board of Health, and the State Department of Public Welfare regarding submittal of budgets and revisions. The information is similar to that found in the budget folders in the Superintendents' Subject Files II, except that this file contains drafts of proposed budget and payroll schedules.
The ledger sheets, complete annual balance figures for fiscal years 1933 to 1950, are loose sheets grouped by fiscal year, containing summary figures by category of inventory, income, and expenditure. Some categories are broken down by month or quarter, but most are simply annual credit/debit totals. These figures overlap those in the inventories described below, but the expense and income figures included here are unique.
The property inventory lists all physical assets of the sanatorium for the fiscal year 1945-1946, while one folder summarizes the years 1947 to 1952. The inventory volume is arranged by building, floor, and room, and it lists items ranging from x-ray machines to wood screws. The level of detail allows researchers to identify drugs in the laboratories, book titles in the library, or even furnishings in the superintendent's residence. Summary sheets in each volume list total dollar values by building and by account heading.
Related Material
Administrative/Restriction Information
Portions of this series may be restricted per Section 153.50 of the Wisconsin Statutes. Researchers wishing to use this series must sign the Archives' Use of Confidential Material Waiver and agree not to disclose personally identifiable information.
Processed by Lee Grady, 1993 intern.
Contents List
Series 2248
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Series: Correspondence
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Subseries: Superintendents' Correspondence
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Board of Control, 1916-1939
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Box
1
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1916-1917 April
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Box
2
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1917 May-1918 October
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Box
3
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1918 November-1919
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Box
4
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1920-1922
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Box
5
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1923-1926 April
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Box
6
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1926 May-1930 April
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Box
7
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1930 May-1934
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Box
8
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1-8
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1935-1939
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General Correspondence
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1927-1937
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A
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Box
8
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9
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1928-1929
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Box
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1-2
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1930-1937
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B
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Box
9
Folder
3-4
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1928
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Box
10
Folder
1-7
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1929-1937
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C
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Box
10
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8-9
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1928-1930
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Box
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Folder
1-3
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1931-1937
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D
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Box
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4-8
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1928-1937
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E
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Box
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Folder
9
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1928
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Box
12
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1-3
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1930-1936
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F
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Box
12
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4-6
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circa 1927?-circa 1937?
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G
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Box
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Folder
7-8
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1928-1930
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Box
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1-2
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1931-1937
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H
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Box
13
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3-7
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1927-1931
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Box
14
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1-3
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1932-1937
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I
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Box
14
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4-6
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circa 1927?-circa 1937?
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J
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Box
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7-8
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1928-1932
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Box
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Folder
1
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1933-1937
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K
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Box
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Folder
2-5
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circa 1927?-circa 1937?
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L
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Box
15
Folder
6-9
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1928-1931
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Box
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1932-1937
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M
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Box
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3-7
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1928-1932
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Box
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1-3
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1933-1939
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N-O
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Box
17
Folder
4-8
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circa 1927?-circa 1937?
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P
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Box
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Folder
9
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1928-1930
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Box
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Folder
1-2
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1931-1936
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Q-R
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Box
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Folder
3-8
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circa 1927?-circa 1937?
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S
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Box
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Folder
9
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1927-1928
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Box
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1-7
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1929-1937
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T
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Box
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Folder
8
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1928
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Box
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Folder
1-4
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1929-1937
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U-V
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Box
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Folder
5-7
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circa 1927?-circa 1937?
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W
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Box
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Folder
8-9
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1927-1929
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Box
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Folder
1-4
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1930-1937
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X-Z
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Box
21
Folder
5-7
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circa 1927?-circa 1937?
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1937-1950 (bulk 1937-1946)
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A
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Box
21
Folder
8
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circa 1937?-circa 1950?
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B
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Box
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Folder
9-10
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1937-1938
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Box
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Folder
1-2
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1939-1950 (bulk 1939-1946)
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C-D
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Box
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Folder
3-8
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circa 1937?-circa 1950?
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E-H
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Box
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Folder
1-8
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circa 1937?-circa 1950?
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I
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Box
24
Folder
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1937-1950 (bulk 1937-1944)
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Box
24
Folder
2
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Institutions [Tuberculosis], Setup of, 1935-1938
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J-L
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Box
24
Folder
3-8
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circa 1937?-circa 1950?
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M
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Box
24
Folder
9
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1937-1938
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Box
25
Folder
1-4
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1939-1950 (bulk 1939-1945)
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N-O
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Box
25
Folder
5-6
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circa 1937?-circa 1950?
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P
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Box
25
Folder
7
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1937-1940
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Box
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Folder
1
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1941-1945, 1950
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Box
26
Folder
2-5
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Public Welfare, Department of, Transfers, 1947-1950
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Q-R
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Box
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Folder
6-9
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circa 1937?-circa 1950?
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S
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Box
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Folder
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1937-1950 (bulk 1937-1946)
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Box
27
Folder
6
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Selective Service, 1942-1945
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T-V
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Box
27
Folder
7-10
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circa 1937?-circa 1950?
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W
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Box
28
Folder
1-4
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1937-1950 (bulk 1937-1944)
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Box
28
Folder
5
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Wisconsin General Hospital, 1940-1946
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Box
28
Folder
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Wisconsin Sanatorium Trustees and Superintendents Association, 1946-1949
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X
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Box
28
Folder
7
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X-Ray, Miniature films and readings, 1941
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Y-Z
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Box
28
Folder
8-9
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circa 1937?-circa 1950?
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Subject Files
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File #1, 1927-1950 (bulk 1930-1950)
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Box
28
Folder
10
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AC current [electric power service], 1939-1940
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Box
28
Folder
11
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Boiler construction, maintenance, 1934-1935
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Box
28
Folder
12
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Chimney construction, 1931-1935
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Box
28
Folder
13
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Coal bunkers construction, 1937-1938
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Box
28
Folder
5
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Costs, Comparative, 1940
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County institutions and practices survey
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Box
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Folder
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1935
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Box
33
Folder
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1936-1938
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Box
28
Folder
6
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County sanatoria and WATA, 1938-41
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Box
29
Folder
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Douglas County Sanatorium, Transfers to, 1937-1939
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Box
29
Folder
7
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Flooring construction and purchase, 1934-1935
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Box
29
Folder
8
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Forms [including letters to patients], circa 1942
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Box
29
Folder
9
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“Governors' Committee” (Citizens Committee on Public Welfare), 1936
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Box
29
Folder
10
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Grading (landscape), 1928
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Box
29
Folder
11
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Greenhouse construction, 1934-1935
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Box
30
Folder
1
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Kitchen equipment, 1928, 1934-1935
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Lake Tomahawk State Camp
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Box
30
Folder
2-6
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General, 1938-1944
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Transfers to
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Box
29
Folder
3-4
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1937-1939
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Box
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Folder
12-14
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1947-1950
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Box
30
Folder
7
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Laundry, 1934-1936
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Box
30
Folder
8
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Nurses homes, circa 1926
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PH 6701
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Blueprints
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Series 2248
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Box
30
Folder
9
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Oil burners and kitchen stoves, 1935
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Box
30
Folder
10
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Patient and employee rules, circa 1930-193?
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Personnel, Bureau of
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Box
31
Folder
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Correspondence, 1930-1939
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Box
31
Folder
6
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40-hour week, 1946-1948
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Box
31
Folder
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Plumbing Contract for the hospital, 1927
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Box
31
Folder
8
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Post-war construction, 1941, 1944-1949
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Box
31
Folder
9
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Radio (centralized system), 1933-1935
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Refrigeration
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Box
31
Folder
10
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General, 1934
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Box
31
Folder
11
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Plans for change, 1928
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Box
32
Folder
1
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Repair tunnel, 1928
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Reports and papers
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Box
32
Folder
4
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circa 1927-1930
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Box
32
Folder
2
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1931-1936
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Box
32
Folder
3
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circa 1938-1946
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Box
32
Folder
7
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Tuberculosis Advisory Committee, 1938
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Box
33
Folder
2
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Veterans' Administration, 1934-1935, 1944-1945
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Box
33
Folder
3-4
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WATA (Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis Association), 1934-1940
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Box
33
Folder
5-7
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WPA (Works Progress Administration), 1934-1938
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Box
33
Folder
8
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Wales School District
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Box
33
Folder
9
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Water softeners, re-carbonization, 1934
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Box
33
Folder
10
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Weatherstripping, 1936
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Box
11
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Wisconsin Sanitarium Superintendents Association, 1947 Meeting
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X-ray readings
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Miscellaneous
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Box
33
Folder
12-13
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A-G, 1934-1950
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Box
34
Folder
1-3
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H-Z, 1934-1950
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Box
34
Folder
4-6
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Wisconsin School for Boys, 1934-1946
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Box
32
Folder
5-6
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X-ray tabulation, circa 1952-1953
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File #2, 1929-1949 (bulk 1933-1949)
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Box
34
Folder
7
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Agreements of former patients to waive liability, 1930
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Box
34
Folder
8
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American Institute of Laundering, 1948
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Box
34
Folder
9
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Applications of physicians, 1944-1945
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Budgets
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Box
34
Folder
10-11
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Schedules and correspondence, 1929-1939
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Box
35
Folder
1
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Requests, 1938-1943
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Box
35
Folder
2
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Ceiling insulation, 1944
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Box
35
Folder
3
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Certification requests, 1944
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Box
35
Folder
4
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Coal consumption, 1942-1943
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Box
35
Folder
4a
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Come-Back Club Convention, 1947
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Box
35
Folder
5
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County health boards, 1935-1942
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Box
35
Folder
6
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Departmental Research, Division of, 1939-1940
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Box
35
Folder
7-8
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Engineering, Bureau of, 1936-1943
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Box
35
Folder
9
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Boilers, Nurses Annex alterations, 1941
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Box
35
Folder
10
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Goodfellowship Club, 1934-1947
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Health, Board of
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Box
35
Folder
11
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General, 1946
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Monthly reports
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Box
35
Folder
12
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1941-1945
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Box
36
Folder
1
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1946-1948
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Box
36
Folder
3-6
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Industrial Committee claims, 1933-1944
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Box
36
Folder
7
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Lake Tomahawk State Camp, 1945-1946
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Box
36
Folder
8
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Medical students, 1943-1950
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Box
36
Folder
9
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Mental Hygiene, Department of, 1938-1939
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Box
36
Folder
2
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Michigan transfers, 1945
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Box
36
Folder
10
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Milk, 1942-1948
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Box
36
Folder
11
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Minor patients, 1940-1944
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Personnel, Bureau
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Box
37
Folder
1
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General, 1946
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Box
37
Folder
2
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Descriptions of work, undated
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Box
37
Folder
3
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Procurement and Assignment Service (of War Manpower Commission), 1942-1945
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Promin
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Box
37
Folder
4
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Clinical investigation of, 1941-1946
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Box
37
Folder
5
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Charts of treated patients, 1942-1943
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Public Welfare, Department of
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Box
37
Folder
6-7
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General, 1939-1943
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Transfers
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Box
37
Folder
8-11
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1940-1943
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Box
38
Folder
1-3
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1944-1947
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Box
38
Folder
4
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Purchases, Bureau of, 1938-1947
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Box
38
Folder
5
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Referral sheets and correspondence with U.S. Employment Service, 1938-1943
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Box
38
Folder
6
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Rehabilitation reports, 1944
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Box
38
Folder
7
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Reich, Frank A., Memorial, 1947-1948
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Box
38
Folder
8
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Roof repairs, 1941-1942
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Box
38
Folder
9
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Salary increases, 1944
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Box
38
Folder
10
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Schmidt, Dr. R. (personal), 1944-1949
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Box
38
Folder
11
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School and educational programs, 1943-1947
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Box
38
Folder
12
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State Medical Society, 1944
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Box
38
Folder
13
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Store (Sanatorium store and post office), 1948
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Box
38
Folder
14
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Truck purchase, 1940-1945
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Box
38
Folder
15
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Vocational education, 1938-1947
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Box
38
Folder
16
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Wash room, 1942
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Box
39
Folder
1-3
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Winnebago State Hospital, 1938-1943
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Box
39
Folder
4-7
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Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis Association, 1940-1946
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Box
39
Folder
8
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Wisconsin General Hospital, 1937-1939
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Box
39
Folder
9
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Wisconsin State Prison, 1937-1940
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Box
39
Folder
10
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X-Ray Unit, 1940-1941
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Subseries: Rehabilitation Counselors' Correspondence, 1948-1956
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A
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Box
40
Folder
1
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1948-1953
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Box
40
Folder
2
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Altrusa Club (Waukesha), 1952-1955
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Box
40
Folder
3
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Alcoholics Anonymous, 1949
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Box
40
Folder
4
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American School , 1948
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B
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Box
40
Folder
5
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1948-1955
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Box
40
Folder
6
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Baurenfind, Robert C. (Muirdale Sanatorium), 1953
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Box
40
Folder
7
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Baker, Jim (Muirdale Sanatorium), 1949-1955
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The Beacon
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Box
40
Folder
8
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Advertising and subscriptions, 1954-1955
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Box
40
Folder
9
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Articles, 1949-1950
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Box
40
Folder
10
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Finances, 1953-1956
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Box
40
Folder
11
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Bean, Metta (WATA Social Services), 1950-1956
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Box
40
Folder
12
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Better Living Program, 1948-1951
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Box
40
Folder
13
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Biennial departmental reports, 1948-1950
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Box
40
Folder
14
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Bowers, David A. (WATA), 1948
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Box
40
Folder
15
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Broecker, Fred H. (WATA Rehabilitation Service), 1948-1956
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Box
40
Folder
16
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Butcher, John (WATA), 1956
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C
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Box
40
Folder
17
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1948-1956
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Box
40
Folder
19
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Callahan, John (Superintendent, Department of Public Instruction), 1947-1948
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Box
40
Folder
20
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Carroll Players, 1948-1951
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Box
40
Folder
21
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Christmas, 1954-1955
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Box
40
Folder
22
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Christmas Clearing House, 1952-1954
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Commercial School
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Box
40
Folder
23
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1953-1956
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Box
40
Folder
24
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Student lists, 1953-1956
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Box
40
Folder
25
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Cooking School, 1953-1956
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Box
40
Folder
26
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Correspondence students, 1953-1955
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Box
40
Folder
27
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Cost survey of rehabilitation programs, 1948
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D
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Box
41
Folder
1
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1946-1950
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E
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Box
41
Folder
2
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1948-1953
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Box
41
Folder
3
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Eagles Auxiliary (Waukesha), 1953-1955
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Box
41
Folder
4
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Entertainment, 1948-1956
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F
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Box
41
Folder
5
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1946-1950
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Box
41
Folder
6
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Federal Security Agency, 1949-1951
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Box
41
Folder
7
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First Aid course, 1948
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Box
41
Folder
8
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Forms, 1951
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G
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Box
41
Folder
9
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1948-1956
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Box
41
Folder
10
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Gabor, Thaddeus (Rehabilitation counselor), 1949
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Box
41
Folder
11
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Gallagher, Frances (Rehabilitation counselor, Blue Ridge Sanatorium), 1948-1949
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Box
41
Folder
12
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Goodfellowship Club, 1945, 1948-1950
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Box
41
Folder
13
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Gregg Publishing Company, 1948-1954
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H
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Box
41
Folder
14
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1947-1956
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Box
41
Folder
15
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Health, Board of, 1949-1950
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Box
41
Folder
16
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Heise, Leonard H. (Vocational School), ??
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Box
41
Folder
17
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Hein, John (WATA), 1949-1950
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Box
41
Folder
18
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Hiawatha Band, 1949-1954
|
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Box
41
Folder
19
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Holand, Harold (WATA publication), 1948-1952
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Box
41
Folder
20
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Hull, Marge (State Board of Vocational and Adult Education), 1947-1948; 1954-1955
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|
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I
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Box
41
Folder
21
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1948-1950
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Box
41
Folder
22
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In-sanatorium counselors, 1951-1953
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|
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J
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Box
41
Folder
23
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1948-1955
|
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Box
41
Folder
24
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Junior Women's Club, 1949-1955
|
|
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K
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Box
41
Folder
25
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1948-1954
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|
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L
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Box
41
Folder
26
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1949-1955
|
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Box
41
Folder
27
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Lake Tomahawk State Camp, 1949-1955
|
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Box
42
Folder
1-2
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Library, 1948-1955
|
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Box
42
Folder
3
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Lincoln Vocational School, 1949-1955
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|
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M
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Box
42
Folder
4
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1948-1956
|
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Box
42
Folder
5
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McClurg, A.C. and Company, 1950-1951
|
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Box
42
Folder
6
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McCormick-Mathers Publishing Company, 1948-1953
|
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Box
42
Folder
7
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Madison Come-Back Club, 1948-1948
|
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Box
42
Folder
8
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Manty, Roy (Michigan Tuberculosis Association), 1948
|
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Box
42
Folder
9
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Menominee Indian Agency, 1952-1953
|
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Box
42
Folder
10
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Milwaukee Braves, 1953-1954
|
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Box
42
Folder
11
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Milwaukee Come-Back Club, 1948-1956
|
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Box
42
Folder
12
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Milwaukee Vocational School, 1948-1949
|
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Box
42
Folder
13
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Moody, Evert E., 1950-1951
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Box
42
Folder
14
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Murphy, Suzanne [WATA), 1948-1956
|
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Box
42
Folder
15
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Musicians' Union (Waukesha), 1949-1956
|
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Box
42
Folder
16
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Myers, C.K. (State Board of Vocational and Adult Education), 1948-1954
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|
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N
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Box
42
Folder
17
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1948-1954
|
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Box
42
Folder
18
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National Theater Supply, 1948-1950
|
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Box
42
Folder
19
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National Tuberculosis Association, 1947-1954
|
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Box
42
Folder
20
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Newspaper clippings, 1907-1908, 1950-1952
|
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Box
42
Folder
21
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News releases, 1956
|
|
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O
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Box
42
Folder
22
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1948-1954
|
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Box
43
Folder
1
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Occupational information, 1949-1954
|
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Box
43
Folder
2
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Occupational therapy lists [including sales from work], circa 1955
|
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Box
43
Folder
3
|
Orders (through Business office), 1955
|
|
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P
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Box
43
Folder
4
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1948-1953
|
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Box
43
Folder
5
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Personnel, Bureau of, 1948-1955
|
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Box
43
Folder
6
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Pfeifer, E.V. (State Board of Vocational and Adult Education), 1948-1950
|
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Box
43
Folder
7
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Photoart Visual Service, 1948-1952
|
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Box
43
Folder
8
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Psychological Corporation (test service), 1948-1949, 1955
|
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Box
43
Folder
9
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Publicity, circa 1950
|
|
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Q
|
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Box
43
Folder
10
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1949-1951
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|
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R
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Box
43
Folder
11
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1948-1955
|
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Box
43
Folder
12
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Radio Code Course, 1949-1950
|
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Box
43
Folder
13
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Radio programs, 1948-1952
|
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Box
43
Folder
14
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Rasmussen, Paul (Lakeview), 1948-1953
|
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Box
43
Folder
15
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Records (phonograph), 1949-1951
|
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Box
43
Folder
16
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Rehabilitation Division, 1948-1956
|
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Box
43
Folder
17
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Religious services, 1953-1956
|
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Box
43
Folder
18
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Reich, Frank A. Memorial Loan Fund, 1953-1956
|
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Box
43
Folder
19
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Resources, miscellaneous, 1948-1951
|
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Box
43
Folder
20
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Richert, Marlys (home economics), 1948-1949
|
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Box
43
Folder
21
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RKO Radio Pictures, 1948
|
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Box
43
Folder
22
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Robarge, Vernon (Lake Tomahawk), 1949-1950
|
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Box
43
Folder
23
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Rumsey, L.A. (State Board of Vocational and Adult Education), 1948-1954
|
|
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S
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|
Box
43
Folder
24
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1950-1955
|
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Box
43
Folder
25
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Schmidt, Dr. R. H., 1946-1950
|
|
Box
43
Folder
26
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Science Research Associates, 1948-1954
|
|
Box
43
Folder
27
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Sewing class, 1954-1956
|
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Box
44
Folder
1
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Social Service reports, undated
|
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Box
44
Folder
2
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Special Protestant Fund, 1951-1955
|
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Box
44
Folder
3
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Superintendent of Documents, 1949-1954
|
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T
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Box
44
Folder
5
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1949-1954
|
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Box
44
Folder
6
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Traveling Library, 1948-1951
|
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Box
44
Folder
7
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Twenty Questions, undated
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U
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Box
44
Folder
8
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1948-1950
|
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Box
44
Folder
9
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University of Wisconsin Extension, 1948-1953
|
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Box
44
Folder
10
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University of Wisconsin, 1949
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|
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V
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Box
44
Folder
11
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1948-1955
|
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Box
40
Folder
18
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Veterans (Bradley Call, Dean S. Marshall, Buck Dahlen), 1948-1952
|
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Box
44
Folder
12
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Veterans' Administration (Milwaukee), 1954-1956
|
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Box
44
Folder
13
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Veterans' Hospital (Waukesha), 1954-1955
|
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Box
44
Folder
14
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Veterans' organizations, 1950-1952
|
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Box
44
Folder
15
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Volunteers, 1954-1956
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W
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Box
44
Folder
16
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1948-1956
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Box
44
Folder
17
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Waukesha Blood Donor Club, 1952
|
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Box
44
Folder
18
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Waukesha County Council, Social agencies and affiliated organizations, 1953-1954
|
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Box
44
Folder
19
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Waukesha Employment Office, 1953-1954
|
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Box
44
Folder
20
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Waukesha Lions, 1953-1954
|
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Box
44
Folder
21
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Waukesha Music Center, 1952-1953
|
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Box
44
Folder
22
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Weckmueller, Herbert F. (WATA), 1948-1956
|
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Box
44
Folder
23
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WHA, 1948, 1952
|
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Box
44
Folder
24
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White, Dr. Ellison F., 1950-1953
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Box
44
Folder
25
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Wisconsin Conservation Dept., 1948-1950
|
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Box
44
Folder
26
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Wisconsin School for Boys, 1953-1954
|
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Box
44
Folder
27
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Wisconsin Industrial Commission, 1947-1951
|
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Box
44
Folder
28
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Wisconsin State Employment Service, 1948-1951
|
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Box
44
Folder
29
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Workshop project, 1951
|
|
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Y
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Box
44
Folder
30
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1953
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|
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Subseries: Stewards' Correspondence with State Board of Control, 1918-1926
|
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Box
45
Folder
1-3
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Incoming correspondence, 1918-1926 (bulk 1922-1926)
|
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Box
45
Folder
4-5
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Outgoing Correspondence, 1922-1925
|
|
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Series: Financial Records
|
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Box
46
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Payroll register, 1908-1919
|
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Box
47
Folder
1-4
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Contracts and purchase agreements, 1910-1915, 1918
|
|
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Budget papers
|
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Box
48
Folder
1-5
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1931-1949
|
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Box
49
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1938-1948 : Detailed statements of operation, repair and maintenance, payroll schedules.
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|
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Ledgers and annual balance sheets
|
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Box
50
|
1933-1937
|
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Box
51
|
1937-1949
|
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Box
52
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1942-1949
|
|
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Inventory
|
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Box
53
Folder
1
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1945-1946 : As of October 2009, this box is missing.
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Box
53
Folder
2
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Summaries, 1947-1952 : As of October 2009, this box is missing.
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