Racine County Institutions (Wis.): Records, 1889-1970

 
Contents List
Container Title
Series: Administrative and General Records
Racine Series 47
Subseries: Superintendent's Correspondence and Subject File, 1924-1970
Physical Description: 9 archives boxes 
Scope and Content Note: Records document the superintendent's broad responsibilities as manager of the Racine County Hospitals and Home including budget preparation, Fiscal management, hiring personnel, compiling statistics and reports, maintaining health care standards, and complying with policies established by state and federal agencies and the Board of Trustees.
Arrangement of the Materials: Alphabetical by subject.
Box   1
Folder   1
Alcohol for Medicinal Purposes, 1924-1936
Box   1
Folder   2
Annual Report of Mental Hospital Facilities, 1960
Box   1
Folder   3-4
Association of Wisconsin County Hospitals, 1960-1969
Box   1
Folder   5
Audit Report for Racine County Hospital and Home, 1954-1955
Box   1
Folder   6
Billing Instructions, 1953-1963
Box   1
Folder   7
Budgets, 1954, 1960-1962
Box   1
Folder   8
Budget Proposals, 1957-1960
Box   1
Folder   9
Building Inspections for Insurance Purposes, 1940-1950
Box   1
Folder   10
Building Repair and Maintenance, 1957-1958
Box   2
Folder   1
Consolidation of Sunny Rest and Willowbrook Sanatoriums, 1961-1962
Correspondence
Box   2
Folder   2
Board of Trustees, 1957-1964
Box   2
Folder   3-4
State Agencies, 1950-1967
County Committees and Departments
Board of Supervisors
Box   2
Folder   5
Correspondence, 1954-1964
Box   2
Folder   6
Inspection Reports, 1960-1963
Box   2
Folder   7
Miscellaneous Committees, 1960-1962
Box   2
Folder   8
Building Committee Correspondence, 1954-1964
Box   2
Folder   9
Corporation Counsel Correspondence, 1954-1964
Box   2
Folder   10
County Purchasing Agent, 1959-1964
Box   2
Folder   11
Department of Public Welfare, 1959-1964
Box   2
Folder   12
Finance Committee, 1961-1962
Box   3
Folder   1
Health and Hospital Committee, 1955-1964
Box   3
Folder   2
Personnel Committee, 1955-1964
Box   3
Folder   3
Social Service Department, 1961-1964
Box   3
Folder   4
Court Hearings, 1963-1964
Box   3
Folder   5
Department of Public Welfare, 1952-1964
Box   3
Folder   6
Department of State Audit, 1958-1964
Box   3
Folder   7
Feasibility Study for Food Service Building, 1966
Box   3
Folder   8
Fee Schedule for Medical Services, 1947-1959
Fiscal Management
Box   3
Folder   9
Admissions, 1956-1964
Box   3
Folder   10
Collection of Fees, 1958-1963
Box   3
Folder   11
Elevator Inspections, 1953-1963
Box   4
Folder   1
Employee Allocation, 1955-1964
Box   4
Folder   2
Employee Utilization, 1945-1961
Box   4
Folder   3
Farm Operation , 1955-1963
Box   4
Folder   4
Insurance, 1953-1963
Box   4
Folder   5-6
Merit Pay Increases, 1960-1963, n.d.
Box   5
Folder   1
Ordinances, 1954-1963
Box   5
Folder   2
Per Capita Costs, 1956-1964
Box   5
Folder   3
Resolutions, 1949-1961
Box   5
Folder   4
Special Studies and Reports, 1960-1962
Box   5
Folder   5-7
General Correspondence, 1957-1970
General Patient Care and Operations
Box   5
Folder   8
Dietary Matters, 1960-1964
Box   6
Folder   1
Miscellaneous Papers, 1953-1963
Box   6
Folder   2
Inventory of Alcoholism and Drug Dependency Services, 1970
Box   6
Folder   3
Legislation, 1963-1967
Box   6
Folder   4
Mental Health Association of Racine County, 1956-1964
Box   6
Folder   5
Minimum Standards for County Mental Institutions, 1961-1964, 1967
Box   6
Folder   6
Minimum Standards Surveys and Inspections, 1961-1967
Minutes
Box   6
Folder   7
Board of Trustees, 1964-1969
Box   6
Folder   8
Joint Meetings of the Board of Trustees and Medical Directors, 1958-1959
Box   6
Folder   9
Miscellaneous Papers, 1960-1970
Box   6
Folder   10
Miscellaneous Reports, 1945, 1955-1964
Box   7
Folder   1-4
Monthly Medical Reports, 1954-1967
Box   7
Folder   5
Monthly Reports of Movement Restrictions on Patients, 1964-1965
Box   7
Folder   6
Monthly Statistical Reports, 1961-1962
Box   7
Folder   7
Patient Diagnoses, 1920-1963
Box   7
Folder   8
Payroll and Salary Schedules, 1959, 1964-1968
Box   7
Folder   9
Personnel Committee, 1962-1968
Personnel Services
Box   8
Folder   1
Employee Evaluations, 1959-1965
Box   8
Folder   2
Employment Records, 1964-1966
Box   8
Folder   3
Hearings for Fired Employees, 1960
Box   8
Folder   4
Job Applications, 1959-1963
Box   8
Folder   5
Management Consultants, 1960-1961
Box   8
Folder   6
Memorandums, 1954, 1960-1964
Box   8
Folder   7
Municipal and County Employees' Union Agreements and Papers, 1948-1965
Box   8
Folder   8
Rules and Regulations, 1953-1963
Box   8
Folder   9
Seniority Lists, 1960-1965
Box   8
Folder   10
Sick Time Reports, 1959-1963
Box   9
Folder   1
Special Studies, 1959-1963
Box   9
Folder   2
Union Grievances, 1959-1963
Box   9
Folder   3
Racine Council on Alcoholism, 1965-1970
Box   9
Folder   4
Racine County Board of Supervisors, 1962-1964
Box   9
Folder   5
Salary Survey of the Wisconsin Department of Administration, 1966-1969
Box   9
Folder   6
Special Studies and Reports, 1967-1969
Box   9
Folder   7
Staff Meetings, 1964
Box   9
Folder   8
Union Correspondence, 1961-1965
Box   9
Folder   9
Wisconsin Association of County Homes, 1961-1964
Box   9
Folder   10
Wisconsin Department of State Audit, 1950-1958
Racine Series 48
Subseries: Annual Reports of the Asylum, Home, and Hospital, 1921-1969
Physical Description: 1 archives box 
Scope and Content Note: Records show cash balances, value of property, detailed breakdown of expenditures, inventories of farm livestock, farm revenues, statistics on the patient population, and statements of the Board of Trustees, Superintendent and physicians.
Arrangement of the Materials: By year.
Racine Series 49
Subseries: General Ledger, 1952-1960
Physical Description: 1 volume 
Scope and Content Note: Record of various accounts of the Racine County Hospitals and Home including administration, salaries and wages, utilities, maintenance, medical supplies, food purchases, etc. Shows debits, credits, and cash balances for each account.
Arrangement of the Materials: By account and thereunder chronological.
Racine Series 50
Subseries: Inventories of the Insane Asylum and Home for the Poor, 1923-1939
Physical Description: 1 archives box 
Scope and Content Note: Detailed record of items in the county asylum and Home showing the quantity and value of each item.
Arrangement of the Materials: By year.
Racine Series 51
Subseries: Nurses' Ward Reports, 1930-1967
Physical Description: 54 volumes in 10 archives boxes 
Access Restrictions: Restricted
Scope and Content Note: Logs kept by nurses for the County Hospital, County Home for the Poor, and the Hospital for Mental Diseases. Includes brief descriptions of the health condition of patients and record of medication provided.
Arrangement of the Materials: In five groups by type of report and thereunder chronological.
Box   1-2
Volume   1-15
County Home and Hospital, 1930-1961
Box   3
Volume   16-22
Day Supervisor's Reports, 1957-1959
Box   4-6
Volume   23-40
Night Supervisor's Reports, 1956-1964
Box   7
Volume   41-43
Night Reports, 1958-1960
Box   8-9
Volume   44-50
Hospital for Mental Diseases, 1956-1967
Box   10
Volume   51-54
Hospital Day Reports, 1957-1959
Racine Series 52
Subseries: Doctor's Orders, 1929-1959
Physical Description: 11 volumes in 2 archives boxes 
Access Restrictions: Restricted
Scope and Content Note: Record of medication given to patients in the County Hospital and Home showing name of patient, medicine given, date, and in some cases, the purpose of the medication.
Arrangement of the Materials: By Hospital, Home, and Ward and thereunder chronological.
Racine Series 53
Subseries: Inmate Expenses, 1902-1937
Physical Description: 3 volumes in 2 archives boxes 
Access Restrictions: Restricted
Scope and Content Note: Consists primarily of records of clothing and personal items purchased for inmates of the Insane Asylum and Home for the Poor showing name, item purchased, and cost. Name index at front of each volume.
Arrangement of the Materials: By surname of inmate and thereunder chronological.
Racine Series 54
Subseries: Farm Records, 1914-1966
Physical Description: 1 volume and 3 folders in ½ archives box 
Scope and Content Note: Consists mainly of record books showing the type, quantity, and value of farm produce. There is a wide gap in the records from 1939-1961. Also includes record of prices for farm produce and a small amount of correspondence and papers related to the dairy herd and other farm matters.
Arrangement of the Materials: Record books are chronological. Folders are alphabetical by subject.