Summary Information

Title: Sawyer County (Wis.). Department of Public Welfare: Aid to Dependent Children Case Files
Inclusive Dates: 1933-1941

Creator:

• Sawyer County (Wis.). Department of Public Welfare

Call Number: Sawyer Series 11

Quantity: 0.6 c.f. (2 archives boxes)

Repository:

Housed at the Area Research Center, History Center and Archives, Northern Great Lakes Visitor 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.

Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center / Ashland Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Abstract:

Primarily case files of mothers or guardians receiving aid from the Sawyer County Department of Public Welfare for their minor children. Content of the files typically includes an application for aid, face sheets containing factual information about the applicant and the family, and a notice of award. Files may include an account of case worker's home visits and other information. One old age assistance file is included in this series. The cases of Native Americans were filed separately and given the file designation “CW.” The years indicated in the list below are the years in which the cases were opened.

Note:

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Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-sawy0011