Custodial History

The Briggs-Mitchell papers were given to the State Historical Society of Wisconsin by the Chicago Historical Society on February 25, 1977 as part of the Vincent Roberts Papers (Mss 397). A covering letter from the Chicago Historical Society stated that in March 1975 that Society had purchased a large collection of Bowen family papers at the public auction sale of the estate of the late Mary Ann Dicke. Mrs. Dicke had been a Chicago collector and dealer in historical materials for many years. At the time of purchase, the Vincent Roberts papers, including the Briggs-Mitchell material, were mingled with the Bowen papers. On processing the Roberts Collection, the Briggs-Mitchell papers were discovered to be an integral unit unrelated to the Roberts papers. Therefore, they have been processed as a separate collection. James A. Briggs' account book, 1853-1860, of his flouring and carding mills in the Village of Briggsville, Marquette County had been previously acquired by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin and was transferred from SC 649.

Acquisition Information

Presented by Mrs. Ellen McNoun, Augusta, Wisconsin, March 10, 1970 and by the Chicago Historical Society via Archie Motley, Chicago, Illinois, February 25, 1977. Accession Number: M70-67; M77-89

Processing Information

Processed by Ralph A. Pugh and Joanne Hohler, May 12, 1977.