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Part 1 (Series 1781): Wisconsin. Banks Division. Liquidation Files, 1895-1971

Part 2 (Series 1782): Wisconsin. Banks Division. Segregated Trusts, 1932-1971

Part 3 (Series 1783): Wisconsin. Banking Dept. Closed and Doubtful Banks Correspondence, 1904-1945

Part 4 (Series 1785): Wisconsin. Banking Dept. Reorganized Banks, 1932-1945

Appendix: State Records Center Identifier Numbers

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Series 1781	Part 1 (Series 1781): Wisconsin. Banks Division. Liquidation Files, 1895-1971 Physical Description: 53.0 cubic feet (53 records center cartons) Scope and Content Note: Records and correspondence relating to the management of assets of delinquent banks by the Department and the circuit court in order to protect the interests of depositors and unsecured creditors. Included are lists of depositors, court records of transactions, correspondence of special deputy commissioners, and inventories of bank assets. Arrangement of the Materials: In two chronological segments, thereunder alphabetical by city or village, and thereunder by name of bank. Access Restrictions: This series is stored at the State Records Center. See the appendix listing temporary six-digit identifier numbers when requesting these boxes. Related Material: “Closed and Doubtful Banks Correspondence” (Series 1783) contains related records.
	1895-1945
Box 1	Abbotsford: The Abbotsford Bank
Box 1	Albany: Albany Exchange Bank
Box 1	Allen: Farmers State Bank
Box 1	Almena: Almena State Bank
Box 1	Aniwa: Farmers Tri-County State Bank
Box 1	Argonne: State Bank of Argonne
Box 1	Argyle: Commercial State Bank
Box 1	Arlington: Arlington State Bank
Box 2	Arnott: Arnott State Bank
Box 2	Astico: State Bank of Astico
Box 2	Augusta: Augusta State Bank
Box 2	Avoca: Avoca State Bank
Box 2	Barronett: Barronett State Bank
Box 2	Bayfield: Farmers and Merchants State Bank
Box 2	Bear Creek: Citizens State Bank
Box 2	Belmont: Farmers State Bank
Box 3	Big Bend: Big Bend State Bank
Box 3	Big Falls: Big Falls State Bank
Box 3	Blackhawk: Blackhawk State Bank
Box 3	Blanchardville: Union State Bank
Box 3	Blue Mounds: Blue Mounds State Bank
Box 3	Bowler: Farmers State Bank
Box 4	Boyd: State Bank of Boyd
Box 4	Brandon: Farmers State Bank
Box 4	Brillion: Farmers and Merchants Bank
Box 4	Bristol: Home State Bank
Box 5	Brookfield: Brookfield State Bank
Box 5	Browntown: Farmers Bank
Box 5	Bruce: Bruce State Bank
Box 5	Bruce: State Bank of Bruce
Box 5	Brule: Brule State Bank
	Butler Note: See New Butler: Bank of New Butler in Box 30.
Box 5	Cable: Cable State Bank
Box 5	Calumet Harbor: Farmers State Bank
Box 5	Calvary: Farmers State Bank
Box 5	Canton: Farmers State Bank
Box 5	Caroline: Farmers State Bank
Box 6	Cassville: The Cassville Bank
Box 6	Cato: Farmers State Bank
Box 6	Chetek: Farmers and Merchants State Bank
Box 6	Chili: Chili State Bank
Box 6	Clear Lake: The Peoples Bank
Box 7	Cochrane: Farmers and Merchants Bank
Box 7	Coloma: Coloma State Bank
Box 7	Cornell: State Bank of Cornell
Box 7	Crivitz: State Bank of Crivitz
Box 7	Cumberland: Island City State Bank
Box 7	Cylon: State Bank of Cylon
Box 7	Dane: State Bank of Dane
Box 7	Darlington: Lafayette County State Bank
Box 7	DeForest: Bank of DeForest
Box 7	DeForest: DeForest State Bank
Box 8	DeForest: DeForest State Bank
Box 8	Dodgeville: City and Farmers Bank
Box 8	Downing: Bank of Downing
Box 8	Downsville: Farmers and Merchants State Bank
Box 8	Doylestown: Doylestown State Bank
Box 8	Eagle: Bank of Eagle
Box 9	Eagle River: Farmers and Merchants State Bank
Box 9	Eastman: State Bank of Eastman
Box 9	Eau Claire: Eau Claire Savings Bank
Box 9	Eau Claire: Eau Claire State Bank
Box 10	Eau Claire: Eau Claire State Bank
Box 10	Eau Claire: Union Savings Bank
Box 10	Eland: Eland State Bank
Box 11	Elderon: Elderon State Bank
Box 11	Eleva: Bank of Eleva
Box 11	Elk Mound: Bank of Elk Mound
Box 11	Emerald: State Bank of Emerald
Box 11	Endeavor: First State Bank
Box 11	Evansville: Bank of Evansville
Box 11	Fall Creek: Merchants and Farmers State Bank
Box 11	Fennimore: State Bank of Fennimore
Box 12	Fennimore: State Bank of Fennimore
Box 12	Fond du Lac: Bank of Fond du Lac
Box 12	Forestville: State Bank of Forestville
Box 12	Foster: State Bank of Foster
Box 12	Friendship: Friendship State Bank
Box 12	Galesburg: Galesburg State Bank
Box 13	Galesville: Farmers and Merchants Bank
Box 13	Germantown: Citizens Bank
Box 13	Glen Flora: State Bank of Glen Flora
Box 13	Granton: Farmers State Bank
Box 13	Green Bay: Brown County State Bank
Box 13	Green Bay: South Side State Bank
Box 14	Greenville: Greenville State Bank
Box 14	Greenwood: Greenwood State Bank
Box 14	Hammond: Bank of Hammond
Box 14	Hartland: Bank of Hartland
Box 14	Hatley: Hatley State Bank
Box 15	Hatley: Hatley State Bank
Box 15	Hawkins: Hawkins State Bank
Box 15	Hayward: Sawyer County Bank
Box 15	Hazel Green: Hazel Green State Bank
Box 15	Hillsdale: State Bank of Hillsdale
Box 15	Holcombe: State Bank of Holcombe
Box 15	Hollandale: Hollandale State Bank
Box 15	Hortonville: Bank of Hortonville
Box 16	Hortonville: Bank of Hortonville
Box 16	Hubbleton: Hubbleton State Bank
Box 16	Hudson: State Bank of Hudson
Box 16	Humbird: First State Bank
Box 16	Independence: Farmers and Merchants Bank
Box 16	Iron River: Iron River Bank
Box 17	Janesville: Bower City Bank
Box 17	Jim Falls: Jim Falls State Bank
Box 17	La Crosse: Gateway City Bank
Box 17	La Crosse: The Security Savings Bank
Box 18	La Valle: State Bank of La Valle
Box 18	Lena: Farmers and Merchants Bank
Box 18	Leopolis: Leopolis State Bank
Box 18	Lewis: Lewis State Bank
Box 19	Linden: Bank of Linden
Box 19	Loganville: Loganville State Bank
Box 19	Lomira: Lomira State Bank
Box 19	Lone Rock: Farmers Bank
Box 20	Loyal: Clark County Bank
Box 20	Lublin: State Bank of Lublin
Box 20	Luck: Bank of Luck
Box 20	Lynxville: Lynxville State Bank
Box 20	Madison: Capital City Bank
Box 21	Madison: Capital City Bank
Box 21	Madison: Commonwealth Savings and Loan Company
Box 22	Madison: Commonwealth Savings and Loan Company
Box 22	Manitowoc: American Exchange Bank
Box 22	Manitowoc: State Bank of Manitowoc
Box 22	Marshall: Bank of Marshall
Box 22	Marshfield: Cloverland State Bank
Box 22	Menomonee Falls: Citizens State Bank
Box 23	Merrimac: State Bank of Merrimac
Box 23	Merton: Farmers Exchange Bank
Box 23	Milwaukee: Columbia Savings Bank
Box 23	Milwaukee: Franklin State Bank
Box 24	Milwaukee: Hopkins Street State Bank
Box 24	Milwaukee: Liberty State Bank
Box 25	Milwaukee: Liberty State Bank
Box 25	Milwaukee: Milwaukee Commercial Bank
Box 26	Milwaukee: Milwaukee Commercial Bank
Box 26	Milwaukee: St. Francis State Bank
Box 27	Milwaukee: St. Francis State Bank
Box 27	Milwaukee: Schroeder Employees Thrift Club
Box 27	Milwaukee: Security Bank of Milwaukee
Box 28	Milwaukee: Security Bank of Milwaukee
Box 28	Milwaukee: Southern State Bank
Box 28	Mindoro: Bank of Mindoro
Box 28	Mineral Point: Consolidated Bank
Box 29	Mineral Point: Consolidated Bank
Box 29	Minong: Farmers State Bank
Box 29	Modena: Farmers State Bank
Box 29	Montfort: Montfort State Bank
Box 29	Mt. Hope: Mt. Hope State Bank
Box 29	Mt. Horeb: Mt. Horeb Bank
Box 29	Muscoda: Farmers and Merchants Bank
Box 29	Muscoda: Muscoda State Bank
Box 30	Muscoda: Muscoda State Bank
Box 30	Neenah: Neenah State Bank
Box 30	Nelsonville: State Bank of Nelsonville
Box 30	Neva: Neva Farmers Bank
Box 30	(New) Butler: Bank of (New) Butler
Box 30	New Diggings: Farmers and Miners Bank
Box 31	New Lisbon: Farmers and Merchants State Bank
Box 31	North Bend: State Bank of North Bend
Box 31	Oconto Falls: Oconto County State Bank
Box 31	Oconto Falls: State Bank of Oconto Falls
Box 31	Omro: Peoples Bank of Omro
Box 32	Omro: Peoples Bank of Omro
Box 32	Oshkosh: Paine Thrift Bank
Box 32	Owen: State Bank of Owen
Box 32	Oxford: Oxford State Bank
Box 33	Pardeeville: Pardeeville State Bank
Box 33	Pittsville: Pittsville State Bank
Box 33	Plain: Plain State Bank
Box 33	Porterfield: Farmers and Traders Bank
Box 33	Poskin: Farmers State Bank
Box 33	Prairie du Sac: Sauk Bank
Box 33	Prentice: Bank of Prentice
Box 33	Pulaski: Liberty State Bank
Box 34	Pulaski: Liberty State Bank
Box 34	Redgranite: Redgranite State Bank
Box 34	Reedstown: The Reedstown Bank
Box 34	Reeseville: Peoples State Bank of Reeseville
Box 34	Rewey: Rewey State Bank
Box 34	Rice Lake: Barron County Bank
Box 35	Rice Lake: State Bank of Rice Lake
Box 35	Ridgeway: Ridgeway State Bank
Box 35	River Falls: Farmers and Merchants State Bank
Box 35	Rockland: Rockland State Bank
Box 36	St. Croix Falls: Bank of St. Croix Falls
Box 36	Sanborn: First State Bank
Box 36	Sauk City: State Bank of Sauk City
Box 36	Saukville: Saukville State Bank
Box 36	Scandinavia: Bank of Scandinavia
Box 37	Scandinavia: Bank of Scandinavia
Box 37	Sheboygan: Peoples Savings Bank
Box 37	Sheboygan Falls: State Bank of Sheboygan Falls
Box 37	Shell Lake: Bank of Shell Lake
Box 37	Shell Lake: Lumbermen's Bank
Box 38	Shorewood: Bank of Shorewood
Box 38	Soldiers Grove: Bank of Soldiers Grove
Box 38	Spooner: Spooner State Bank
Box 38	Springbrook: Springbrook State Bank
Box 38	Stanley: Citizens State Bank
Box 39	Stevens Point: Wisconsin State Bank
Box 39	Stitzer: Stitzer State Bank
Box 39	Stockholm: Stockholm State Bank
Box 39	Strum: First State Bank
Box 39	Sturgeon Bay: Door County State Bank
Box 40	Sturgeon Bay: Door County State Bank
Box 40	Sturgeon Bay: Merchants Exchange Bank
Box 40	Sturtevant: Sturtevant State Bank
Box 40	Suamico: State Bank of Suamico
Box 41	Suamico: State Bank of Suamico
Box 41	Sun Prairie: Farmers and Merchants Bank
Box 41	Superior: Allouez State Bank
Box 41	Superior: American Exchange Bank
Box 41	Taylor: Trempealeau Valley State Bank
Box 42	Tomah: Warren's Bank
Box 42	Tomahawk: Bank of Tomahawk
Box 42	Trego: State Bank of Trego
Box 42	Turtle Lake: Security State Bank
Box 42	Van Dyne: Van Dyne State Bank
Box 42	Viroqua: Bank of Viroqua
Box 43	Viroqua: Bank of Viroqua
Box 43	Waukesha: First State Bank
Box 43	Wauwatosa: Blue Mound State Bank
Box 43	West Allis: Burnham Street State Bank
Box 43	Westboro: Westboro State Bank
Box 44	Westby: Bank of Westby
Box 44	West Milwaukee: Anchor State Bank
Box 45	West Milwaukee: Anchor State Bank
Box 45	West Wrightstown: People's Bank of Wrightstown
Box 45	Weyerhaeuser: Weyerhaeuser State Bank
Box 45	Wheeler: Wheeler State Bank
Box 45	Whitehall: Peoples State Bank
Box 45	White Lake: White Lake State Bank
Box 45	Wilson: Bank of Wilson
Box 46	Wilton: Farmers Security Bank
Box 46	Winneconne: Union Bank of Winneconne
Box 46	Woodland: Woodland State Bank
Box 46	Wyocena: Wyocena State Bank
Box 46	Yuba: Yuba State Bank
Box 47	Wheeling: West Virginia: Fidelity Investment Association
Box 48	Wheeling: West Virginia: Fidelity Investment Association Personnel Investigations
	1945-1971
Box 49	Allen: Farmers State Bank of Allen
Box 49	Almena: Almena State Bank
Box 49	Aniwa: Farmers Tri-County State Bank
Box 49	Argonne: Farmers and Merchants State Bank
Box 49	Arlington: Arlington State Bank
Box 49	Arnott: Arnott State Bank
Box 49	Astico: State Bank of Astico
Box 49	Avoca: Avoca State Bank
Box 49	Bayfield: Farmers and Merchants State Bank
Box 49	Belmont: Farmers State Bank
Box 49	Big Bend: Big Bend State Bank
Box 49	Big Falls: Big Falls State Bank
Box 49	Blanchardville: Union State Bank
Box 49	Boscobel: Central State Bank of Boscobel
Box 49	Bowler: Farmers State Bank
Box 49	Boyd: Citizens State Bank
Box 49	Brookfield: Brookfield State Bank
Box 49	Bristol: Home State Bank of Bristol
Box 49	Bruce: State Bank of Bruce
Box 49	Brule: Brule State Bank
Box 49	Butler: State Bank of Butler
Box 49	Cable: Cable State Bank
Box 49	Cadott: Farmers and Merchants Exchange Bank
Box 49	Calumet Harbor: Farmers State Bank
Box 49	Calvary: Farmers State Bank
Box 49	Caroline: Caroline State Bank
Box 49	Chetek: Farmers and Merchant
Box 49	Chili: Chili State Bank
Box 49	Cochrane: Farmers and Merchants State Bank
Box 49	Coloma: Coloma State Bank
Box 49	Conrath: Conrath State Bank
Box 49	Cornell: Cornell State Bank
Box 49	Crivitz: State Bank of Crivitz
Box 49	Cumberland: Island City State Bank
Box 49	Cylon: State Bank of Cylon
Box 49	Dane: State Bank of Dane
Box 49	DeForest: DeForest State Bank
Box 49	Dodgeville: City and Farmers Bank
Box 49	Downing: Bank of Downing
Box 49	Downsville: Farmers and Merchants State Bank
Box 49	Doylestown: Doylestown State Bank
Box 49	Eagle River: Farmers and Merchants Bank
Box 49	Eau Claire: Eau Claire Savings Bank
Box 49	Eau Claire: First Wis. Land Mortgage Assn.
Box 49	Eau Claire: Eau Claire Savings Bank
Box 49	Eau Claire: Union Savings Bank
Box 50	Edgerton: Tobacco Exchange Bank
Box 50	Eleva: Bank of Eleva
Box 50	Elk Mound: Bank of Elk Mound
Box 50	Emerald: State Bank of Emerald
Box 50	Fennimore: State Bank of Fennimore
Box 50	Fond du Lac: Bank of Fund du Lac
Box 50	Forestville: State Bank of Forestville
Box 50	Foster: State Bank of Foster
Box 50	Friendship: Friendship State Bank
Box 50	Galesburg: Galesburg State Bank
Box 50	Galesville: Farmers and Merchants State Bank
Box 50	Germantown: Citizens Bank
Box 50	Granton: Farmers State Bank
Box 50	Green Bay: South Side State Bank
Box 50	Greenville: Greenville State Bank
Box 50	Greenwood: Greenwood State Bank
Box 50	Hammond: Bank of Hammond
Box 50	Hartland: Bank of Hartland
Box 50	Hatley: Hatley State Bank
Box 50	Hawkins: Hawkins State Bank
Box 50	Hayward: Sawyer County Bank
Box 50	Hazel Green: Hazel Green State Bank
Box 50	Hillsdale: State Bank of Hillsdale
Box 50	Holcombe: State Bank of Holcombe
Box 50	Hortonville: Bank of Hortonville
Box 50	Hubbleton: Hubbleton State Bank
Box 50	Hudson: State Bank of Hudson
Box 50	Hustler: Hustler State Bank
Box 50	Humbird: 1st State Bank
Box 50	Ingram: Ingram State Bank
Box 50	Independence: Farmers and Merchants State Bank
Box 50	Iron River: Iron River State Bank
Box 50	Janesville: Bower City Bank
Box 50	Jim Falls: Jim Falls State Bank
Box 50	Kennan: Kennan State Bank
Box 50	La Crosse: Gateway City Bank
Box 50	La Crosse: Security Savings Bank
Box 50	Ladysmith: Rusk County Bank
Box 50	Lancaster: Lancaster State Bank
Box 50	Lancaster: People's State Bank of Lancaster
Box 50	La Valle: State Bank of La Valle
Box 50	Leopolis: Leopolis State Bank
Box 50	Lena: Farmers and Merchants Bank
Box 50	Lewis: Lewis State Bank
Box 50	Linden: Bank of Linden
Box 50	Lomira: Lomira State Bank
Box 50	Lone Rock: Farmers Bank
Box 50	Loyal: Clark County Bank
Box 50	Luck: Bank of Luck
Box 50	Madison: Capital City Bank
Box 50	Madison: Commonwealth Savings and Loan Company
Box 51	Marinette: Farmers State Bank
Box 51	Marshfield: Cloverland State Bank
Box 51	Menomonee Falls: Citizens State Bank
Box 51	Merrimac: State Bank of Merrimac
Box 51	Merton: Farmers Exchange Bank
Box 51	Milwaukee: Citizens Savings and Trust Company
Box 51	Milwaukee: Columbia Savings Bank
Box 51	Milwaukee: Franklin State Bank
Box 51	Milwaukee: Hopkins Street State Bank
Box 51	Milwaukee: Liberty State Bank
Box 51	Milwaukee: Saint Francis State Bank
Box 51	Milwaukee: Shroder Employees Thrift and Club
Box 51	Milwaukee: Security Bank
Box 51	Milwaukee: Southern State Bank
Box 51	Mindoro: Bank of Mindoro
Box 51	Mineral Point: Consolidated Bank
Box 51	Minong: Farmers State Bank
Box 51	Modena: Farmers State Bank
Box 51	Montfort: Montfort State Bank
Box 51	Mosinee: Farmers State Bank
Box 51	Mount Hope: Mount Hope State Bank
Box 51	Mount Horeb: Mount Horeb Bank
Box 51	Mount Sterling: State Bank of Mount Sterling
Box 51	Muscoda: Muscoda State Bank
Box 51	Muscoda: Farmers and Merchants Bank
Box 51	Neenah: Neenah State Bank
Box 51	Neillsville: Dairy Exchange Bank
Box 52	Nelsonville: State Bank of Nelsonville
Box 52	Neva: Neva Farmers Bank
Box 52	New Diggings: Farmers and Miners Bank
Box 52	New Lisbon: Farmers and Merchants State Bank
Box 52	North Bend: State Bank of North Bend
Box 52	Oconto Falls: State Bank of Oconto Falls
Box 52	Oconto Falls: Oconto County State Bank
Box 52	Onalaska: Onalaska State Bank
Box 52	Oshkosh: Paine Thrift Bank
Box 52	Owen: State Bank of Owen
Box 52	Pardeeville: Pardeeville State Bank
Box 52	Pittsville: Pittsville State Bank
Box 52	Porterfield: Farmers and Traders Bank
Box 52	Poskin: Farmers State Bank
Box 52	Prentice: Bank of Prentice
Box 52	Pulaski: Liberty State Bank
Box 52	Racine: Commercial and Savings Bank
Box 52	Racine: Lafayette Credit Union
Box 52	Readstown: Readstown Bank
Box 52	Rewey: Rewey State Bank
Box 52	Rice Lake: Baron County Bank
Box 52	Rice Lake: Citizens State Bank
Box 52	Rice Lake: State Bank of Rice Lake
Box 52	Ridgeway: Ridgeway State Bank
Box 52	Rockland: State Bank of Rockland
Box 52	Rome: Rome State Bank
Box 52	St. Croix Falls: Bank of St. Croix Falls
Box 52	Sauk City: State Bank of Sauk City
Box 52	Saukville: Saukville State Bank
Box 52	Scandinavia: Bank of Scandinavia
Box 52	Sheboygan: Peoples Savings Bank
Box 52	Sheboygan Falls: State Bank of Sheboygan Falls
Box 52	Shell Lake: Bank of Shell Lake
Box 52	Shell Lake: Lumberman's Bank
Box 52	Shorewood: Bank of Shorewood
Box 52	Soldiers Grove: Bank of Soldiers Grove
Box 52	Solon Spring: First State Bank of Solon Spring
Box 52	Spooner: Spooner State Bank
Box 52	Springbrook: Springbrook State Bank
Box 52	Stanley: Citizens State Bank
Box 52	Stevens Point: Wisconsin State Bank
Box 53	Stitzer: Stitzer State Bank
Box 53	Stockholm: Stockholm State Bank
Box 53	Strum: First State Bank
Box 53	Sturgeon Bay: Door County State Bank
Box 53	Sturgeon Bay: Merchants Exchange Bank
Box 53	Sturtevant: Sturtevant State Bank
Box 53	Suamico: State Bank of Suamico
Box 53	Sun Prairie: Farmers and Merchants Bank of Sun Prairie
Box 53	Superior: Allouez State Bank
Box 53	Taylor: Trempealeau State Bank
Box 53	Tomah: Warren's Bank
Box 53	Tomahawk: Bank of Tomahawk
Box 53	Trego: State Bank of Trego
Box 53	Turtle Lake: Security State Bank
Box 53	Van Dyne: Van Dyne State Bank
Box 53	Viroqua: Farmers Bank
Box 53	Viroqua: Bank of Viroqua
Box 53	Washburn: Northern State Bank
Box 53	Waukesha: First State Bank
Box 53	Wauwatosa: Blue Mounds State Bank
Box 53	West Allis: Burnham Street State Bank
Box 53	Westby: Bank of Westby
Box 53	Westby: Westby State Bank
Box 53	W. Milwaukee: Anchor State Bank
Box 53	W. Wrightstown: Peoples Bank of Wrightstown
Box 53	Weyerhauser: Weyerhauser State Bank
Box 53	Wheeler: Wheeler State Bank
Box 53	Whitehall: Peoples State Bank
Box 53	White Lake: White Lake State Bank
Box 53	Wilson: Bank of Wilson
Box 53	Wilton: Farmers Security Bank
Box 53	Wisconsin Dells: Kilbourn State Bank
Box 53	Woodland: Woodland State Bank
Box 53	Wyocena: Wyocena State Bank
Box 53	Yuba: Yuba State Bank