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Summary Information
Winnebago County Asylum, County Home and Poor Farm Records 1867-1969
- Winnebago County Asylum, County Home and Poor Farm (Wis.)
Winnebago Series 61
20.4 c.f. (13 archives boxes and 31 volumes)
UW-Oshkosh Polk Library / Oshkosh Area Research Ctr. (Map)
Records of Winnebago County's asylum, county home and poor farm which opened in 1871. This series only contains records of the institution from 1867 to 1969 by which time the asylum operations were known as the Winnebago County Hospital and the county home was known as Pleasant Acres. The records document the administration of the institution(s) as an asylum, county home and poor farm, and information about the population of the institution(s) in general. Administrative records include minutes of the Board of Trustees meetings (1889-1956) and financial records (1913-1951). Patient records (1867-1969) contain biographical data on residents and some information on individual patient care.
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