Northern Wisconsin Center for the Developmentally Disabled
This agency opened in 1897 in Chippewa Falls, Wis., as the Wisconsin Home for the Feeble-Minded. Around 1923 the name was changed to the Northern Wisconsin Colony and Training School. The name was changed to its present form in 1977. The center reported to the State Board of Control (WIHV85-A2106), 1891-1939; the Division of Mental Hygiene (WIHV88-A586) in the State Department of Public Welfare (WIHV85-A488), 1939-1967; and various divisions within the Department of Health and Social Services (WIHV85-A674), 1967-present. In the Wisconsin State Archives' database, this form of agency name is used for all appropriate records, 1897-present.
From the description of Agency history record. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145780050
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Northern Wisconsin Center for the Developmentally Disabled. Administrative records, 1896-1999. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| creatorOf | Northern Wisconsin Center for the Developmentally Disabled. Oral history transcripts, 1993-1996. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| creatorOf | Northern Wisconsin Center for the Developmentally Disabled. Agency history record. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | Wisconsin. Division of Public Assistance. Construction projects, 1949-1951. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | [Northern Colony] [motion picture] / [production company unknown] | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | Wisconsin. State Dept. of Public Welfare. Bureau of Research and Statistics. Biannual, annual, and biennial statistical reports, 1878-1959. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project |
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| associatedWith | Wisconsin. Division of Public Assistance. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Wisconsin. State Dept. of Public Welfare. Bureau of Research and Statistics. | corporateBody |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Developmentally disabled |
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| Health |
| Public welfare |
Corporate Body
Active 1896
Active 1999
