Wisconsin. State Department of Public Welfare: Inspection of Charitable and Penal Institutions

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Wisconsin. State Department of Public Welfare: Inspection of Charitable and Penal Institutions

1891-1947

http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ser01359

Inspection record of private, semi-private, and public institutions including mental health hospitals, Indian schools, orphanages, rescue missions, reformatories, county jails, prisons, charities, and hospitals. The records include detailed reports of the condition of the facilities and the quality of inmate care.

12.4 c.f. (20 archives boxes, 4 card file cartons, 1 half record center carton, and 5 volumes)

eng, Latn

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6842264

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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