Miscellaneous statistics and relief records, 1937-1953.
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Wisconsin. Public Welfare Dept.
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The Public Welfare Dept. was established on December 7, 1935, as a division of the Industrial Commission (WIHV85-A2180), superseding the Wisconsin Emergency Relief Administration (see WIHV90-A384). It became an independent state agency on February 19, 1936. Its functions were merged into the new State Department of Public Welfare (WIHV85-A488) in 1939. The Dept. was responsible for distributing federal relief funds, coordinating efforts with federal New Deal organizations (such as the WPA), and ...
Wisconsin. Division of Public Assistance
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In 1939, the Wisconsin legislature created a new State Department of Public Welfare (see WIHV85-A488). The functions of the former State Pension Department (see WIHV87-A1001) and Public Welfare Department (see WIHV89-A85) were assigned to the Division of Public Assistance. With the reorganization of state agencies in 1967, the Department of Public Welfare was brought into the new Department of Health and Social Services (see WIHV85-A674). The functions of the Division of Public Assi...