Miscellaneous records of the Board of Control, 1914-1938.

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Miscellaneous records of the Board of Control, 1914-1938.

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Miscellaneous papers including historical materials; board rules; motions and resolutions of the Board, 1923-1934; surveys by the Industrial Commission of the physical plants of corrective and penal institutions, 1925; and "The Rebuilders," 1937-1938, a publication of the Board.

0.4 c.f. (1 archives box)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin. State Board of Contol.

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Industrial Commission of Wisconsin

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The Industrial Commission was created by Chapter 485, Laws of Wisconsin, 1911. Prior to 1911 various agencies existed to administer the labor laws, chief among them being the Bureau of Labor and Industrial Statistics (WIHV95-A529), which had been created in 1883. The Bureau was authorized to collect labor statistics and enforced the factory safety laws, but was inadequately staffed to accomplish its tasks. In 1911, the Workmen's Compensation Law was passed and the Industrial Acciden...