Construction and repair of state health institutions, 1921-1950.

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Construction and repair of state health institutions, 1921-1950.

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Records, 1921-1950, from the Public Welfare Dept. documenting the construction of, and improvements to, state institutions. Institutions represented in this series include: the Industrial Home for Women, Wisconsin School for the Deaf, Wisconsin School for the Blind, and the Industrial School for Girls. Also represented are colonies, state hospitals, and reformatories. Records include correspondence and reports, contracts, blueprints, and photographs.

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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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 ...