Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Title
Date(s)
- 1853-1958 and undated (creation)
Extent
2.2 cubic feet (6 archives boxes)
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
Records filed with the county clerk dealing with the operation of various welfare and relief programs which the county administered, including the county poor farm, outdoor relief, aid to the disabled, and aid to dependent children.
Included are reports of the Superintendent of the Poor and of the county commissions; lists of persons receiving aid; and legal documents such as the commitment of persons to the poor house.
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Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
Restricted: s. 49.83, 1997-98 Wisconsin Statute restricts access to records such as these. Researchers wishing to use these records should contact the reference archivist.
COLLECTION STORED, ALL or IN-PART, AT ARC: Collection can be requested for transfer through the Area Research Center (ARC) Network, consult Reading Room Staff.
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. Copyright may have not been transferred to the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.
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OCLC
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Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Pierce County (Wis.). Clerk (creation)
- Pierce County (Wis.). Clerk. (1853) (Subject)