There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all
members of the public in accordance with state law.
The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel,
privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin
Statutes 19.21-19.39).
Thomas Bontly donated his papers to the Archives Department in April 1998 (accession
1997-044). Thomas Bontly donated additional materials in August 2009 (accession 2009-005).
Marilyn Bontly donated additional materials in November 2012 (accession 2012-029).
Sarah Ethier (supervised by Christel Maass) processed the collection in November 2008.
Christel Maass added an additional box, which was overlooked during initial processing, to
the collection in October 2009. Christel Maass updated the finding aid to include
information about accessions 2009-005 and 2012-029 in July 2013. Christel Maass minimally
processed accession 2009-005 in February and March 2018.
