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Iron County (Wis.). Dept. of Public Welfare | Title: Iron County (Wis.). Dept. of Public Welfare: Old Age and Public Assistance Files, 1938-1955 Quantity: 6 reels of microfilm (35mm) Call Number: Iron Series 4 Abstract: Primarily case files of individuals receiving old age assistance benefits, with a few that may be for general relief. Old age assistance files are identified by an “O” in the case file number. Most of the files contain only a “family face sheet” including brief information on parents, children, addresses, marital record, employment, benefits, military service, and naturalization. When complete case files are present, they typically include records of case worker home visits, budgets, certificates authorizing relief, tabulations of relief given, census verification of applicant's age, background information, and correspondence concerning case work. |
Irvine, William, 1741-1804 | Title: Draper Manuscripts: William Irvine Papers, 1776-1834 Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (2 volumes) Call Number: Draper Mss AA Abstract: Copies of correspondence of William Irvine, the Commander of the Seventh Pennsylvania Regiment, who later (1779) became a brigadier general in the Continental Army, including materials from his command at Fort Pitt (1781-1783). Border defense and Irvine’s military career are the most prominent topics, but personal letters written to his wife discuss family health, business affairs, servants, and the children’s education. |
Irwin Family | Title: Irwin Family Papers, 1818-1859, 1864, 1877, 1902 Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes) Call Number: Green Bay Mss 96 Abstract: Photocopies of papers of a pioneer Green Bay, Wisconsin family. The papers consist primarily of correspondence, financial records, and clippings. Most of the correspondence is composed of letters between Alexander J. Irwin and his wife, Frances, and letters to Frances from her son, Robert. Alexander's letters give details about his business activities as a fur trader and merchant and his work as a local official, Territorial legislator, and Receiver for the United States Land Office in Green Bay. Frances' letters detail life in Green Bay. Robert's letters, from the 1850s, tell of his life in Chicago and as a homesteader in Minnesota. General financial records of Robert Sr., Robert Jr., Alexander, and Frances Irwin relate primarily to land sales and mortgages. Alexander's records as Receiver for the Bank of Wisconsin relate to clearing of claims against the bank, and his records as Receiver for the United States Land Office consist of all the financial records for the Green Bay land office, 1845-1847. Clippings consist of obituaries of Irwin Family members and relations, information about other early Green Bay families and Wisconsin historic sites, and recollections of Green Bay area pioneers. |