Nelis R. Kampanga University Archives
The University Archives houses three major collections of interest to Portage County genealogy researchers. Click here for their new location.
The first is the Portage County Historical Society Collection. You can also directly check the society's website for online information.
The second collection is Kitowski/Groshek Collection (click on the link for an explanation.)
The third collection is part of the Area Resource Center Collection. Below is a listing of the holdings of that collection which contain the most significant genealogical material. The list is alphabetical by Author/Creator but the Title is more descriptive. When visiting or contacting the Archives, be sure to provide all the information in the citation.
Using the Archives - Materials can not be checked out but must be used during regular hours of operation. A microfilm and microfiche reader, photocopier, and scanner are available. The cost of copies varies depending on the format.
Title: Portage County unidentified school register, 1916-1921.
Quantity: 0.1 c.f. (1 folder containing 1 volume)
Arrangement: By type of record and thereunder chronological.
Summary: Teacher's daily register listing the names of pupils, attendance record, remarks concerning their progress and promotion, and teacher's reports to successor.
RLIN Number: WIHV93-A180
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Small Series 22
Author/Creator: American Red Cross. Rosholt Branch (Wis.)
Title: Records, 1917-1924.
Quantity: 0.1 c.f. (1 folder)
Summary: Records dating from the inception of the branch, including a record book with minutes of meetings, membership rolls (including some for the Junior Red Cross), records of receipts and disbursements, and lists of manufactured items sent to the Portage County Chapter in Stevens Point, 1917-1924; two letters from the Portage County Chapter, 1923; and two bills submitted by a doctor and a hospital for payment by the Red Cross, 1923.
RLIN Number: WIHV84-A229
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Stevens Point SC 39
Author/Creator: Amherst (Portage County, Wis. : Town). Clerk.
Title: Town Clerk's record, 1854-1888, 1893-1920, 1932-1965.
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (2 volumes in 1 archives box); plus 1.4 c.f. of additions.
Arrangement: Chronological.
Summary: Contains proceedings of town meetings and town board meetings, reports of various town officers and town board, certified statements of election results, accounts of the town with the town treasurer, chattel mortgages filed, oaths of office, and liquor sellers' bonds. The summary above refers to the processed portion dated 1854-1888. Additional accessions are described below, 1893-1965.
RLIN Number: WIHV90-A399
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 19
Shelf Location: 2 volumes in 1 archives boxes UW-Stevens Point
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Location: Z: Accessions
Call Number: C1990/090
Shelf Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Description: Town clerk's record, 1893-1965. There are no entries for the period dated 1921-1931. See preliminary inventory.
Quantity: 1.4 c.f. (7 volumes)
Author/Creator: Amherst (Portage County, Wis. : Town). Clerk.
Title: Town election record, 1887-1912.
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (2 volumes in 1 archives box)
Arrangement: Chronological.
Summary: Record of elections for town officers showing names of all number of votes received by each candidate for each office, and certificates of election stating name of candidate elected to each office.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A740
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 20
Author/Creator: Arnott State Bank (Wis.)
Title: Records, 1923-1932.
Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box)
Summary: Records of a fiscally troubled Arnott, Wis., bank which entered into delinquent status in 1931. Included are minutes of the Stockholders' and Directors' meetings, and miscellaneous papers including a statement of financial condition in 1931, list of stockholders, and occasional correspondence.
RLIN Number: WIHV98-A975
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Stevens Point Mss BG
Author/Creator: Baker, J. H.
Title: Letter, 1944.
Quantity: 0.1 c.f. (1 folder)
Summary: Copy of a letter, 1944, to the Stevens Point (Wis.) Journal from Baker concerning the 1876 [sic] (should be 1875) murder of his father, Portage County Sheriff Jason H. Baker, and the subsequent mob hanging of his killers, Amos and Isiah Courtwright.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A859
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Stevens Point SC 35
Author/Creator: Bentley, Samuel Y.
Title: Financial records, 1857-1897.
Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box)
Summary: Financial records kept by Bentley while operating shingle mills in Marathon County, Wisconsin in the 1850's, and in Portage County, Wisconsin in Sharon Township and later on the Plover River, 1870's to 1890's. Included is a ledger, 1857-1883, 1897, documenting accounts and three daybooks, 1873-1874 and 1883-1893, recording expenditures.
RLIN Number: WIHV84-A301
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Stevens Point Mss BC
Author/Creator: Carey, Morris, 1878-
Title: Papers [microform], 1851-1963.
Quantity: 1 reel of microfilm (35mm)
Summary: Papers of a local historian from Amherst, Wisconsin, including miscellaneous materials relating to the history of Amherst and to the genealogy of pioneer families of Portage County. Diaries include discussion of town churches, the business district, and community life. Asa H. Bancroft and Dr. Thomas M. Clark are referred to as prominent Amherst citizens.
Notes: This collection is available only on microfilm.
Finding aid: Register.
Internet Links: Register
available online.
RLIN Number: WIHV91-A880
Location: Historical Society Library Microforms Room
Call Number: Micro 166
Holdings: reel 1 P82-2520
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Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Stevens Point Micro 2
Shelf Location: Duplicate microfilm UW-Stevens Point
Author/Creator: Democratic Party (Portage County, Wis.)
Title: Records, 1969.
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box)
Summary: Programs, committee lists, and similar ephemera from the 1969 Wisconsin State Democratic Convention in Stevens Point, Wis., plus a slide and tape presentation on events of the past year of the host group, the Portage County Democratic Party.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A811
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Stevens Point Mss U
Author/Creator: Eau Pleine (Portage County, Wis. : Town). Clerk.
Title: Clerk and Treasurer's general record books, 1870-1932.
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (3 volumes in 1 archives box)
Arrangement: By type of record within each volume and thereunder chronological.
Summary: Record books on all aspects of town business including proceedings of the annual town meetings and meetings of the town board; names of town officers, office held, and tenure; bonds and oaths of office; apportionment of school funds; financial reports of the town board; and records of funds in account with the town treasurer. Vol. 1 also includes a report of the Railroad Committee in 1881 (pp. 205-210) and summaries of meetings of the Board of Review, 1888-1895 (pp. 212-213). Vol. 1 (pp. 214-219) and Vol. 2 (pp. 450-463) record changes in the boundaries of school districts. Vol. 2 (pp. 193-201) and 3 (pp. 264-293) contain registers of orders drawn on the treasurer, as well as a record of chattel mortgages (pp. 282-323 and 346-347 respectively).
Finding aid: Volume 3 includes an index.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A746
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 65
Author/Creator: Eau Pleine (Portage County, Wis. : Town). Clerk.
Title: Record of local elections, 1870-1881, 1904-1909, 1916-1920.
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (2 volumes in 1 archives box)
Arrangement: Chronological.
Summary: Lists of names of all voters, statements of number of votes received by each candidate for each office, oaths of inspectors showing name and date, and certificates of election stating name of candidate elected to each office.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A741
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 66
Author/Creator: Joint School District No. 1, Town and Village of Plover (Portage County, Wis.)
Title: School district records, 1913-1951.
Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes including 8 volumes)
Arrangement: By type of record and thereunder chronological.
Summary: Clerk's records, 1913-1951, including minutes of district meetings, teachers' contracts, orders drawn on the treasurer, lists of school officers, census statistics for the district, and financial accounts; treasurers records noting accounts and disbursements; and four teachers' registers (1935-1941) for the Roosevelt School which list the pupils' names, attendance records, remarks concerning the promotion and progress of the students, and a register of visitors.
RLIN Number: WIHV93-A166
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 60
Author/Creator: Joint School District No. 1, Towns of Lanark and Amherst (Portage County, Wis.)
Title: School district records, 1867-1892.
Quantity: 0.1 c.f. (1 folder)
Arrangement: By type of record and thereunder chronological.
Summary: Proceedings of district meetings, teacher's reports, teacher's contracts, district clerk's reports, financial statements, and register of orders drawn on the district treasurer.
RLIN Number: WIHV93-A164
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Small Series 12
Author/Creator: Joint School District No. 2, Town of Dewey (Portage County, Wis.)
Title: Cartmill School records, 1945-1947.
Quantity: 0.1 c.f. (1 folder)
Arrangement: Chronological.
Summary: Attendance Register showing teachers' reports of work accomplished, daily school program, record of visitors, reading circle records, and pupils' names, ages, grade in school, attendance records, and academic grades.
Associated Materials: Portage Small Series 7 contains additional Cartmill School records.
RLIN Number: WIHV93-A159
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Small Series 10
Author/Creator: Joint School District No. 2, Towns of Buena Vista and Plover (Portage County, Wis.)
Title: Coddington School records, 1928-1955.
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (5 volumes and 1 folder in 1 archives box)
Summary: Minutes of the annual school meetings and financial records, 1929-1955; annual reports to the State of Wisconsin, 1929-1937, 1940-1946, 1948, 1950-1955; fragmentary school censuses, 1928-1955; and a school register, 1939.
RLIN Number: WIHV98-A5
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 80
Author/Creator: Joint School District No. 2, Towns of Carson and Eau Pleine (Portage County, Wis.)
Title: Junction City School records, 1916-1959.
Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (1 archives box containing 9 volumes, and 10 oversize volumes)
Arrangement: By type of record.
Summary: [1] Clerk's Record (1916-1925, 1942-1949) containing minutes of annual and special school district meetings, register of orders drawn on treasurer, record of receipts and disbursements, and teachers' contracts; [2] Parent Teacher Association Proceedings (1935-1942) containing minutes of meetings, copies of annual Christmas programs, and some correspondence; and [3] Attendance Registers showing attendance records, daily programs, record of visitors, pupils' names, ages, grade in school, academic grades, and in some instances, remarks on individual progress.
Finding aid: Register.
Internet Links: Register available online.
RLIN Number: WIHV93-A167
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 22
Author/Creator: Joint School District No. 3, Village of Nelsonville (Portage County, Wis.)
Title: Jerome Nelson School records, 1934-1939.
Quantity: 0.1 c.f. (1 folder containing 1 volume)
Arrangement: By type of record and thereunder chronological.
Summary: Teacher's daily register listing the names of pupils, attendance record, remarks concerning their progress and promotion, and register of visitors.
RLIN Number: WIHV93-A163
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Small Series 21
Author/Creator: Joint School District No. 4, Town of Eau Pleine (Portage County, Wis.)
Title: Marion School records, 1956-1959.
Quantity: 0.1 c.f. (1 folder)
Arrangement: Chronological.
Summary: Attendance register containing pupils' names, ages, grade in school, attendance records, and academic grades, teacher's reports of work accomplished, daily school program, record of visitors, and reading circle record.
RLIN Number: WIHV93-A165
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Small Series 11
Author/Creator: Joint School District No. 5, Town of Plover (Portage County, Wis.)
Title: Isherwood School records, 1941-1948.
Quantity: 0.1 c.f. (1 folder containing 1 volume)
Arrangement: By type of record and thereunder chronological.
Summary: Teacher's register of students listing the names of pupils, attendance record, remarks concerning their progress and promotion, lists of books each student read, and names of graduates.
RLIN Number: WIHV93-A162
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Small Series 23
Author/Creator: Joint School District No. 6, Town of Lanark (Portage County, Wis.) and Town of Farmington (Waupaca County, Wis.). Clerk.
Title: Badger School records, 1868-1946.
Quantity: 1.0 c.f. (1 archives box and 1 flat box)
Arrangement: By type of record and thereunder by beginning date of volume.
Summary: Attendance registers and grade books, 1868-1946; teacher contracts, 1888-1896; and school district record books including minutes of board meetings, 1868-1941. Attendance registers and grade books list each pupil's name, age, grade in school, attendance, and remarks concerning individual progress, and include a register of visitors. School district books (1868-1921 and 1922-1941) contain minutes of annual and special school district meetings, register of orders drawn on the treasurer, record of receipts and disbursements, teachers' contracts, register of school officers, and text books used.
RLIN Number: WIHV95-A376
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 78
Author/Creator: Joint School District No. 6, Towns of Dewey and Sharon (Portage County, Wis.)
Title: Wilson School records, 1890-1952.
Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box)
Arrangement: Chronological.
Summary: Records including a treasurer's cash book, 1890-1950, and attendance registers, 1937-1952. The cash book tracks receipts and expenditures listing date, amount paid or received, name of person from whom money was received or to whom paid, and remarks why money was received or paid. The attendance registers may include teacher's reports of work accomplished; daily school program; record of visitors; reading circle records; and pupil's name, age, grade in school, attendance, and academic grades.
RLIN Number: WIHV02-A194
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 90
Author/Creator: Junction State Bank (Junction City, Wis.)
Title: Records, 1933-1945.
Quantity: 0.1 c.f. (1 folder)
Summary: Records relating to the financial stabilization of a Junction City, Wis. bank which became fiscally unstable in the early 1930's and, in accordance with Wisconsin statute, established a segregated trust enabling the bank to remain open and allowing its depositors to reclaim their money with interest. The segregated trust was liquidated around 1944. Includes meeting minutes of the Trustees of the Segregated Trust, a few minutes of Discount and Loan Committee meetings, and occasional correspondence.
RLIN Number: WIHV98-A973
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Stevens Point SC 61
Author/Creator: McCormick, Scott.
Title: Essay and photographs, 1904-1913 and undated.
Quantity: 0.1 c.f. (1 folder) and 6 photographs (1 folder)
Summary: An essay containing a brief account by McCormick of his genealogy and of the history of Maynard's Corners, a hamlet on Highway 54 in Portage County, Wisconsin. The photographs, ca. 1904-1913, include images of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. McCormick; the Buena Vista Creamery; the Eau Pleine Creamery, the Buena Vista post office in Liberty Corners, the Clark residence in Maynard's Corners, and the Maynard family home.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A837
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Stevens Point SC 32
Shelf Location: Essay UW-Stevens Point
Author/Creator: Moore and Galloway Lumber Company (Fond du Lac, Wis.)
Title: Land sales book, 1915-1947.
Quantity: 0.1 c.f. (1 folder)
Summary: Record book documenting land sales of the Moore and Galloway Lumber Company for land in Marathon, Waupaca, Shawano, and Portage counties; recording buyer, payments made, interest accrued, average price of land per acre, and a plat map showing the location of the land purchased within the respective township.
RLIN Number: WIHV03-A561
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Stevens Point SC 63
Author/Creator: New Hope (Portage County, Wis. : Town). Clerk.
Title: Town records, 1879-1924.
Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (2 volumes and 1 folder in 1 archives box)
Summary: Clerk's records consisting of [1] Proceedings of annual town meetings, 1884-1903, listing actions at meetings including orders drawn, elections, public assistance, and motions pertaining to the administration of the town; [2] Order book, 1879-1936, listing the order number, date, amount, name of person who drew it, to whom it was paid, purpose, and when cancelled; and [3] Papers filed in the town clerk's office, 1894-1924, listing date of filing and a brief description of the paper filed. Many entries from the Order Book can be found in the Town Proceedings book in more detail.
RLIN Number: WIHV02-A163
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 89
Author/Creator: Park Ridge (Wis.). Clerk.
Title: Records, 1953-1975.
Quantity: 1.0 c.f. (1 record center carton)
Summary: Financial and administrative records including audits, 1959-1975; Village Board minutes, 1958-1974; ordinances, 1958-1965; miscellaneous planning and zoning records, 1959-1966; and other items.
RLIN Number: WIHV00-A1380
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 87
Author/Creator: Pierce, Paul J.
Title: Plover, Wisconsin, historical information, 1855-1899.
Quantity: 0.1 c.f. (1 folder)
Summary: Typewritten copies of excerpts from newspapers, obituaries, and cemetery records, all relating to Plover, Wis., and to Stevens Point in Portage County, gathered by Paul J. Pierce in a study of the genealogy of the Pierce family.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A836
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Stevens Point SC 14
Author/Creator: Plover (Portage County, Wis. : Town). Assessor.
Title: Field book, 1937-1938.
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 volume).
Arrangement: By legal description of the property.
Summary: Descriptions of real property collected for use in preparing the town assessment roll. Lists the name of the property owner, property description, acreage, assessed value by category (agricultural land, marshland, timber, residential, mercantile, manufacturing), value of improvements, and total value as fixed by assessor. Contains information on building data and assessments which includes lists of buildings, name of property owner, size of building, number of rooms, number of stories, year built, condition of building, location of building, and the assessed value.
RLIN Number: WIHV84-A402
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 79
Author/Creator: Plover (Portage County, Wis. : Town). Clerk.
Title: Clerk's journal, 1852-1939.
Quantity: 0.1 c.f. (1 folder)
Arrangement: Chronological.
Summary: Journal of receipts and disbursements, showing date, item, amount debited or credited, and balances.
Finding aid: Partial name index included.
RLIN Number: WIHV00-A575
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Small Series 16
Author/Creator: Plover (Portage County, Wis. : Town). Clerk.
Title: Town records, 1859-1973.
Quantity: 2.0 c.f. (7 volumes); plus additions of 0.5 c.f.
Arrangement: Volumes in two overlapping chronological segments.
Summary: Record books including proceedings of the annual town meetings and meetings of the town board; results of elections and lists of officers; the town board's annual report of receipts and disbursements; the clerk's register of orders issued; minutes of the board assembled as the Board of Equalization and as the Board of Health; records of town school district boundaries; lists of overseers of town highways; and orders and resolutions considered by the board. Information is included on petitions to lay out and discontinue roads, applications for liquor licenses, poor relief, and the recurring topic of issuing and repaying bonds to support the costs of railroad construction through the town. Vol. 1 dates 1859-1921; Vol. 2-7 consecutively cover 1878-1947. The processed portion of this series is summarized above. Additional accessions date 1956-1973 and are described below.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A743
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 26
Shelf Location: 7 volumes UW-Stevens Point
Author/Creator: Plover (Portage County, Wis. : Town). Treasurer.
Title: Financial records, 1923-1961.
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (3 volumes in 1 archives box and 2 oversize volumes)
Arrangement: Fund journals are chronological and thereunder by fund; Account books are chronological, 1932-1940, and thereunder by fund, and chronological, 1940-1961.
Summary: A Fund Journal (1923-1934; vols. 1-2), showing receipts and disbursements for the General, Poor, Cemetery, and Road funds; and Account Books (1932-1961; vols. 3-5) recording receipts and disbursements and showing order number and balances. Volume 3 also contains town clerk's bonds and oaths (1936-1940), school district valuation and tax apportionment lists (1932-1938), and a Road Fund journal (1932-1939).
RLIN Number: WIHV00-A577
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 31
Author/Creator: Plover (Portage County, Wis. : Town). Treasurer.
Title: Reports of receipts and expenditures, 1930-1938.
Quantity: 0.1 c.f. (1 folder)
Summary: Reports by an outside auditor of the town's receipts and expenditures; and recommendation of a reorganization of the town's accounting system.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A747
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Small Series 18
Author/Creator: Plover (Wis.). Clerk.
Title: Board proceedings, 1925-1931.
Quantity: 0.1 c.f. (1 folder)
Arrangement: Chronological.
Summary: Clerk's minutes of the meetings of the Plover Village Board and oaths of village officers.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A732
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Small Series 15
Author/Creator: Plover (Wis.). Clerk.
Title: Ordinance record, 1912-1930.
Quantity: 0.1 c.f. (1 folder)
Arrangement: Chronological.
Summary: Copies of village ordinances, and documents relating to the incorporation of the village in 1912 and to ordinances.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A731
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Small Series 14
Author/Creator: Portage County (Wis.). Board of Supervisors.
Title: Printed proceedings, 1885- [ongoing]
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box)
Arrangement: Chronological.
Summary: Proceedings of the County Board of Supervisors, published annually in pamphlet form under the provisions of Wisconsin Laws of 1901, Ch. 298, Sec. 3; including the County Clerk's minutes of each meeting of the County Board, and documents considered by the Board at each meeting. Documents include: petitions, memorials, communications, and claims addressed to the Board; reports of county officers and of Board committees; resolutions and ordinances; and other papers relating to operations, services, finances, planning, and policy of county government. Included are proceedings for these years: 1885-1913, 1919-1924, 1927, 1929-1953, 1955, 1956, and 1960. Additional volumes may have been added since this cataloging.
Associated Materials: "Proceedings" (Portage Series 47) and "Recordings of County Board Sessions" (C1978/137) contain related records.
RLIN Number: WIHV92-A739
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 1
Author/Creator: Portage County (Wis.). Board of Supervisors.
Title: Proceedings, 1842-1953.
Quantity: 5.0 c.f. (14 volumes) and 3 reels of microfilm (35mm)
Arrangement: Chronological.
Summary: Proceedings of the County Board of Supervisors including minutes, committee reports, reports of county officers and commissions, financial reports, and communications to the board.
Notes: Proceedings for 1842-1904 are also available on microfilm.
Finding aid: Register for the microfilm portion of this series.
Internet Links: Register available online.
Associated Materials: "Printed Proceedings" (Portage Series 1) and "Recordings of County Board Sessions" (C1978/137) contain related records.
RLIN Number: WIHV95-A395
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 47
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Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Micro Series 2
Author/Creator: Portage County (Wis). Clerk.
Title: Annual directories of public officials, 1942-[ongoing]
Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box)
Arrangement: Chronological.
Summary: Annual printed directories of public officials having jurisdiction within the county, prepared and published by the county clerk. Directories list national and state officers and legislators, court justices and officers, county board members, county officers and certain county employees, and town, village, and city officers and supervisors. More recent directories also show members of each county board standing committee, and U.S. census population totals for each local unit. Included are directories for these years: 1942-1944, 1947/8, 1949/50, 1955/6, 1964/5, 1965/6, and 1967/8-1976/7. Additional directories may have been added since this cataloging.
RLIN Number: WIHV92-A847
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 3
Author/Creator: Portage County (Wis.). Clerk.
Title: Assessment and taxation records, 1930-1963.
Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes)
Arrangement: Chronological.
Summary: Abstracts of assessments and taxes (1930-1960) listing by cities, towns, and villages the assessed values of real and personal property; statements of assessment (1961-1963) providing the same information; and statements of taxes and indebtedness (1948-1963) filed by cities, towns, and villages, indicating the assessed valuation of property taxes levied and indebtedness.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A585
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 54
Author/Creator: Portage County (Wis.). Clerk.
Title: Audit reports, 1930-1964.
Quantity: 1.2 c.f. (3 archives boxes)
Arrangement: By type of audit, and thereunder chronological.
Summary: Audit reports and supporting papers submitted to the board of supervisors by the Wisconsin Tax Commission or by public accountants employed by the board to make the annual audit. Each report has summary financial statements of the county's financial situation and balances of various accounts, including the highway, towns, and state. Special audit reports include the county clerk's fees outstanding, 1959, 1961; the clerk of the county court, 1938-1940, 1943, 1956-1957; the Portage County Infirmary, 1960-1961; sheriff's department, 1953; and highway commission, 1932, 1938, 1953-1954, 1956-1962.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A582
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 49
Author/Creator: Portage County (Wis.). Clerk.
Title: Bounty record, 1907-1915.
Quantity: 0.1 c.f. (1 folder)
Arrangement: Chronological.
Summary: Lists of amounts of bounty paid, claimant, kind of animal, where and by whom killed, date of filing, and number of certificate.
RLIN Number: WIHV93-A972
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Small Series 2
Author/Creator: Portage County (Wis.). Clerk.
Title: Clerk's tax sales records, 1853-1934.
Quantity: 0.6 c.f. (7 volumes)
Arrangement: Chronological.
Summary: Five tax sales books showing land description, acreage, date of sale, purchase price, certificate number, purchaser, and in some cases the former owner; and two volumes of tax certificate redemption records, 1885-1930, which list the date of redemption, description of land redeemed, certificate number, amount paid, and in some cases the person who redeemed it.
Associated Materials: "Treasurer's Tax Sale Record, 1859-1863" (Portage Series 8) contains related records.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A583
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 48
Author/Creator: Portage County (Wis.). Clerk.
Title: County Clerk's records, 1923-1964.
Quantity: 1.6 c.f. (4 archives boxes)
Arrangement: Alphabetical by folder title.
Summary: Records, mostly financial in nature, and mostly dated 1930-1960. Included are lists and reports concerning lands sold in payment of taxes, 1933-1960; documents presented at county board meetings, 1938; cash flow statements, 1934-1944; budgets, 1961-1964; statements of collections of various state and county agencies with which Portage County had accounts, 1927-1957; reports of receipts and disbursements, 1930-1961; and miscellaneous correspondence, 1928-1955.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A762
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 57
Author/Creator: Portage County (Wis.). Clerk.
Title: Highway Commission orders for road improvements, 1924-1949 and undated.
Quantity: 0.6 c.f. (1 archives box and 1 flat box)
Arrangement: Chronological.
Summary: Correspondence and findings of the State Highway Commission regarding the relocation of state and county highways in Portage County, acquisitions of the rights-of-way, and orders pursuant to Chapter 87, Section 2, of the 1924 Laws of Wisconsin. Included are a number of oversized maps of areas in the county where road improvements were made.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A581
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 55
Author/Creator: Portage County (Wis.). Clerk.
Title: Historical Records Survey records, 1845-1955.
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box)
Arrangement: Alphabetical by folder title.
Summary: Records of the Historical Records Survey in Portage County that were left with the County Clerk. Primarily from 1937-1939, also present are a few items dating as late as 1955. The records include transcriptions from county records; county maps; essays on various aspects of Portage County history; and a few county records, 1845, 1847, 1870, 1909, and 1922, which apparently became mixed in with these records.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A759
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 50
Author/Creator: Portage County (Wis.). Clerk.
Title: Lands returned for delinquent taxes, 1863-1896.
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 volume)
Summary: Record of lands returned to the county, including date of return, grantor, description of the land, purchaser from the county, date of purchase, and amount paid.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A766
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 51
Author/Creator: Portage County (Wis.). Clerk.
Title: Portage County history, 1922.
Quantity: 0.1 c.f. (1 folder)
Summary: Very brief administrative history of the county from its formation in 1836, documenting the original boundaries, original county seat, first election, and first school district formed.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A760
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Small Series 19
Author/Creator: Portage County (Wis.). Clerk.
Title: Reports and papers, 1938-1943.
Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes)
Arrangement: Chronological.
Summary: Records pertaining to the county board of supervisors' meetings, consisting of typed drafts of proceedings, resolutions, roll calls, reports of officers and committees, petitions, bills, vouchers, and other records.
Associated Materials: "Proceedings" (Portage Series 47) contains related records.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A577
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 5
Author/Creator: Portage County (Wis.). Clerk.
Title: Road and bridge fund, 1913-1930.
Quantity: 1.0 c.f. (4 volumes)
Arrangement: By fund or account.
Summary: Accounts of road and bridge construction, and maintenance funds for state aid highways; showing amount paid or received, and for what purpose.
Finding aid: Index at the beginnings of Vols. 1, 3, and 4.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A579
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 7
Author/Creator: Portage County (Wis.). Clerk.
Title: Statements of taxes and indebtedness, 1872-1882.
Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 volume)
Arrangement: Chronological.
Summary: Statements of taxes and indebtedness filed by towns, cities, and villages with the county clerk showing date, local unit, assessed valuation, all taxes levied, and all bonded and other indebtedness incurred and outstanding.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A576
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 6
Author/Creator: Portage County (Wis.). Clerk.
Title: Supervisor of Assessments' annual statistical reports, 1910-[ongoing]
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box)
Arrangement: Chronological.
Summary: Supervisor of Assessments' annual reports to the County Board, printed by the County Clerk under Wis. Laws of 1905, Ch. 523, Sect. 4. Each report contains a table of amount of state, county, school, and local tax revenue, classified by type of tax; a table of total assessed valuation of each county; tables for each town of acreage and assessed valuation of lands and improvements, classified by use; tables showing assessed and recommended full value of real estate (classified by use) and personal property (classified by type) in each assessment district; and general advisory remarks. Reports are present for these years: 1910, 1912, 1914-1945, and 1947-1979. Additional reports may have been added since this cataloging.
RLIN Number: WIHV92-A793
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 2
Author/Creator: Portage County (Wis.). Clerk.
Title: Surety bonds of town and village treasurers, 1886-1904.
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box)
Summary: Bonds of local treasurers including their names and sureties, amount of bond, date of bond, and in some cases length of the treasurer's term of office.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A761
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 56
Author/Creator: Portage County (Wis.). Register of Deeds.
Title: Birth registrations, 1876-1897.
Quantity: 2.0 c.f. (5 archives boxes)
Arrangement: By year of registration and thereunder by certificate number.
Summary: Registrations showing name of child, color, sex, names of brothers and sisters, name and occupation of father, mother's maiden name, date, time, and place of birth, and birthplaces of parents. For 1880 and 1881, the certificate numbers are duplicated.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A721
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 13
Author/Creator: Portage County (Wis.). Register of Deeds.
Title: Index to marriage records, 1860-1879.
Quantity: 0.3 c.f. (2 volumes)
Arrangement: Alphabetical by last name of husband.
Summary: Index to marriages recorded by the Register of Deeds showing names of parties, date of marriage, and volume and page number of an unlocated marriage record.
Associated Materials: "Registration of Marriages" (Portage Series 12) contains related records.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A720
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 53
Author/Creator: Portage County (Wis.). Register of Deeds.
Title: Registration of marriages, 1844-1896.
Quantity: 2.0 c.f. (5 archives boxes)
Arrangement: By year of registration and thereunder by certificate number.
Summary: Registration of marriages listing names of the husband, wife, and their parents; the occupation, residence, and birthplace of the husband; birthplace of the wife; race of the parties; names of witnesses; time and place of the marriage; and the type of ceremony. There also are some marriage certificates.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A719
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 12
Note: These are in the process of being indexed and put online.
Author/Creator: Portage County (Wis.). Register of Deeds.
Title: Stallion certificates, 1906-1917.
Quantity: 0.1 c.f. (1 folder)
Arrangement: By type of stallion and thereunder chronological by date of registration.
Summary: Copies of certificates of purebred and grade stallions registered in Portage County, indicating owner, pedigree and description of each stallion, and date of registration. Wisconsin Laws 1905, Chapter 116, required certificates of enrollment for stallions. Wisconsin Laws 1913, Chapter 168, eliminated this requirement.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A578
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Small Series 1
Author/Creator: Portage County (Wis.). School Committee.
Title: Records, 1929-1962.
Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes)
Summary: Minutes of the committee, petitions, orders, hearing and appeal papers, financial records, and correspondence relating to school district reorganization for schools in Portage County.
Finding aid: Register.
Internet Links: Register available online.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A714
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 46
Author/Creator: Portage County (Wis.). Sheriff.
Title: Certificates of conviction record, 1899-1915.
Quantity: 0.1 c.f. (1 folder)
Arrangement: Alphabetical by name of defendant.
Summary: Sheriff's record of certificates of conviction, showing date certificate was filed, magistrate, city or town, offense committed, date of conviction, fine, term of commitment, and disposal of case.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A764
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Small Series 3
Author/Creator: Portage County (Wis.). Soil Conservation District.
Title: Soil conservation reports, 1958-1964.
Quantity: 0.1 c.f. (1 folder)
Arrangement: Chronological.
Summary: Annual bulletins about local soil and water conservation, reporting on farming techniques, game management, and forestry. Activities of joint group conservation efforts are reviewed and progress updates given, along with some statistical information. Also present is a work plan for 1961, detailing action to be taken for further promotion of conservation.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A765
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Small Series 20
Author/Creator: Portage County (Wis.). Superintendent of Schools.
Title: Reports and papers, 1910-1962.
Quantity: 9.2 c.f. (23 archives boxes)
Arrangement: For 1910-1936 (Box 1-2), arrangement is by type of record and thereunder chronological. For 1937-1962, arrangement is by year and thereunder by type of record.
Summary: Superintendent's annual reports to the state superintendent (1910-1962); school district valuation and state aid apportionment forms (1932-1953); and various reports filed with the county superintendent including teachers' annual reports (1923-1962), district clerks' annual reports (1937-1962), census reports (1924-1962), reports of districts with suspended schools (1942-1953), and transportation aid applications (1942-1962).
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A715
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 35
Author/Creator: Portage County (Wis.). Superintendent of Schools.
Title: School bulletins, 1933-1963.
Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes)
Summary: Bulletins from the superintendent to the board of supervisors (1950-1959), to the school board (1950-1961), and to all Portage County teachers (1947-1962); reference bulletins for teachers listing library resources (1962-1963); joint county bulletins encompassing Adams, Marquette, Portage, and Waushara County school news (1962-1963); and miscellaneous bulletins (1949, 1957-1960) containing curriculum guides, information on transportation aids, and general teaching suggestions. There are handbooks for school officials and teachers, and school directories (1933-1962) listing Portage County education committee members', officers', and teachers' home addresses, their schools and district numbers, and grades taught.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A718
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 44
Author/Creator: Portage County (Wis.). Superintendent of Schools.
Title: Teachers' examination records, 1897-1916.
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 flat box)
Arrangement: Chronological.
Summary: A bound volume containing a record of examinations showing who conducted them; name, age, and address of person taking the exam; scores; and expiration date of the certificate, if granted. Also included is a record of people who received common school and grade school diplomas in Portage County, showing name, age, address, district number, town, date granted, and average final exam standing (1892-1913); a record of district clerks' and town clerks' names and addresses (1897-1911); and a list of county graduates' names and addresses, district, town, and date of graduation (1914). The folder contains a sample statement of standing certificate, several teacher's certificates, an enrollment blank, and miscellaneous correspondence.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A716
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 45
Author/Creator: Portage County (Wis.). Superintendent of Schools.
Title: Teachers' permanent records, 1908-1962.
Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box)
Arrangement: Alphabetical.
Summary: Records, primarily dating 1920-1962, including each teacher's name, address, telephone number, birth date, retirement number, educational background, field of training, level of training, special fields, type of certificate, and where applicable previous employment, location and type of school, position, subjects or grades taught, number of months employed, and salary.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A717
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 43
Author/Creator: Portage County (Wis.). Treasurer.
Title: Bond record, 1924-1942.
Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 volume)
Summary: Record of county revenue bonds, issued 1924-1942, listing face value of bond, coupon payments, and date of redemption. There also are a few examples of the printed bonds received from the printer.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A763
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 52
Author/Creator: Portage County (Wis.). Treasurer.
Title: Highway Commissioners' orders paid, 1915-1928.
Quantity: 0.6 c.f. (1 volume)
Arrangement: Alphabetical by town or city, and thereunder chronological.
Summary: Record of Highway Commissioners' orders paid including date of order, order number, to whom paid, for what purpose, date of payment, amount of order, and total amount of orders. Also given are the break-down of funds from county, town, and state appropriations and for either roads or bridges, and the road for which the orders were paid.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A580
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 4
Author/Creator: Portage County (Wis.). Treasurer.
Title: Income tax collection reports, 1928-1933.
Quantity: 1.2 c.f. (5 volumes)
Arrangement: By local unit of government and thereunder alphabetical by name of taxpayer.
Summary: Reports of income taxes paid by individuals and corporations showing payer's name, amount of normal tax, and total tax paid. Also includes a summary of total collections for each town, village, and city. In 1933, income tax collection duties were transferred to the state tax commission.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A586
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 11
Author/Creator: Portage County (Wis.). Treasurer.
Title: Income tax rolls, 1928-1929.
Quantity: 0.1 c.f. (1 volume)
Arrangement: By local unit.
Summary: Individual and corporation income tax rolls showing name and address
of taxpayer, average taxable income, normal tax, surtaxes, total tax, credit
certifications, and record of payment. The series begins in 1928 when tax
collection duties were given to the county treasurer. In 1933 collection
was transferred by statute to the State Tax Commission.
RLIN Number: WIHV93-A722
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 10
Author/Creator: Portage County (Wis.). Treasurer.
Title: Journal and tax record, 1846-1893.
Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 volume in archives box)
Summary: One volume containing a journal summarizing the county's receipts and disbursements (1846-1859); tax records (1857-1859) showing amount of taxes assessed on towns in the county and record of payment; and tax certificate redemption record (1881-1893) showing receipt number, date of sale, certificate, purchaser, and price for lands sold for delinquent taxes.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A589
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 36
Author/Creator: Portage County (Wis.). Treasurer.
Title: Journals, 1846-1922.
Quantity: 1.6 c.f. (7 volumes)
Arrangement: Chronological.
Summary: Record of debits and credits to the accounts of the towns, villages, and cities in Portage County; and also debits and credits to the general fund and other special funds, officers, or accounts. Shows date, amount credited or debited, to whom paid or from whom received, and for what purpose.
Finding aid: Volumes 4-7 each contain an index to individual funds or accounts.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A588
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 33
Author/Creator: Portage County (Wis.). Treasurer.
Title: Ledgers, 1841-1886.
Quantity: 1.0 c.f. (2 volumes)
Arrangement: By fund or account, and thereunder chronological.
Summary: Ledgers primarily containing accounts for special funds such as elections, criminal prosecution, county buildings, jury fees, sheriff's fees, the poor, delinquent taxes, and various county officers. Also included are the treasurer's account with Portage County (1841-1846, in Vol. 1) and accounts with various towns (1861-1862, in Vol. 2)
Finding aid: Each volume contains an index.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A587
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 34
Author/Creator: Portage County (Wis.). Treasurer.
Title: Tax, assessment, and delinquent tax rolls, 1854-1980, and 1985.
Quantity: 259.6 c.f. (over 2000 volumes); plus additions of ca. 85.4 c.f.
Arrangement: By year and thereunder alphabetical by local unit.
Summary: Tax rolls include date, town, owner, land description, acreage, valuation of real and personal property, amount of taxes, total taxes, and payment. Beginning in 1950, records are retained for only the years ending in 0 or 5. The processed portion of this series is summarized above, dates 1863-1969, and is described in the register. There are additional accessions dating 1850-1985 which are described below.
Finding aid: Register to the processed portion.
Internet Links: Register available online.
RLIN Number: WIHV89-A659
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 9
Shelf Location: over 2000 volumes UW-Stevens Point
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Location: Z: Accessions
Call Number: C1989/176
Shelf Location: Stevens Point ARC
Description: Tax rolls, 1970-1974. Qty: ca. 40.0 c.f. (181 volumes)
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Location: Z: Accessions
Call Number: C1990/077
Shelf Location: Stevens Point ARC
Description: Village of Amherst assessment rolls, 1900-1979. The following
years are missing: 1917, 1923, and 1928. See preliminary inventory. Qty:
9.0 c.f. (77 volumes)
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Location: Z: Accessions
Call Number: C1990/078
Shelf Location: Stevens Point ARC
Description: Town of Amherst assessment rolls, 1889-1963. The following
years are missing: 1890, 1893-1895, 1900, 1907, 1913, 1936, and 1961). See
preliminary inventory. Qty: 8.0 c.f. (66 volumes)
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Location: Z: Accessions
Call Number: C1981/119
Shelf Location: Stevens Point ARC
Description: City of Stevens Point miscellaneous assessment and tax rolls.
Includes real estate assessment rolls (1858-1900), personal property assessment
rolls (1870-1871, 1900, 1935), personal property tax rolls (1888-1889, 1892-1902,
1904-1911), road/highway tax assessment rolls (1860-1863, 1865-1870, 1876,
1878-1879), delinquent tax roll (1887), and miscellaneous folders. See transmittal
letter. Qty: 10.0 c.f. (? volumes and folders)
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Location: Z: Accessions
Call Number: C1981/123
Shelf Location: Stevens Point ARC
Description: Town of Stevens Point assessment rolls, 1850, 1853, 1855-1858.
Qty: 0.8 c.f. (6? volumes in 1 record center carton)
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Location: Z: Accessions
Call Number: C1982/008
Shelf Location: Stevens Point ARC
Description: 1965 Tax Rolls. See Transmittal Letter for details. Qty: 7.6
c.f. (38 volumes)
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Location: Z: Accessions
Call Number: C2002/059
Shelf Location: Stevens Point ARC
Description: Tax rolls, 1975, 1980, and 1985. Qty: 10.0 c.f.
Author/Creator: Portage County (Wis.). Treasurer.
Title: Treasurer's tax sale records, 1853-1934.
Quantity: 24.5 c.f. (79 volumes)
Summary: Records of lands sold with information identifying the land, assessment years, tax and charges, to whom sold, by whom redeemed, date, and amount of redemption. Included are records of probate-related land sales.
Finding aid: Register.
Internet Links: Register available online.
Associated Materials: contains related records. "Clerk's Tax Sales Record" (Portage Series 48)
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A584
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 8
Author/Creator: Precourt, Lois Young, 1825-1912.
Title: Papers, 1906-1986.
Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box)
Summary: Photocopies of three diaries (1906-1911) kept by Precourt recording daily activities of life on the homestead farm near Buena Vista, Wis. (Portage County), with her son Lyman and his family. Farm chores, potato planting and harvesting, livestock problems, the comings and goings of neighbors and relatives, births, and deaths are among the events noted. The diaries are punctuated with caricatures and small drawings. Also included is a volume of Victorian verse written by Precourt's daughter-in-law, Lucy Shortell Precourt, about her children and marriage. The volume is prefaced with a brief family history, and was compiled and published in 1986 by Lucy's granddaughter, Kathleen (Precourt) Wheeler.
RLIN Number: WIHV88-A505
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Stevens Point Mss BE
Author/Creator: Prentice, Jackson L., 1827-
Title: Papers, 1852-1932.
Quantity: 1.2 c.f. (2 archives boxes and 1 flat box) and 3 photographs (1 folder)
Summary: Papers of Prentice, a Stevens Point, Wisconsin, surveyor and businessman, including fragmentary correspondence, 1857-1907, mostly from business associates concerning timber sales; survey maps for the 1850s and 1860s for portions of Adams, Juneau, Marathon, and Portage counties containing descriptions of land conditions, plant cover, and soil; additional notebooks, maps, and diagrams concerning work as a Stevens Point city surveyor; two volumes of employee time records, 1881-1882; photographs; and genealogical materials concerning the Prentice, Van Dusen, and related families. The photographs are informal portraits of Prentice and his family and interior and exterior views of their home.
Finding aid: Register.
Internet Links: Register available online.
RLIN Number: WIHV85-A1675
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Stevens Point Mss A
Author/Creator: Rosholt, Malcolm Leviatt, 1907-
Title: Collected photographs, 1880-1925, 1965.
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box); plus additions of 183 photographs.
Summary: Reproductions of photographs collected and captioned by Malcolm Rosholt, Rosholt, Wis.; including 159 photographs of logging operations taken ca. 1890-ca. 1912 in Marathon, Portage, and other nearby Wisconsin counties; 15 aerial views of towns and other scenes taken in 1965 in Waupaca and Portage counties; and 3 portrait photographs of mayors of Stevens Point, Wis., including Leon Pasternachi, Byron B. Parks, and Thomas Henry Hanna. The processed portion of this collection is summarized above. Additional accessions are described below.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A810
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Stevens Point Mss R
Shelf Location: 1 archives box UW-Stevens Point
Author/Creator: Rosholt, Malcolm Leviatt, 1907-
Title: Papers, 1943-1983.
Quantity: 35 tape recordings; plus additions of 0.4 c.f. and 12 tape recordings.
Summary: Tape-recorded interviews conducted by Rosholt with fifty-nine people, most of whom were early residents in Portage, Marathon, Waupaca, and Shawano counties, Wisconsin, concerning the history of their area and notable historical incidents. The processed portion of this collection is summarized above, dates 1953-1971, and is described in the register. There are additional accessions, 1943-1945, 1961, 1983, and n.d., which include more interviews and also concern Rosholt's World War II military service in China. These are described below.
Finding aid: Register to the processed portion.
Internet Links: Register available online.
Associated Materials: Cataloged separately under Malcolm Rosholt are additional papers from his research on John Deitz and the Cameron Dam affair.
RLIN Number: WIHVP2350-A
Location: Archives Sound Holdings
Call Number: Tape 842A
Shelf Location: 35 tape recordings MAD Sound
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Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Stevens Point Tape 1
Shelf Location: Duplicate tape recordings UW-Stevens Point
Author/Creator: Rosholt (Wis.). Clerk.
Title: Finance book and budgets, 1947-1959.
Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 volume)
Arrangement: Chronological.
Summary: Village clerk's record of receipts and disbursements, 1947-1957, showing dates of transaction, to whom paid or from whom received, what fund, for what purpose, number of order, amount, and total amount. The book also lists the receipts and expenditures for the village's Building Fund for 1957, and contains village budgets, 1957-1959.
RLIN Number: WIHV00-A1374
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 83
Author/Creator: Rosholt (Wis.). Clerk.
Title: Minute book, 1947-1963.
Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 volume)
Arrangement: Chronological.
Summary: Minutes of Village Board meetings including reports, resolutions, and various documents related to matters discussed at these meetings. Also included are oaths of office and treasurer's bonds and oaths for 1947-1962.
RLIN Number: WIHV00-A1375
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 84
Author/Creator: Rosholt (Wis.). Treasurer.
Title: Account book, 1940-1965.
Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 volume)
Summary: Account book of receipts and disbursements, showing date of transaction, from whom received and from what account, or to whom paid and for what purpose and from which fund, number of order/check, and amount.
RLIN Number: WIHV00-A1376
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 85
Author/Creator: Rosholt (Wis.). Village Park Committee.
Title: Park improvement project records, 1939-1940.
Quantity: 0.1 c.f. (1 folder)
Arrangement: Roughly chronological.
Summary: Materials from a project to improve the recreational facilities of Rosholt's village park, including maps, blueprints, financial estimates, project proposals to the Works Progress Administration (WPA), and correspondence.
RLIN Number: WIHV00-A1377
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 86
Author/Creator: Rosholt (Wis.). Volunteer Fire Dept.
Title: Records, 1936-1949.
Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 volume and 1 folder)
Summary: Records of the department, including meeting minutes for 1936-1949, the departmental constitution and by-laws, copies of insurance adjuster's reports to the fire chief for 1940-1945, lists of department expenditures for 1937-1948, equipment lists for 1938 and 1941, roll call lists for 1936-1948, a 1949 list of payments to members, and assorted checks paid by the department, 1940-1941, 1944, and 1948.
RLIN Number: WIHV00-A1373
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 82
Author/Creator: School District No. 1, Town of Buena Vista (Portage County, Wis.)
Title: School district records, 1952-1956.
Quantity: 0.1 c.f. (1 folder)
Arrangement: Chronological.
Summary: Record of annual and special meetings of the school district and a few miscellaneous items.
RLIN Number: WIHV93-A144
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Small Series 24
Author/Creator: School District No. 1, Town of Carson (Portage County, Wis.). Treasurer.
Title: Cash book, 1882-1922.
Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 folder in archives box)
Summary: Photocopy of cash book listing money paid and received. Entries give the date of transaction, amount paid or received, and remarks about payment, and sometimes list who paid or received the money.
RLIN Number: WIHV02-A355
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 91
Author/Creator: School District No. 1, Town of Linwood (Portage County, Wis.)
Title: LaFollette School records, 1878-1944.
Quantity: 1.0 c.f. (2 archives boxes including 10 volumes, and 1 oversize volume)
Arrangement: By type of record and thereunder chronological.
Summary: Clerk's Record (1878-1944, Box 1) containing minutes of school district meetings, teacher's contracts, school census, register of orders drawn on the treasurer, and annual financial reports; Attendance Registers (1889-1944, Box 1-2) showing pupils' names, ages, attendance records, and comments on individual characteristics and achievement. Later years also show daily school program, reading circle reports, and lists of graduates.
RLIN Number: WIHV93-A147
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 24
Author/Creator: School District No. 1, Town of New Hope (Portage County, Wis.)
Title: Peru School records, 1868-1946.
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 flat box)
Arrangement: By type of record and thereunder chronological.
Summary: Records consisting of treasurer's account book (1868-1946) and attendance registers (1882-1928). Treasurer's account book contains a record of orders paid by the treasurer noting the person paid, date, and amount; and balance statements for the school district. Attendance registers show daily school program, record of visitors, pupils' names, ages, and grade in school; academic grades and progress; and inventory of school property.
RLIN Number: WIHV93-A143
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 88
Author/Creator: School District No. 10, Town of Carson (Portage County, Wis.)
Title: Grover School records, 1922-1953.
Quantity: 0.1 c.f. (1 folder)
Arrangement: By type of record and thereunder chronological.
Summary: Minutes of school district meetings (1922-1953); School Census Reports (1936-1953); and Annual School District Reports (1923-1953). Note: Prior to 1924, the school was known as the Sunnyside Valley School.
RLIN Number: WIHV93-A160
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Small Series 6
Author/Creator: School District No. 2, Town of Plover (Portage County, Wis.)
Title: Maine School records, 1923-1946.
Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box including 2 volumes)
Arrangement: By type of record and thereunder chronological.
Summary: Treasurers' disbursements record and annual reports, 1923-1946; and minutes of the school district meeting for 1946.
RLIN Number: WIHV93-A157
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 59
Author/Creator: School District No. 3, Town of Carson (Portage County, Wis.)
Title: Green Meadow School records, 1879-1959.
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box including 10 volumes)
Arrangement: By type of record and thereunder chronological.
Summary: [1] Clerk's Record (1919-1955) containing minutes of annual and special district meetings, teachers' contracts, and a record of receipts and expenditures; [2] Treasurer's Book (1879-1945) showing receipts and disbursements, and the treasurer's annual reports for the years 1879-1884; and [3] School Registers recording dates term opened and closed, name of teacher, subjects covered, register of visitors, daily class schedule (1943-1959), brief reports concerning parents' meetings (1934-1943), reports on the condition of the school building (1934-1943), and records of each pupil showing name, age, sex, dates attended, grades received (1934-1959), and books read as Reading Circle project (1943-1959).
RLIN Number: WIHV93-A148
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 23
Author/Creator: School District No. 3, Town of New Hope (Portage County, Wis.)
Title: Loberg School records, 1871-1937.
Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 volume)
Arrangement: By type of record and thereunder chronological.
Summary: Record of orders paid by the treasurer noting the person paid, date, and amount; and balance statements for the school district.
RLIN Number: WIHV93-A142
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Small Series 26
Author/Creator: School District No. 4, Town of Carson (Portage County, Wis.)
Title: Lieutenant Mallory School records, 1945-1960.
Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (2 folders including 4 volumes)
Arrangement: Chronological.
Summary: School attendance registers containing each pupil's name, age, and grade in school; attendance record; academic grades; teacher reports of work accomplished; daily school programs; record of visitors; and reading circle record.
RLIN Number: WIHV93-A149
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Small Series 5
Author/Creator: School District No. 4, Town of New Hope (Portage County, Wis.)
Title: Oak Grove School records, 1867-1948.
Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 volume)
Arrangement: By type of record and thereunder chronological.
Summary: Record of orders paid by the treasurer noting the person paid, date, and amount; and balance statements for the school district.
RLIN Number: WIHV93-A141
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Small Series 27
Author/Creator: School District No. 4, Town of New Hope (Portage County, Wis.)
Title: Rhinehardt School records, 1857-1948.
Quantity: 1.2 c.f. (2 archives boxes containing 16 volumes, and 3 oversize volumes)
Arrangement: By type of record and thereunder chronological.
Summary: [1] Clerk's Record (1857-1934) which dates from the district's creation and contains minutes of district meetings, registers of school officials, treasurer's records, teacher's contracts, teacher's annual reports, and names of textbooks; [2] School Registers (1867-1948) showing pupil's names, ages, and attendance records, and after 1900 also containing daily school program, record of visitors, honor roll, and pupil's academic grades; [3] Annual School District Reports containing district financial statements and statistics on attendance, school property, curriculum, and facilities; [4] Annual teacher's reports (1914-1931) containing attendance and school library statistics; and [5] Textbook record, (1908-1931). Note: In the 1945 school register the name is shown as the Oak Grove School.
Finding aid: Register.
Internet Links: Register available online.
RLIN Number: WIHV93-A161
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 25
Author/Creator: School District No. 4, Town of Plover (Portage County, Wis.)
Title: McDill School records, 1891-1898, 1929-1945.
Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box)
Arrangement: By type of record and thereunder chronological.
Summary: One teacher's daily register, 1891-1898, recording the teacher's and pupils' names, subjects covered, daily class schedule, and visitors; and one volume, 1929-1945, of treasurers' records of district orders paid listing the person paid and the amount, and balance statements.
Associated Materials: McDill School Parent-Teacher Association records (M76-623) contain related materials.
RLIN Number: WIHV93-A152
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 61
Author/Creator: School District No. 5, Town of New Hope (Portage County, Wis.)
Title: Oak Grove School records, 1916-1945.
Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 folder containing 3 volumes)
Arrangement: By type of record and thereunder chronological.
Summary: School Attendance Registers showing record of work accomplished, daily program, record of visitors, textbook lists, and pupils' names, ages, and attendance records. Also shows pupils' academic grades, 1940-1945.
RLIN Number: WIHV93-A156
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Small Series 13
Author/Creator: School District No. 6, Town of Dewey (Portage County, Wis.)
Title: Cartmill School records, 1938-1945, 1956-1960.
Quantity: 0.1 c.f. (1 folder containing 2 volumes)
Arrangement: Chronological.
Summary: Attendance Registers showing teachers' reports of work accomplished, daily school program, record of visitors, reading circle records, and pupils' names, ages, grade in school, attendance records, and academic grades.
Associated Materials: Portage Small Series 10 contains additional Cartmill School records.
RLIN Number: WIHV93-A158
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Small Series 7
Author/Creator: School District No. 6, Town of Plover (Portage County, Wis.)
Title: Fabisiak School records, 1895-1946.
Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes including 14 volumes)
Arrangement: By type of record and thereunder chronological.
Summary: Clerk's records, 1897-1946, of annual and special school district meetings, listing of orders drawn on the treasurer, and teachers' contracts; Treasurers records, 1895-1946, showing receipts and disbursements of the district; and School registers, 1895-1935, indicating names of teachers and pupils, attendance record, remarks concerning the promotion and progress of students, and register of visitors.
RLIN Number: WIHV93-A145
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 58
Author/Creator: School District No. 8, Town of Plover (Portage County, Wis.)
Title: Pine School records, 1867-1944.
Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes)
Arrangement: By type of record and thereunder chronological.
Summary: Records of school district meetings, 1928-1944; treasurers' account book, 1867-1935, listing orders paid, the person paid, and the amount and balance statements; teacher's daily registers, 1907-1937, recording the teacher's and pupils' names, subjects covered, daily class schedule, attendance, pupils' progress and promotion, visitors, and library books bought.
RLIN Number: WIHV93-A150
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 63
Author/Creator: School District No. 8, Town of Stockton (Portage County, Wis.)
Title: Town Hall School records, 1926-1955.
Quantity: 0.6 c.f. (1 archives box including 4 volumes, and 1 oversize volume)
Arrangement: Chronological.
Summary: Teachers' School Registers including date of term, teacher's name, daily class schedule (1926-1933, 1940-1947), reports of work accomplished, and each pupil's name, age, classification, reading circle record (1949-1955), and attendance record.
RLIN Number: WIHV93-A146
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 29
Author/Creator: School District No. 9, Town of Plover (Portage County, Wis.)
Title: Whiting School records, 1896, 1920-1946.
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box)
Arrangement: By type of record and thereunder chronological.
Summary: Minutes of school district meetings, 1923-1926; annual reports of the teacher, 1923-1941, and the district clerk, 1940-1941; records of the site selection and building of the Whiting School, 1896; treasurers' records, 1922-1946, of orders paid, listing the person paid and the amount, and balance statements; and teacher's daily registers, 1907-1911, 1920-1934, recording the teacher's and pupils' names, subjects covered, daily class schedule, attendance, pupils' progress and promotion, and visitors.
RLIN Number: WIHV93-A151
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 62
Author/Creator: State Bank of Nelsonville (Wis.)
Title: Records, 1923-1941.
Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box)
Summary: Records of a fiscally troubled Nelsonville, Wis., bank which opened in 1903, closed in 1931 in delinquent status, and was formally liquidated around 1941. Included are minutes of the Stockholders' and Directors' meetings, stockholders' ledger, and miscellaneous papers including a statement of financial condition in 1931, corporate income tax returns, and occasional correspondence.
RLIN Number: WIHV98-A976
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Stevens Point Mss BH
Author/Creator: Stevens Point Vocational School (Wis.)
Title: Account book, 1914-1925.
Quantity: 0.1 c.f. (1 volume in 1 folder)
Arrangement: By type of transaction and thereunder chronological.
Summary: Account book recording receipts and disbursements of the school. Receipts show date, reason for payment, and amount received. Disbursements show date, order number, recipient, and amount paid. Included are balance statements at various intervals.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A758
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Small Series 30
Author/Creator: Stevens Point (Wis.). Board of Health.
Title: Correspondence, 1919.
Quantity: 0.1 c.f. (1 folder)
Summary: Letter to the State Dairy and Food Commissioner requesting a confidential inspection of local dairy conditions, and the Commissioner's reply.
RLIN Number: WIHV00-A576
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Small Series 28
Author/Creator: Stevens Point (Wis.). Board of Review.
Title: Records, 1952-1969.
Quantity: 0.6 c.f. (2 archives boxes)
Arrangement: Chronological.
Summary: Records of the Board of Review, which met for the purpose of examining and correcting the assessor's real estate and personal property tax rolls, and of hearing taxpayers who had questions or complaints concerning the assessments. Volumes contain annual meeting minutes, correspondence, public notices, clippings of newspaper articles, exhibits and transcripts of hearings, and judges' decisions regarding taxpayer complaints. Correspondence, notices, and newspaper clippings are pasted into the volumes. Also included are note cards summarizing taxpayer complaints for the years 1968-1969.
RLIN Number: WIHV07-A44
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 92
Author/Creator: Stevens Point (Wis.). City Council.
Title: Council proceedings, 1858-1916.
Quantity: 3.0 c.f. (9 volumes)
Arrangement: Chronological.
Summary: Minutes of the proceedings of the City Council.
Associated Materials: "City Council Record Books" (Portage Series 70) contains related records.
RLIN Number: WIHV5000075-A
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 75
Author/Creator: Stevens Point (Wis.). Clerk.
Title: Account ledgers, 1873-1883, 1903-1928.
Quantity: 0.3 c.f. (2 volumes)
Arrangement: By account or type of transaction and thereunder chronological.
Summary: Ledgers showing debits and credits, including the date, type, and amount of each transaction, with periodic balance statements for each account. Volume 1 also records bills payable, bills receivable, orders outstanding, and profits and losses. Volume 2 also records bonds for sewers, schools, and bridges; and shows payments to the city's aldermen.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A748
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 74
Author/Creator: Stevens Point (Wis.). Clerk.
Title: Bond issues record books, 1899-1916, 1930.
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (2 volumes in 1 archives box)
Summary: Bond and Coupon Cancellation Book, 1899-1916, and a Storm Sewer Construction Bond Record, 1930. The cancellation book shows bond number, date of issue, and amount; coupon number, rate of interest, and value of each coupon; purpose of issue and date payable; and date paid, exchanged, or cancelled. The construction bond record includes minutes of City Council proceedings relating to the issue of $50,000 Stevens Point 5% bonds; a statement of the city's bonded indebtedness; a statement of the assessed valuation of all property in the city; ordinances relating to the city's budgetary powers and financial administration; a list of bids received showing names and addresses of bidders and premiums offered; and terms of the bond contract, statement of purchase, and non-litigation certificate.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A754
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 69
Author/Creator: Stevens Point (Wis.). Clerk.
Title: Chattel mortgage record books, 1859-1914, 1930-1932.
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box)
Arrangement: Alphabetical and thereunder by filing date.
Summary: Record books showing names of mortgagor and mortgagee, filing date, and date of mortgage. Vol. 1 also shows disposition of mortgage (paid, cancelled, assigned, satisfied) and date, and in some cases the amount of the mortgage. Vols. 2 and 3 show amount of mortgage, and in some cases the date the mortgage was due, and the date of withdrawal.
RLIN Number: WIHV93-A954
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 67
Author/Creator: Stevens Point (Wis.). Clerk.
Title: City Council record books, 1897-1901, 1923-1932.
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (4 volumes in 1 archives box)
Arrangement: Chronological within each volume.
Summary: Roll Call and Voting Record Books, 1897-1901, 1923-1931; Record Book of Petitions and Claims, 1927-1931; and a Record of Resolutions, 1928-1932. The roll call volume shows attendance at council meetings and how participants voted. The record of petitions records petitions and claims addressed to the mayor (after 1928, the city manager) and the council; claims involve poor relief, purchases of supplies and equipment, medical services, and charges for utilities. Included are comptroller's monthly statements of payments to paupers (Feb. 1927-May 1928) showing name of recipient, amount received, and monthly total. The final volume records resolutions introduced into the Council, including one to dismiss the city manager.
Associated Materials: "Council Proceedings" (Portage Series 75) contains related record
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A757
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 70
Author/Creator: Stevens Point (Wis.). Clerk.
Title: Clerk's and Treasurer's financial records, 1858-1899.
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (4 volumes in 1 archives box)
Summary: Account books, 1858-1882; a cash book and journal, 1878-1896; and a journal and account book, 1880-1899, documenting the financial transactions of the city. Included is a list of firefighters, 1872.
Finding aid: Register.
Internet Links: Register available online.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A749
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 73
Author/Creator: Stevens Point (Wis.). Clerk.
Title: Election records, 1858-1878, 1883, 1888.
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (3 volumes in 1 archives box)
Summary: Election record book, 1858-1878, and poll tax books, 1883 and 1888. Includes reports showing names of election inspectors and clerks, type of election, voting results from each ward, total number of votes cast and number received by each candidate, and Supervisors' certification of election results. Poll tax records show by ward the names of voters and amount of poll tax collected; and totals collected in each ward. The 1888 volume also includes an account of receipts and disbursements, probably from 1900-1901.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A750
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 72
Author/Creator: Stevens Point (Wis.). Clerk.
Title: License record book, 1926-1935.
Quantity: 0.1 c.f. (1 volume)
Arrangement: By subject and thereunder chronological.
Summary: Record of licenses granted to businesses and individuals by the City of Stevens Point. Licenses involve the sale of liquor, cigarettes, and dairy products; the operation of pool and billiard halls; the holding of special sales such as bankruptcy and fire sales; and the presentation of circus and carnival performances. Also recorded are licenses granted engineers, electricians, jitney and taxi drivers, pharmacists, and peddlers. Information shown is date issued, to whom and often address, and license number and fee. Peddlers' license records also show the type of merchandise to be sold.
Finding aid: Incomplete index on outside cover of volume.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A733
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Small Series 31
Author/Creator: Stevens Point (Wis.). Clerk.
Title: Opinions of the City Attorney, 1903-1920, 1923-1932.
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (2 volumes in 1 archives box)
Arrangement: Chronological.
Summary: Copies of the city attorney's official opinions which were requested by the mayor, common council, and various other city officials concerning such topics as the city's authority to borrow money, its power to penalize delinquent taxpayers, the validity of claims against the city, procedures for disposing of city property, powers of the board of education, liability for damages caused by the fire department, tax exemptions for charitable or benevolent associations, the legality of various ordinances, and procedures for commitments to mental institutions or to the County Poor House.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A736
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 68
Author/Creator: Stevens Point (Wis.). Clerk.
Title: Ordinance book, 1888-1903.
Quantity: 0.3 c.f. (1 volume)
Arrangement: Chronological.
Summary: Copy of the city ordinances as of 1888 with subsequent additions.
Associated Materials: "Council Proceedings" (Portage Series 75) contain related records.
RLIN Number: WIHV5000076-A
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 76
Author/Creator: Stevens Point (Wis.). Clerk.
Title: Public works records, 1902-1927.
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (3 volumes in 1 archives box)
Summary: Proceedings of the Board of Public Works, 1902-1925, and Street Paving Assessment Books, 1916-1927; containing information on construction and maintenance of sewers, water mains, streets, bridges, sidewalks, and curbs. The Proceedings also include minutes of meetings of the Street Committee. The Assessment Books, in order by street name, identify street on which paving was done, the year of the project, owner of the property benefiting from paving, and amount of assessment.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A751
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 71
Author/Creator: Stevens Point (Wis.). Clerk.
Title: Road construction and road tax records, 1862-1868, 1871.
Quantity: 0.1 c.f. (2 volumes in 1 folder)
Arrangement: Construction Record is chronological. Tax Roll is in two parts: real estate taxes by ward and thereunder by location, and personal property taxes by ward and thereunder in approximate alphabetical order by owner's last name.
Summary: Road Construction Record, 1862-1868, and Road Tax Roll, 1871. The construction record includes City Council discussion of roads and highways, a record of highway alterations, and a deed involving land use as a public thoroughfare. The tax roll shows the name of property owner, a description of real estate and its location, amount of valuation, and the real estate-based tax due; and owner's name, valuation of personal property, and personal property-based tax due.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A752
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Small Series 29
Author/Creator: Stevens Point (Wis.). Clerk.
Title: Special improvement assessments, 1912-1916 and undated.
Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 volume)
Summary: Record of charges levied by the city for paving, sewer and water line installations, snow shoveling, repairing sidewalks, and other city services and improvements. Shown is name of property owner, location of property, and amount of tax. Twenty-two pages of undated entries precede the 1912 entries.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A753
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 42
Author/Creator: Stevens Point (Wis.). Treasurer.
Title: Ledgers, order register, and journals, 1850-1932.
Quantity: 1.4 c.f. (5 volumes)
Summary: Treasurer's ledger and order register of receipts and disbursements (Vol. 1 covering 1850-1859, 1879, 1890-1895; and Vol. 4-5, 1915-1929) showing date, account, item and amount debited or credited, and balance. Accounts include city officers' salaries, city council, elections, schools, poor relief, streets, police and fire, garbage collection, and sundry purposes. The Treasurer's journal record of debits and credits (Vol. 2-3, 1899-1925) shows date, amount debited or credited, to whom paid or from whom received, and for what purpose. Vol. 3 also contains a daily listing of cash paid out, 1930-1932, showing only payee and amount.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A756
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 39
Author/Creator: Stockton (Portage County, Wis. : Town). Clerk.
Title: Agricultural and dairy statistics, 1875-1909.
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 flat box)
Arrangement: Chronological.
Summary: Assessor's reports of crops growing and grown filed with the clerk's office for the years 1875-1900 and 1909, showing date, farmer, amount of crops grown, and acres under cultivation; and assessor's reports of dairy statistics (1903, 1906, and 1909), showing the amount and value of dairy products and dairy plants in operation. The 1898 crop statement lists all forms.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A738
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 30
Author/Creator: Stockton (Portage County, Wis. : Town). Clerk.
Title: Election record, 1870-1883.
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (2 volumes in 1 archives box)
Arrangement: By type of election and thereunder chronological.
Summary: Record of general and town elections including inspectors' oaths, poll lists, certified statements of election returns, and certificates of election for town elections.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A742
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 28
Author/Creator: Stockton (Portage County, Wis. : Town). Clerk.
Title: Town Clerk's papers, 1856-1907.
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box)
Arrangement: By type of record and thereunder chronological.
Summary: Papers including board proceedings, correspondence, appointments and resignations, oaths and bonds, liquor license papers, legal instruments, chattel mortgages, lists of dog owners, bills, orders, receipts, stray notices, highway papers, and reports of the Stockton Fire Insurance Company.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A745
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 40
Author/Creator: Stockton (Portage County, Wis. : Town). Clerk.
Title: Town records, 1855-1920.
Quantity: 0.6 c.f. (6 volumes in 2 archives boxes)
Arrangement: Chronological.
Summary: Record books including proceedings of the annual town meetings and meetings of the town board, 1855-1878, 1883-1915; register of officers, 1870-1915; oaths, 1870-1918; order register, 1867-1915; chattel mortgage record, 1869-1897; record of school tax and apportionment, 1870-1920; and a treasurer's journal, 1869-1915.
Finding aid: Register.
Internet Links: Register available online.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A744
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 27
Author/Creator: Stockton (Portage County, Wis. : Town). Clerk.
Title: Township school library record, 1895-1905.
Quantity: 0.1 c.f. (4 volumes in 1 folder)
Arrangement: Chronological.
Summary: Record of books purchased and distributed to schools, showing school district, number, cost, and titles of books purchased, date of purchase, and date of delivery.
RLIN Number: WIHV00-A574
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Small Series 17
Author/Creator: Stockton (Portage County, Wis. : Town). Clerk.
Title: Township school papers, 1855-1911.
Quantity: 0.8 c.f. (2 archives boxes)
Arrangement: By year and thereunder numerical by school district number.
Summary: Annual reports of the town clerk to the county superintendent and of school district clerks to the town clerk, containing information on school facilities, a school census, and a financial statement. Also present are papers relating to school district organization and boundaries.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A739
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 41
Author/Creator: Wisconsin. Circuit Court (Portage County)
Title: Civil case files, 1844-1926.
Quantity: 27.0 c.f. (27 record center cartons)
Arrangement: By case number.
Summary: Case files containing all the papers pertaining to each case that came before the Circuit Court.
Finding aid: Register. Indexed in "Defendant Indexes" (Portage Micro Series 1).
Internet Links: Register available online.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A723
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 14
Note: Some of the Defendant Index has been transcribed and put online.
Author/Creator: Wisconsin. Circuit Court (Portage County)
Title: Civil cases appealed to the Supreme Court, 1877-1917.
Quantity: 4.0 c.f. (4 record center cartons)
Arrangement: Numerical by Circuit Court case number.
Summary: Civil case files containing documents from the Portage County Circuit Court trial and additional materials prepared for appeal to the State Supreme Court. Includes decision of the Supreme Court.
Finding aid: Indexed in "Defendant Indexes" (Portage Micro Series 1).
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A724
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 15
Author/Creator: Wisconsin. Circuit Court (Portage County)
Title: Crime statistics, 1899-1932.
Quantity: 0.1 c.f. (1 folder)
Arrangement: Chronological.
Summary: Clerk of Court's copies of annual reports of criminal offenses showing crimes committed, number of prosecutions pending at the beginning of each year, number of cases before the courts, and the cases still pending at the end of each year. These reports were submitted to the Governor until 1925 after which they were submitted to the State Board of Control.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A755
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Small Series 4
Author/Creator: Wisconsin. Circuit Court (Portage County)
Title: Criminal case files, 1848-1919.
Quantity: 9.0 c.f. (9 record center cartons)
Arrangement: By case file number.
Summary: Criminal case files containing all the papers pertaining to each case that came before the Circuit Court. Included are complaints, notes, summonses, transcripts, evidence, rulings, orders, judgments, appeals, and execution orders. Cases relate to criminal offenses such as murder, assault and battery, adultery, larceny, fornication, illegal liquor sales, vandalism, gambling, etc.
Notes: These records have been microfilmed by the county.
Finding aid: Register. Indexed in "Defendant Indexes" (Portage Micro Series 1).
Internet Links: Register available online.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A725
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 16
Note: The original handwritten bound index to the Criminal cases is found at the Clerk of Courts, 1516 Church Street, Stevens Point, 715-346-1364; and the original case files are at the Archives.
Author/Creator: Wisconsin. Circuit Court (Portage County)
Title: Defendant indexes [microform], 1845-1931.
Quantity: 1 reel of microfilm (35mm)
Arrangement: In two original volumes and thereunder alphabetical by name.
Summary: Defendant index to civil and criminal actions tried in the Circuit Court, showing case number, names of defendants and plaintiffs, and date of the action. Original Volume 1 covered 1845-1919; Volume 2, 1892-1931.
Notes: This series is available only on microfilm.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A722
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Micro Series 1
Author/Creator: Wisconsin. Circuit Court (Portage County)
Title: Drainage district assessment rolls, 1905-1917.
Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (8 volumes in 1 archives box)
Arrangement: Chronological.
Summary: Assessment rolls for the Portage County Drainage District for lands in the town of Grant. Each shows the description and location of the land, the assessment, and/or the interest due on the assessment. For 1914-1916, names of land owners are also shown.
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A726
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 32
Author/Creator: Wisconsin. Circuit Court (Portage County)
Title: Naturalization records, 1844-1956.
Quantity: 8.4 c.f. (3 card index boxes, 10 archives boxes, 2 flat boxes, and 12 separate volumes) and 16 reels of microfilm (35mm)
Arrangement: By type of record and thereunder chronological.
Summary: Records of naturalization cases in the Circuit Court of Portage County, including indexes to naturalization (1856-1954); Declarations of Intention (1844-1953); Petitions for Citizenship (1906-1954); Certificates of Naturalization (1856-1906); Orders Granting and Denying Citizenship (1929-1956); Facts for Declarations of Intention (1913-1921); and Notice of Application for Admission to Citizenship (1907-1920).
Notes: Except for the certificate stubs, this series is also available on positive microfilm. This microfilm consists of service copies of film produced by the Genealogical Society of Utah.
Finding aid: Register.
Internet Links: Register available on-line.
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-port0017
RLIN Number: WIHV93-A104
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 17
Note: The Naturalization Records have been indexed and are available online.
Author/Creator: Wisconsin. County Court (Portage County)
Title: Probate case files, 1837-1910.
Quantity: 12.4 c.f. (12 record center cartons and 1 archives box); plus 0.4 c.f. of additions.
Arrangement: Cases 1837-1889 are alphabetical. 1890-1900 cases are numerical by case number which equals chronological by date of filing of first papers.
Summary: Papers relating to the settlement of deceased individuals' estates. Includes wills; inventories of real and personal property; oaths, reports, and accounts of administrators or executors; statements of claims against estates; papers relating to suits against estates; petitions and court orders for appointment of guardians for minors and mentally-ill individuals; land sale information; etc. The processed portion of this series is summarized above. Additional accessions are described below.
RLIN Number: WIHV95-A386
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 37
Shelf Location: 12 record center cartons, 1 archives box UW-Stevens Point
Note: The Probate Index has been transcribed and is online.
Author/Creator: Wisconsin. Justice of the Peace (Stevens Point)
Title: Justice dockets, 1882-1939.
Quantity: 3.6 c.f. (9 archives boxes including 22 volumes)
Arrangement: By justice and thereunder roughly chronological.
Summary: Justice Court dockets of A. Eaton (1884?-1892), J. B. Carpenter (1889-1906), W. G. Bate (1924-1939), and others, recording actions taken in civil and criminal cases brought before the justices of the peace indicating the names of the plaintiff and defendant, dates of various actions and proceedings, court costs, and the verdict given. Cases include fraud, garnishment, child support, disorderly conduct, operating illegal gambling devices, and assault and battery.
Finding aid: Register; some volumes are index volumes.
Internet Links: Register available online.
Associated Materials: Very similar records are in a separate series with the same Title: "Justice Dockets, 1885-1917" (Portage Series 64).
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A734
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 38
Author/Creator: Wisconsin. Justice of the Peace (Stevens Point)
Title: Justice dockets, 1885-1917.
Quantity: 1.2 c.f. (3 archives boxes including 16 volumes)
Arrangement: By justice and thereunder roughly chronological.
Summary: Justice Court dockets of James B. Carpenter, Henry Clarke, A. Eaton, R. M. Frydrychowicz, and James Wilson, recording actions taken in civil and criminal cases brought before the justices of the peace. Cases include fraud, garnishment, child support, disorderly conduct, illegal seizure, illegal sales, and assault and battery.
Finding aid: Register; some volumes are index volumes.
Internet Links: Register available online.
Associated
Materials: Very similar records are in a separate series with the same Title: "Justice
Dockets, 1882-1939" (Portage Series 38).
RLIN Number: WIHV99-A735
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 64
Author/Creator: Wisconsin. Justice of the Peace (Town of Amherst, Portage County)
Title: Dockets, 1878-1906.
Quantity: 0.4 .f. (7 volumes in archives box); plus 0.1 c.f. of additions.
Arrangement: By court and thereunder chronological.
Summary: Record of cases tried in Justice Courts, showing names of plaintiff and defendant, nature and date of each action in the development of the case, accounts of court appearances, decision, fees, and costs. Vol. 1-2 are for the court of Justices Holtz, Smith, and Scott; Vol. 3-4 are for the court of Justice Webster; Vol. 5 for the court of Justices Calkins, Bofs, and Holtz; Vol. 6 for the court of Justice Taylor; and Vol. 7 is for the court of Justice Childs. The summary above refers to the processed portion of this series dated 1878-1906. Additional accessions are described below, 1894-1897.
RLIN Number: WIHV90-A398
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 21
Shelf Location: 7 volumes UW-Stevens Point
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Location: Z: Accessions
Call Number: C1990/091
Shelf Location: Stevens Point ARC
Description: Justice court docket(?), 1894-1897. Qty: 0.1 c.f. (1 volume)
Author/Creator: Wisconsin. Justice of the Peace (Town of Rosholt, Portage County.
Title: Justice Court dockets, 1908-1909, 1913-1918, 1921-1923, 1927-1930.
Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 volume)
Arrangement: Chronological.
Summary: Dockets recording actions taken primarily in civil case proceedings. Entries include the names of the plaintiff, defendant, and judge; date; a record of the complaint entered; warrant issued and to whom issued; date of warrant's return; verdict; fine levied; and court costs. Some warrants issued in cases from 1927-1928 are included. Also included are several docket entries and warrants, 1929-1930, for the Town of Alban, Portage County.
RLIN Number: WIHV00-A1372
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Portage Series 81
Author/Creator: Wisconsin State Bank (Stevens Point, Wis.)
Title: Records, 1910-1938.
Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box)
Summary: Records of a fiscally troubled Stevens Point, Wis., bank which entered into delinquent status in 1931 for purposes of reorganization. Included are minutes of the Stockholders', Directors', Loan Committee, and Creditors' Committee meetings; as well as supporting materials and occasional correspondence.
RLIN Number: WIHV98-A974
Location: Stevens Point Area Research Center
Call Number: Stevens Point Mss BI