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University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. Dept. of French and Italian. Office of the Chair. UW-Milwaukee Dept. of French and Italian records, 1956-1988.

Title: UW-Milwaukee Dept. of French and Italian records, 1956-1988.

Description: records of the department chair include brochures, correspondence, and department and executive committee meeting minutes. The correspondence files (1956-1973) largely consist of correspondence between the department chair and the Dean and Associate dean of the College of Letters & science, documenting staffing, budget, special events, course and curriculum developments, including the development of a graduate program in French and the proposal for a major in Italian. The department minutes (1957-1988) contain similar information regarding staff appointments and promotions, course offerings and teaching assignments, enrollment, and other announcements and matters of concern. The executive committee minutes (1963-1981) document personnel appointments and promotions. Finding aid available in the Archives.

ArchivalResource: .4 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29515242 View

University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. Dept. of English and Comparative Literature. Office of the Chair. UW-Milwaukee Dept. of English and Comparative Literature records, 1960-1992.

Title: UW-Milwaukee Dept. of English and Comparative Literature records, 1960-1992.

Description: The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence files (1960-1976), documenting the establishment of the Dept. of Comparative Literature, course and curriculum developments, lectures, committee activities, and faculty appointments. The majority of the correspondence is between the department chairman and the Dean of the College of Letters & Science, the Associate Dean of Humanities, and the Chairman of the Dept. of English. The collection also contains departmental meeting minutes (1968-1992), documenting appointments, scheduling of classes, enrollment, budget, and miscellaneous announcements and administrative matters of concern. Other materials in the collection include degree proposals, minutes of the executive committee, and minutes of the Committee on Comparative Literature Program, which largely concern course developments and staffing. Finding aid available in the Archives.

ArchivalResource: .6 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29252397 View

University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. Oral History Project. UW-Milwaukee Oral History Project records, 1981-1990.

Title: UW-Milwaukee Oral History Project records, 1981-1990.

Collection contains audio cassettes and some transcripts of the Project, in which interviewees described the origin, location, and development in the early years of the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee (UWM). The interviews, conducted by Frederick I. Olson, Frank Cassell, and J. Martin Klotsche, were part of UWM's 25th anniversary celebration. The interviewees were officials of UWM, the UW-System, and local and state government, and include Ralph Aderman, Joseph Baier, Ira Baldwin, Harry Franke, Fred Harrington, Frank Horton, Klotsche, Henry Maier, Clifford Smith, Olson, and Frank Zeidler. Most of the interviews focus on efforts in the State legislature and UW Board of Regents to merge the Wisconsin State Teachers College, Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Extension Division. Other topics include the development of UWM's Colleges and Schools, UWM's independence from UW--Madison, and the 1970 student strike. Seven of the interviews were conducted in 1984 by students in an Applied History course. There are transcripts only for the Baier, Baldwin, Franke, Harrington, Klotsche, and Zeidler interviews.

ArchivalResource: .6 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28448533 View

University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese. Office of the Chair. UW-Milwaukee Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese records, 1956-1988.

Title: UW-Milwaukee Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese records, 1956-1988.

Description: Records of the department chairman consisting of correspondence; department committee, faculty, and executive committee minutes; and miscellany. The correspondence files largely consist of letters between the chairman and the Dean and Associate Dean of the College of Letters & Science documenting staffing, budget, course and curriculum developments, and other department activities. The department committee, faculty, and executive committee minutes document matters regarding courses, enrollment, staffing, budget, and other department activities and administrative concerns. The collection also includes several master's degree proposals. Finding aid available in the Archives.

ArchivalResource: .4 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29700299 View

University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. College of Letters & Science. Office of the Dean. UW-Milwaukee College of Letters & Science records, 1948-[ongoing].

Title: UW-Milwaukee College of Letters & Science records, 1948-[ongoing].

Records of the largest academic division at the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee, which administered numerous centers, departments, and programs. The records document the administration of the College's four deans: Joseph G. Baier (1956-1966), Roy G. Francis (1966-1969), Howard J. Pincus (1969-1972), and William F. Halloran (1972- ). Most of the records date from 1965-1980, but the collection contains a few records from UWM's predecessor institutions. The majority of the records are correspondence and reports between deans, associate deans, and the department heads concerning academic activities, curriculum development, program funding, and student advising and retention. The files also contain records of numerous ad hoc and standing college committees and committees organized within the departments.

ArchivalResource: 57.6 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27920518 View

University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. Zoology Dept. Office of the Chairman. UW-Milwaukee Zoology Department records, 1956-1984.

Title: UW-Milwaukee Zoology Department records, 1956-1984.

Description: Records of the department chairman largely consisting of correspondence and meeting minutes of numerous committees. The correspondence files mainly contain letters between the department chairman and the dean and associate dean of the College of Letters & Science. The collection documents course and curriculum developments, staffing, space, budget, donations and acquisitions, research projects, committee activities, and other matters of concern. Included in the collection are materials regarding the graduate program, a PhD program proposal, and Dept. of Zoology/Microbiology minutes and correspondence. The bulk of the Microbiology correspondence consists of outgoing letters of assistant professor Cynthia V. Sommer largely regarding courses and research activities. Finding aid available in the Archives.

ArchivalResource: 1.2 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29695803 View

University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. Center for Great Lakes Studies. Office of the Director. UW-Milwaukee Center for Great Lakes Studies, Office of the Director records, 1963-1994.

Title: UW-Milwaukee Center for Great Lakes Studies, Office of the Director records, 1963-1994.

About half of the collection consists of publications issued by the Center, most dating from the 1970s. Collection consists of miscellaneous records of the Center, mostly dating from the 1970s. The correspondence files include letters to and from UWM administrators concerning the Center, including the Dean of the College of Letters & Science Joseph G. Baier and Director Clifford H. Mortimer. The correspondence files document concerns over funding; the purchase of a research facility for the Center; staffing, including the efforts to attract Mortimer to head the Center; and reasearch projects. Also contains some files on the Council for Marine Studies, which directed marine research at the UW campuses; the acquisition and conversion of the Research Vessel (R/V) Neeskay, including photographs of its launching; proposals and requests for additional support for the Sea Grant Program from the National Science Foundation; and the proceedings of the 1973 Conference on Port Planning and Development as Related to Problems of U.S. Ports and the U.S. Coastal Environment.

ArchivalResource: 2 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29661076 View

University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. Dept. of Slavic Languages. Office of the Chairman. UW-Milwaukee Dept. of Slavic Languages records, 1956-1987.

Title: UW-Milwaukee Dept. of Slavic Languages records, 1956-1987.

Description: Records of the department chair consisting of correspondence, staff meeting minutes, executive committee minutes and correspondence, and planning documents. The correspondence file (1956-1978) largely consists of letters between the Dean and Associate Dean of the College of Letters & Science and the Chairman of the Dept. of Slavic Languages, documenting staffing, budget, course and curriculum developments, and enrollment, as well as containing letters of support for the Polish studies program from the Milwaukee Polish community. The staff meeting minutes (1968-1987) contain similar information regarding staffing, budget, and space needs; course developments and enrollment; department projects and activities; and miscellaneous announcements. The executive committee correspondence and minutes (1972-1983) document personnel appointments and promotions; and the planning documents (1981-1984) review past achievements and plans for the future of the department. Finding aid available in the Archives.

ArchivalResource: .2 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29252119 View