UW-Milwaukee Dept. of Afro-American Studies records, 1968-1990.

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UW-Milwaukee Dept. of Afro-American Studies records, 1968-1990.

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Description: The collection contains miscellaneous records of the Department and some items from its predecessor, the Center for Afro-American Culture. Most of the material dates from 1970 to 1972, with information after 1974 being very sparse. The records document the years of transition from a Center to a full Department within the College of Letters & Science and some of the problems involved such as the need for strong leadership and credentialed faculty. The files document the daily activities of the Department as it conducted undergraduate instruction, campus and community events, and its own general administrative functions. The files contain mostly correspondence; course and curriculum information in the form of syllabi, tests, and assignments; and minutes of department committees. The folders about the Center include letters of support from people on campus and within the community, proposal documents with budgets and class lists, and the mission statements of the Center. The correspondence of the Department is from and to on- and off- campus individuals and documents the ongoing development of the academic program. Some of the files deal with UWM African American students and faculty and how they related to the campus and inner-city communities. There are several folders of department and faculty minutes, but the dates are scattered and there are no complete runs. Includes anonymous student evaluations, mostly from 1977-1978, which reveal the thoughts of students at the time about the courses and the university at large. Also includes some memos and brochures by and about the Department. Finding aid available in the Archives.

2.2 cubic ft.

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, UWM Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7257151

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, UWM Libraries

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