Access Restrictions

The files of the Ad Hoc Committee on Distinguished Title Prefix (in box 8) contain personally identifiable personnel information and are thus restricted under UWM Personnel File Policy S-42. Access is regulated by Section III.A.2 and III.A.3.

There are no access restrictions on the remainder of the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law.

Use Restrictions

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

Acquisition Information

An unknown individual transferred the collection to the Archives prior to 1989. For a large part, the collection appears to have been compiled by Archives staff who received the materials from various campus offices. The Graduate School transferred accession 1997-016 in 1997. The Graduate School donated additional materials in October 2013 (accession 2013-019), August 2014 (accession 2014-011), and in April 2015 (2014-042).

Processing Information

Christel Maass processed the collection at the Archives in November-December 1995. Jessica Sawinski processed additional material in December 2006. Rachel Arndt partially processed accession 1997-016 in December 2007 (Brad Houston supervised). Brad Houston finished processing accession 1997-016 in July 2008. Charles Welborn processed additional material in July 2012. Ashlie Biddle (supervised by Brad Houston) integrated accessions 2013-019, 2014-011, and 2014-042 into the collection in October 2015. Christel Maass added some additional minutes from a Library Director accession (2006-070).