Access Restrictions

Electronic records must be viewed in the archives. See an archivist for more information.

Accession 2011-002, boxes 1-2 of Accession 2016-009, the divisional committee and grievance folders in the electronic files, boxes 5-7 of Accession 2016-019, boxes 1-8 and 11 of Accession 2020-012, and boxes 1-2 of Accession 2020-030 are restricted under UWM's Personnel File Policy. Consult an archivist for details.

There are no access restrictions on the rest 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. The office of the Secretary transferred additional records in September 1998 (accession 1998-018) and October 1998 (accession 1998-029). Mark Schwartz, the Search and Screen Committee Chair, donated additional materials in July 2011 (accession 2011-002). The office of the Secretary transferred additional records in fall 2016 (accessions 2016-009 and 2016-019) and summer 2019 (accession 2020-012 and 2020-030).

Processing Information

Michele Christian processed the collection at the Archives in June 1997. Jessica Sawinski processed the 1998 accessions and added them to the collection in November and December 2006. Charles Welborn processed additional material in August 2012. Hayley Jackson updated the finding aid to include information about accession 2011-002 in August 2013. Claire Dinkelman minimally processed the 2016-009 and 2016-019 accessions in December 2016. Brad Houston minimally processed the 2016-009 digital files in December 2016. Derek Webb minimally processed accession 2020-012 in February 2021. Derek Webb minimally processed accession 2020-030 in June 2021.

Preservation Information

During Winter 2016-2017, the electronic files received as part of the collection were migrated from floppy disks to the Archives' file server and renamed where necessary to provide appropriate file extensions. Files at risk of obsolescence were converted to preservation formats using the National Archives of Australia's XENA digital preservation tool. Original files will be retained as long as is technically practical.

In February 2021 digital storage media from accession 2020-012 were separated from the collection to conduct digital processing.

In June 2021 digital storage media from accession 2020-030 were separated from the collection to conduct digital processing.