Title: UW-Milwaukee Military Science Dept. Records
Inclusive Dates: 1943-1988

Creator:

• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Military Science Dept.

Call Number: UWM Archival Collection 13

Quantity: 1 cubic ft. (1 box)
Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives Department

Archival Location:

UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Abstract:

Collection consists of official records largely created by Colonel Samuel D. Stroman, a professor of military science, and Norman P. Lasca, a professor who served as director of the military education program. Most date from 1967 to 1972. The records document the evolution of ROTC courses at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM), including Curriculum "C," an experimental set of courses taught by faculty from other UWM departments. Also includes files documenting the department's efforts to improve its funding and physical plant, contracts with the Army and other local campuses, efforts to reverse declines in ROTC membership, and continued concerns about the administrative control of ROTC within UWM. There is little mention of the Vietnam War or protests against ROTC. Also includes records of the ROTC Committee and the Ad Hoc Committee on ROTC Organization and Structure. The only records predating UWM's establishment in 1956 are a certificate of award from the Army Air Force to the Wisconsin State Teacher's College and a program for a student stage production, both dating to World War II.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-mil-uwmac0013

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The Military Science Department was established when the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) was created in 1956 as a result of the merger of the Wisconsin State Teachers College, Milwaukee, with the University of Wisconsin Extension Division. Prior to that time, each institution had a separate Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program, with the Wisconsin State Teachers College program dating back to 1952. The Military Science Department was termed a "department at large"; it was not placed within any school or college for administrative purposes and did not report to any university administrative officer. A basic ROTC course was mandatory for male students. In 1960, a statewide university decision made ROTC training voluntary for UWM male students. A new ROTC curriculum was developed, whereby, for the first time, both academic and military faculty taught courses. The new professor of military science in the 1974 fall semester was reduced in rank from a colonel to a lieutenant colonel as a result of diminished support from the Army for UWM's ROTC Program. Administrative responsibility for the department was transferred to the College of Letters & Science, with the director of officer education reporting to the dean of the college.

The files are organized alphabetically by subject, then chronologically.

Citation Guide for Primary Sources

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on 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 donor transferred the records to the Archives prior to 1989.

Processing Information

The Archives staff initially processed the collection in April 1991. Mark A. Vargas simplified the arrangement but did no re-foldering of the materials in March 1993 at the Archives.

Box   1 Folder   1	Advisory Panel, 1970-1971
Box   1 Folder   2	Annual Inspection, 1972-1974
Box   1 Folder   3	Annual Review, 1958-1984
Box   1 Folder   4	Army Air Force, 1943-1944
Box   1 Folder   5	Awards and Honors, 1969-1971
Box   1 Folder   6	Cadet Gazette, Newsletter, 1972-1985
Box   1 Folder   7	Cardinal Stritch College, 1973-1974
Box   1 Folder   8	Commissioning Ceremony, 1969-1988
Box   1 Folder   9	Contracts with Army, 1965-1971
Box   1 Folder   10	Correspondence, Commanding Officer's, 1956-1971
Box   1 Folder   11-14	Correspondence, Director of Officer Education, 1971-1974
Box   1 Folder   15	Council on Officer Education, 1971-1973
Box   1 Folder   16	Curriculum "C", 1969-1972
Box   1 Folder   17	Curriculum and Program Development, 1968-1974
Box   1 Folder   18	Faculty Documents, 1970-1972
Box   1 Folder   19	Graduate School, ROTC, 1972
Box   1 Folder   20	Hughes Trophy, 1973
Box   1 Folder   21	Lipscomb, Senator Mark, 1972
Box   1 Folder   22	Marquette University ROTC, 1973
Box   1 Folder   23	Military Ball, Programs, 1980-1987
Box   1 Folder   24	Milwaukee School of Engineering Contract, 1972-1973
Box   1 Folder   25	National ROTC Study Committee, 1969
Box   1 Folder   26	Officer Education Bulletin, 1969
Box   1 Folder   27	Officer Education Committee, 1972-1974
Box   1 Folder   28	Organization and Structure, 1969
Box   1 Folder   29	Protocol, 1979
Box   1 Folder   30-31	ROTC Committee, 1968-1972
Box   1 Folder   32	ROTC Evaluation Committee, UWM, 1970
Box   1 Folder   33	ROTC History, undated
Box   1 Folder   34	ROTC Orientation, 1967-1972
Box   1 Folder   35	ROTC Program, 1958-1969
Box   1 Folder   36	ROTC Pros and Cons, 1970
Box   1 Folder   37	ROTC Studies, 1970
Box   1 Folder   38	School of Education, 1973
Box   1 Folder   39	Waukesha Center, 1973-1974