Title: UW-Milwaukee Dept. of Geography Records
Inclusive Dates: 1923-1988

Creator:

• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Dept. of Geography. Office of the Chairman

Call Number: UWM Archival Collection 31

Quantity: 1 cubic ft. (3 boxes)
Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives Department

Archival Location:

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

Abstract:

Records, mostly dating from the 1960s and 1970s, containing correspondence, and faculty and departmental meeting minutes concerning staffing, equipment and space needs, and curriculum development. The collection also contains minutes of the Ad Hoc Committee on Urban Geography, which studied the courses offered in urban geography and the department's possible cooperation with other UWM departments in their urban projects. Reports and correspondence in the graduate program files document the department's attempts to establish a masters program and a doctoral program at UWM. The collection contains some reports about the federally funded NDEA Institute for Advanced Study in Geography, which introduced field geography to teachers of geography in grades 4-12. The Institute was held on UWM's campus and directed by UWM faculty and staff. The only item predating 1955 is Louise W. Mears' 1923 pamphlet, "Around Milwaukee" : Land and Lake as a Laboratory, written while she was a geography teacher at the State Normal School in Milwaukee.

Language: English

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The Milwaukee State Teachers College established a Department of Geography in 1945. In 1956, when UWM was established, the Department of Geography became part of the College of Letters & Science.

Department Chairs

1956-1958	Harvey A. Uber
1958-1963	Mary Jo Read
1963-1969	Paul E. Lydolph
1969-1970	Federico J. Prohaska
1970-1971	Canute Vandermeer, Acting
1971-1972	Paul E. Lydolph
1972-1975	Clinton R. Edwards
1975-1979	Barbara Z. Borowiecki
1979-1983	Donn K. Haglund
1983-1985	Barbara Z. Borowieck
1985-1990	Ludwig Holzner
1990-1993	Harold M. Rose
1994-1996	Ludwig Holzner
1996-2001	Mark Schwartz

The files are organized alphabetically by subject, then chronologically.

Citation Guide for Primary Sources

• UW-Milwaukee College of Letters & Science Records. UWM Archival Collection 1.

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 collection to the Archives prior to 1989.

Processing Information

Tammy Schindel began processing this collection at the Archives in September 1993. Roselene Springer finished the processing in November 1993.

Box   1 Folder   1	Ad Hoc Committee on Urban Geography, 1974-1975
Box   1 Folder   2	"Around Milwaukee": Land and Lake as a Laboratory, Louise W. Mears, 1923
Box   1 Folder   3-6	Correspondence, 1955-1974
Box   1 Folder   7-8	Departmental Committee Minutes, 1958-1975
Box   1 Folder   9	Enrollment Committee Minutes, 1978
Box   1 Folder   10-14	Executive Committee Minutes, 1960-1976
Box   1 Folder   15	Executive Committee Minutes, 1978-1981
Box   1 Folder   16	Executive Committee Minutes, 1984-1988
Box   1 Folder   17-22	Faculty and Departmental Meetings, 1956-1967
Box   2 Folder   1-14	Faculty and Departmental Meetings, 1968-1981
Box   2 Folder   15-19	Faculty and Departmental Meetings, 1984-1988
Box   2 Folder   20	Freshman Course Committee, 1960-1965
Box   2 Folder   21	Graduate Administrative Committee, 1975-1976
Box   2 Folder   22-25	Graduate Committee Minutes, 1964-1973
Box   3 Folder   1	Graduate Committee Minutes, 1974-1976
Box   3 Folder   2	Graduate Program, 1962-1973
Box   3 Folder   3	Graduate Student Association Meetings, 1975
Box   3 Folder   4	NDEA Summer Institute, 1965
Box   3 Folder   5	NDEA Summer Institute, 1967
Box   3 Folder   6	Publications Committee, 1975-1976
Box   3 Folder   7	Undergraduate Programs Committee, 1975