Title: UW-Milwaukee Dept. of English and Comparative Literature Records
Inclusive Dates: 1960-1992

Creator:

• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Dept. of English and Comparative Literature. Office of the Chairman

Call Number: UWM Archival Collection 40

Quantity: .6 cubic ft. (2 boxes)
Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives Department

Archival Location:

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

Abstract:

The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence files (1960-1976), documenting the establishment of the Dept. of Comparative Literature, course and curriculum developments, lectures, committee activities, and faculty appointments. The majority of the correspondence is between the department chairman and the dean of the College of Letters & Science, the associate dean of Humanities, and the chair of the Dept. of English. The collection also contains departmental meeting minutes (1968-1992) documenting appointments, scheduling of classes, enrollment, budget, and miscellaneous announcements and administrative matters of concern. Other materials in the collection include degree proposals, minutes of the executive committee, and minutes of the Committee on Comparative Literature Program, which largely concern course developments and staffing.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-mil-uwmac0040

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The Dept. of Comparative Literature was established in 1963. In 1989 the department merged with the Dept. of English to become the Dept. of English and Comparative Literature. In 1996 the department separated into the Dept. of English and the Dept. of French, Italian, and Comparative Literature.

Department Chairs

1963-1965	Wolfgang Bernard Fleischmann
1965-1967	Russell E. Durning
1967-1968	Davy A. Carozza
1969	Russell E. Durning
1969-1970	Davy A. Carozza
1970-1973	Roy Arthur Swanson
1973-1976	Davy A. Carozza
1976-1983	Roy Arthur Swanson
1983-1989	Rachel I. Skalitzky
1989-1990	James A. Sappenfield
1990-1991	Jane B. Nardin
1991-1992	Campbell Tatham
1992-1994	Jane B. Nardin
1994-1996	James A. Sappenfield

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.

• UW-Milwaukee Dept. of English Records. UWM Archival Collection 127.

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

The collection originally consisted of two series transferred to the Archives prior to 1989.

Processing Information

Christel T. Maass reprocessed this collection at the Archives in October 1993.

Box   1 Folder   1	Committee on the Comparative Literature Program in the UWM, Minutes, 1960-1963
Box   1 Folder   2-7	Correspondence, 1960-1976
Box   2 Folder   1	Degree Proposals, 1963-1966, undated
Box   2 Folder   2	Departmental Meeting Minutes, 1968-1992
Box   2 Folder   3	Executive Committee Meeting Minutes, 1972-1992