Title: UW-Milwaukee Office of the Ethnic Studies Coordinator Records
Inclusive Dates: 1971-1984

Creator:

• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Office of the Ethnic Studies Coordinator

Call Number: UWM Archival Collection 79

Quantity: .4 cubic ft. (1 box)
Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives Department

Archival Location:

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

Abstract:

Records of the coordinator, mostly dating from the early 1970s, created or compiled by Victor Greene. The collection documents the coordinator's activities in developing, funding, and managing the ethnic studies major, and in implementing the decisions of the Ethnic Studies Advisory Committee. The collection contains correspondence and minutes of the Ethnic Studies Advisory Committee and its predecessor, the Ethnic Studies Coordinating Committee. Other records include brochures of class offerings, newsletters, a file on the Ethnic Studies Task Force, and correspondence regarding ongoing curriculum and faculty development.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-mil-uwmac0079

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The Ethnic Studies Program grew out of the Ethnic Studies Coordinating Committee formed by Victor Greene in 1972-1973. In October 1973, the name of the committee changed to the Ethnic Studies Advisory Committee. From 1973-1977, the College of Letters & Science offered the ethnic studies program as an interdepartmental course of study. A task force to draft the proposal for an ethnic studies major met in 1974-1975. In March 1975, the Faculty Senate approved the request for the ethnic studies major. From 1977 to 1986, the ethnic studies curriculum was available to UWM students as a special major. In 1985 ethnic studies was listed as a major in the University Bulletin but without a coordinator, and in 1986 the program was ended. Since 1987 ethnic studies has been offered as a certificate program in the College of Letters & Science.

Ethnic Studies Advisory Committee Chairs

1972-1975	Victor Greene
1975-1979	Donald Pienkos
1979-1980	Lawrence Baldassaro
1980-1982	Gerhard Reuscher
1982-1985	Karel Bayer

Ethnic Studies Major Coordinators

1973-1980	Victor Greene
1980-1982	Lawrence Baldassaro
1982-1986	Karel Bayer

Ethnic Studies Certification Program Coordinator

1987-

Karel Bayer

Citation Guide for Primary Sources

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

• UW System Institute on Race and Ethnicity Records. UWM Archival Collection 173.

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 individual transferred the collection to the Archives prior to 1989.

Processing Information

Julee Bokelman began processing the collection at the Archives in August 1994. Julie Thomas finished processing the collection in October 1994. Jeremy Brett added a few files in January 2007. Matt Eiden (supervised by Christel Maass) added some materials received with an accession (2006-028) from the UW System Institute on Race and Ethnicity to the collection in April 2011.

Box   1 Folder   1	Brochures, 1982-1983, undated
Box   1 Folder   2	Coordinating Committee, 1972-1976
Box   1 Folder   3	Correspondence, 1971-1980
Box   1 Folder   4	Course and Curriculum, 1973-1975
Box   1 Folder   5	Ethnic Studies Advisory Committee, 1976-1984
Box   1 Folder   6	Kaleidoscope, 1978-1980
Box   1 Folder   7	Milwaukee Ethnic Dance Directory, 1979
Box   1 Folder   8	Native American Concentration, 1974
Box   1 Folder   9	Newsletters, 1977-1984
Box   1 Folder   10	Planning Document, 1981, 1983
Box   1 Folder   11	Proposals, 1972-1975
Box   1 Folder   12	Task Force, 1972-1975