Title: UW-Milwaukee Dept. of Political Science Records
Inclusive Dates: 1956-2014

Creator:

• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Dept. of Political Science

Call Number: UWM Archival Collection 108

Quantity:

• 6 cubic ft. (11 boxes)
• 116 digital text files (13.35 MB)

Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives Department

Archival Location:

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

Abstract:

Records of the Department of Political Science, including course syllabi, correspondence, staff meeting minutes, and miscellaneous information on lectures, undergraduate and graduate programs, and department seminars. A large portion of the collection is devoted to the development and organization of a Law Studies Program within the Dept. of Political Science.

Language: English

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The Dept. of Political Science was established in 1956 when the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee was created. The Dept. of Political Science instituted a master of science program in 1959, and a doctoral program in 1967.

Department Chairs

1956-1958	Charles D. Goff
1958-1961	Donald R. Shea
1961-1965	Marvin R. Summers
1965-1969	Wilder W. Crane, Jr.
1969-1972	Cornelius P. Cotter
1972-1976	John F. Bibby
1976-1979	Mark Tessler
1979-1982	Brett Hawkins
1982-1986	Meredith Watts
1986-1989	Howard Handelman
1989-1992	Stephan Percy
1992-1994	Ronald Weber
1994-1996	Meredith Watts
1996-2002	Marcus Ethridge
2002-2005	Howard Handelman
2005-2010	Marcus Ethridge
2010-2014	Tom Holbrook
2014-	Kathleen Dolan

Records of the chair of the Department of Political Science, as well as files from the office as a whole. The correspondence files largely consist of letters between the dean and associate dean of the College of Letters & Science and the chair of the Dept. of Political Science regarding budgets, staffing, program development, events, and curricula.

Much of the collection pertains to the development of a Law Studies Program within the Political Science department. Included with the Law Studies materials are NEH Grant reports, consultation reports, budgets, correspondence, curricula, and other records of the Law Studies coordinator. The collection also contains materials on a Washington D.C. internship coordinated by the Dept. of Political Science and information regarding the Political Research Laboratory. Also included are course syllabi, minutes of various committees, documentation of graduate programs, information about the student strike of 1970, and correspondence of the Joint Conference Committee of the Political Science Departments of UW-Madison and UW-Milwaukee (1957-1963).

The collection also includes course syllabi from courses offered by the Department from 1988-2014. Many of the paper syllabi folders (1988-2010) also contain blank copies of midterm and final exams from the courses to which they pertain; such folders are labeled in the boxes, and the exams are provided for pedagogical study purposes.

This collection was received in multiple parts. Additional materials have been physically arranged and intellectually arranged and interfiled, but researchers may need to consult more than one part of the collection to locate similar materials.

The collection is organized alphabetically by subject, and thereunder chronologically. Syllabi files in Boxes 8-10 are organized by course number. The electronic syllabi are organized by academic year; file names include the course number and instructor for that semester's offering of the course.

An inventory/database of the Electronic Records is available in the Archives. Contact an archivist for more information.

Citation Guide for Primary Sources

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

Access Restrictions

The records in box 3 and 11 are restricted in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 ( UWM Personnel File Policy S-42. Access is regulated by Section III. A.2 and III. A.3.

Electronic records must be accessed at computers in the Archives. Contact an archivist for more information.

There are no access restrictions on the rest of the collection, which 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. Electronic Records were transferred to the Archives in Fall of 2010, Spring of 2012, and Winter of 2013 from the Dept. of Political Science (accessions 2010-030, 2011-034, 2012-027, and 2012-046). The Department of Political Science donated additional materials in July 2010 (accessions 2010-004 and 2010-008) and in September 2010 (accession 2010-016).

Processing Information

Nicholas P. Weber processed the collection at the Archives in June and July of 1995. The electronic records (accessions 2010-030 and 2011-034) were processed by Lisa Christie as part of a fieldwork supervised by Brad Houston in Fall 2012. Brad Houston added some additional syllabi to the collection in March 2013 (accessions 2012-027 and 2012-046). Ashlie Biddle (supervised by Christel Maass) processed accession 2010-016 in February 2016. Phyllis Reske (supervised by Brad Houston) processed accessions 2010-004 and 2010-008 in November 2016. Shiraz Bhathena, after deaccessioning two digital replicates of syllabi, revised digital number of digital files and storage size of these items and added the folder structure in May 2019.

UWM Archival Collection 108	Records, 1956-2014 Physical Description: 6 cubic ft. (11 boxes); 116 digital text files (13.3 MB)
Box   8 Folder   1	Agreement Between Political Science and Global Studies, 1999-2009
Box   8 Folder   2	Audit and Review, 1985-1995
Box   8 Folder   3	Center for International Studies, 1999
Box   1 Folder   1	Civil Libertarian Project, undated
Box   1 Folder   2	Community Relations Committee, 1977
	Correspondence
Box   1 Folder   3-7	1956-1972
Box   2 Folder   1-2	1973-1979
Box   2 Folder   3-4	Curriculum Committee, 1961-1978
Box   2 Folder   5	Department Sponsored Lectures, 1977-1979
Box   2 Folder   6-8	Departmental Staff Meetings, 1956-1981
Box   8 Folder   4	Doctorate Program Assessment, 2004
Box   8 Folder   5	Enrollment Statistics, 1998
	Executive Committee, Minutes and Correspondence
Box   3 Folder   1-6	1956-1981 Access Restrictions: Restricted
Box   11 Folder   1-3	1989-1999 Access Restrictions: Restricted
Box   8 Folder   6	Faculty Research Reports, 1989-1994
Box   4 Folder   1	Full Professors' Meeting, 1966-1978
Box   4 Folder   2-4	Graduate Committee, 1970-1976
Box   8 Folder   7	Graduate Program Policies, Admission Check List and Brochure, undated
	Graduate Program Review
Box   8 Folder   8-13	1984-2007
Box   8 Folder   14	Consultant's Report, 1994
Box   4 Folder   5	Graduate Programs, 1964-1970
Box   8 Folder   15	Honorary Degrees Program, 1992-2000
Box   4 Folder   6	Joint Conference Committee, 1957-1963
	Law Studies Program
Box   8 Folder   16	1989-1992
Box   4 Folder   7	Annual Reports, 1982-1983
Box   4 Folder   8	Budget Revisions, 1980-1984
Box   4 Folder   9	Consultancy Grant, Report and Correspondence, 1977-1980
Box   4 Folder   10	Consultants' Site Visit, 1983-1984
Box   5 Folder   1-2	Correspondence, 1973-1989
Box   5 Folder   3	Curricula and Syllabi, 1975-1989
Box   5 Folder   4	Grant Extension Request, 1984
Box   5 Folder   5	Guest Lectures, 1980-1985
Box   5 Folder   6	Implementation Grant, 1980-1984
Box   6 Folder   1	National Endowment for the Humanities Conference, 1982
Box   6 Folder   2	Pilot Grant, Report and Correspondence, 1978-1982
Box   6 Folder   3	Program Committee, 1973-1976
Box   8 Folder   17	Transfer to Political Science, 1989-1990
Box   6 Folder   4	Library and Research Aids Committee, 1958-1973
	Mock Trial
Box   11 Folder   4	Correspondence, 2008 Access Restrictions: Restricted
Box   8 Folder   18	Teams, 1992
Box   6 Folder   5	National Defense Education Act Master's Program Grant Application, 1958-1965
Box   11 Folder   5	Pi Sigma Alpha, Membership Lists and Correspondence, 1970-1995 Access Restrictions: Restricted
Box   6 Folder   6	Political Research Laboratory, 1967-1975
Box   6 Folder   7	Political Science News, vol. 2 issue 2, 1977
Box   8 Folder   19	Program Array Review, 1997-1998
Box   8 Folder   20	Program Reviews and Correspondence, 1990-1998
Box   8 Folder   21	Proposals, 1985-1986
Box   8 Folder   22	Self-Study, 1998-1999
Box   6 Folder   9	Student Opinion Polls, 1967-1968
Box   6 Folder   10	Student Strike, 1970
	Syllabi
	1988-2010
Box   8 Folder   23-39	Course Numbers 103-243
Box   9 Folder   1-29	Course Numbers 250-417
Box   10 Folder   1-24	Course Numbers 419-974, 921-001
Electronic Folder     \Syllabi files\   Syllabi, 2010-2011\	2010-2011 Physical Description: 22 digital files (2.90 MB)
Electronic Folder     \Syllabi files\   Syllabi, 2011-2012\	2011-2012 Physical Description: 25 digital files (2.29 MB)
Electronic Folder     \Syllabi files\   Syllabi, 2012-2013\	2012-2013 Physical Description: 43 digital files (4.41 MB)
Electronic Folder     \Syllabi files\   Syllabi, 2013-2014\	2013-2014 Physical Description: 26 digital files (3.75 MB)
Box   6 Folder   8	Taft Seminar, 1973-1975
Box   10 Folder   25	Teacher Certification in Political Science, 1981
Box   10 Folder   26	Undergraduate Committee, Minutes and Correspondence, 1986-1998
Box   10 Folder   27	Undergraduate Curriculum, 1996
Box   10 Folder   28	Undergraduate Internships, 1998-2006
Box   10 Folder   29	Undergraduate Program Audit and Review, 1995
Box   6 Folder   11	United Nations' Summer Seminar, 1965-1974
Box   6 Folder   12	Washington Center for Learning Alternatives Newsletters, Brochures, and Announcements, 1982-1987
Box   7 Folder   1-2	Washington Internship, 1976-1987
Box   7 Folder   3	Washington Seminar, 1963-1967