Title: UW-Milwaukee Physical Environment Committee Records
Inclusive Dates: 1931-1996

Creator:

• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Physical Environment Committee

Call Number: UWM Archival Collection 120

Quantity: 8 cubic ft. (8 boxes)
Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives Department

Archival Location:

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

Abstract:

Records of the Physical Environment Committee (PEC) of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM), and its predecessor organizations, the Campus Planning Commission and the Campus Planning Committee. The records document the planning, design, construction, and remodeling of the UWM buildings and campus. The majority of the buildings on campus had an individual subcommittee assigned to them, and most of the collection consists of various records generated by PEC subcommittees. Records for the typical individual building subcommittee include the building program, which contains the proposed design of the specific building, correspondence, and subcommittee meeting minutes. Several subcommittees also have "documents" which include materials such as space needs estimates and design progress.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-mil-uwmac0120

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After a May 1956 study of the future site of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee by the Long-Range Development Subcommittee of the Committee of Thirty, Provost (later Chancellor) J. Martin Klotsche organized the UWM Campus Planning Commission (CPC). At its first meeting in July 1957, Klotsche stated that he had established the commission to plan the campus and to participate in the design of new buildings needed to house the growing university. At that meeting, the CPC passed a motion stating "that the functions of this commission [will] be the same as the University Planning Commission at Madison, namely: 'priority, design, location, use of land, use of vacated building space and other pertinent subjects.'" Also, the CPC established a Steering Committee to develop building priorities for the campus.

The CPC changed its name in early July 1959 to the Campus Planning Committee. The Board of Regents officially authorized the CPC on September 6, 1963. In July 1969, Chancellor Klotsche reorganized the CPC as the Physical Environment Committee (PEC). On October 8, 1969, the PEC held its first meeting and assumed the functions of the CPC.

The PEC reports to the Secretary of the University. Members of the PEC are appointed by the Chancellor and the University Committee through several different procedures. The Chancellor acts as the chairman of the PEC and may create subcommittees of the PEC as necessary. Individual building subcommittees are appointed by the Chancellor.

Most subcommittees, especially those for individual buildings, exist for only a few years while completing their work and are then disbanded. Some of the subcommittees, such as the Names of Buildings Subcommittee and the Parking Subcommittee, have become de facto standing subcommittees through their longevity. The Names of Buildings Subcommittee was established circa 1958, began functioning in late 1959, and continues to meet as necessary. The Parking Subcommittee was created in October 1957 and has intermittently evaluated the parking needs and capacities on the campus.

In April 1981, the PEC established the Year 2000 Masterplan Committee to develop a plan to accommodate the current and foreseeable needs for the campus through the year 2000. This committee completed its work in May 1982 when it presented the Year 2000 Masterplan to the PEC. The plan analyzed the current and future needs of UWM and made recommendations on the resolution of space shortages through a comprehensive plan of remodeling and new construction.

Chairs of the Physical Environment Committee and Its Predecessors

1957-1973	J.M. Klotsche
1973-1979	Werner A. Baum
1979-1980	Leon M. Schur
1980-1985	Frank E. Horton
1985-1986	Norma Rees
1986-1990	Clifford Smith
1990-	John H. Schroeder

The campus-wide records and materials generated by the PEC are gathered together under the Physical Environment Committee main heading. The most important of these records are the minutes and related materials files which include correspondence and agenda materials. Also included in the PEC files are Campus Building Programs, Caudill Rowlet Scott campus planning records, Steering Committee records, and Summaries of Action.

Subcommittees of the PEC were formed for each building constructed or remodeled on the UWM campus after 1956. The buildings which made up the old Milwaukee-Downer School campus (Albert, Chapman, Garland, Greene, Holton, Johnston, Kimberly, McLaren, Merrill, Pearse, and Sabin Halls) are gathered together under the heading of the Milwaukee-Downer Buildings Subcommittee, which also includes records pertaining to the Milwaukee-Downer Campus as a whole. Off-campus buildings owned by UW-Milwaukee, such as the Civic Center Campus, Kenilworth Hall, and the Great Lakes Research Center, all have their own subcommittee records.

Also included are records for a proposed Life Science and Allied Health building and Instructional Communications Center building, neither of which were constructed.

Records for the Names of Buildings Subcommittee, the Parking Subcommittee, and the Year 2000 Masterplan Committee are also part of the collection. Included in the Names of Buildings Subcommittee records are materials related to the process of selecting names for campus buildings. The Parking Subcommittee records contain correspondence, documents collected or produced by the subcommittee, minutes, parking plans, parking surveys, and related materials. The Year 2000 Masterplan Committee records contain the Report of the Committee and the Year 2000 Masterplan.

The files are organized alphabetically by original building name, name of committee, or by subject, then chronologically.

Citation Guide for Primary Sources

• UW-Milwaukee Buildings Blueprint Collection. UWM Archival Collection 50.

• UW-Milwaukee Dept. of Planning and Construction Records. UWM Archival Collection 118.

• UW-Milwaukee Office of the Chancellor Records. UWM Archival Collection 46.

• UW-Milwaukee Photographs Collection. UWM Archival Collection 6.

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

Nicholas Weber processed the collection at the Archives in August, 1995. Jessica Sawinski processed additional material in December 2006.

Box   1 Folder   1	Baker Field House Remodeling, 1931-1970
	Bolton Hall Subcommittee
Box   1 Folder   2	Correspondence, 1959-1966
Box   1 Folder   3	Documents, 1959-1963
Box   1 Folder   4	Minutes, 1960-1968
	Central Heating Plant Subcommittee
Box   1 Folder   5	Building Program and Preliminary Study, 1968
Box   1 Folder   6	Minutes and Related Materials, 1967-1968
Box   1 Folder   7	Chancellor's Residence Remodeling, undated
	Chemistry Building Subcommittee
Box   1 Folder   8	Building Program, 1968
Box   1 Folder   9	Building Program, circa 1975
Box   1 Folder   10-12	Correspondence, 1966-1975
Box   1 Folder   13	Documents, 1971
Box   1 Folder   14	Minutes and Related Materials, 1967-1974
Box   1 Folder   15	Civic Center Campus Subcommittee, 1957-1965
	Dormitory Building (Sandburg Hall) Subcommittee
Box   1 Folder   16	Building Program, 1965
Box   1 Folder   17-18	Correspondence, 1963-1971
Box   1 Folder   19	Minutes and Related Materials, 1965-1970
Box   1 Folder   20	Prospectus, 1964
Box   1 Folder   21	Sandburg Education Center, 1974
Box   1 Folder   22	Sandburg Hall Feasibility Study, 1976
Box   1 Folder   23	E Building, 1959
	Engelmann Hall Remodeling Subcommittee
Box   1 Folder   24	Building Program, 1970
Box   1 Folder   25	Minutes and Related Materials, 1969-circa 1978
Box   1 Folder   26	Signing Proposal, undated
	Fine Arts Building Subcommittee
Box   1 Folder   27-29	Correspondence, 1957-1966
Box   2 Folder   1-3	Correspondence, 1967-1970
Box   2 Folder   4	Dedication, 1963
Box   2 Folder   5	Documents, 1954-1959
Box   2 Folder   6	Documents, 1960-1964
Box   2 Folder   7	Minutes, 1957-1968
	General Building (Enderis Hall) Subcommittee
Box   2 Folder   8	Building Program, 1968
Box   2 Folder   9-11	Correspondence, 1963-1973
Box   2 Folder   12	Documents, 1967
Box   2 Folder   13	Minutes, 1966-1972
	Great Lakes Research Facility Subcommittee
Box   2 Folder   14	Building Program, 1968-1977
Box   2 Folder   15	Correspondence, 1972-1973
	Humanities Building (Curtin Hall) Subcommittee
Box   2 Folder   16	Building Program, undated
Box   2 Folder   17-18	Correspondence, 1967-1975
Box   2 Folder   19	Dedication Materials, 1973-1976
Box   2 Folder   20	Minutes, 1969-1973
	Instructional Communications Center Subcommittee
Box   2 Folder   21	Correspondence, 1966-1971
Box   2 Folder   22	Minutes, 1967
Box   3 Folder   1	Joseph Uihlein House, undated
	Kenilworth Hall
Box   3 Folder   2	Appraisal, 1964
Box   3 Folder   3	Building Program, circa 1973
Box   3 Folder   4	Kenwood Conference Center, 1946-1978
	Library Building Subcommittee
Box   3 Folder   5	Building Programs--Initial Building Programs, circa 1962
Box   3 Folder   6	Building Programs--Library Stage I, circa 1964
Box   3 Folder   7	Building Programs--Library Stage II, 1970
Box   3 Folder   8	Building Programs--Library Completion, Part I and Part II [stages I and II], 1978
Box   3 Folder   9-10	Correspondence, 1957-1974
Box   3 Folder   11	Grant Applications, 1964, 1971
Box   3 Folder   12	Kenwood Library Remodeling, 1961-1967
Box   3 Folder   13	Library Analysis Group Report, undated
Box   3 Folder   14	Library Proposal, 1952
Box   3 Folder   15	Minutes and Related Materials, 1934-1973
Box   3 Folder   16	Planning--Stage III, 1983-1987
Box   3 Folder   17	Library Building Subcommittee, Sculpture, 1967
	Life Science and Allied Health Building Subcommittee
Box   3 Folder   18	Building Program, 1973
Box   3 Folder   19	Correspondence, 1968-1972
Box   3 Folder   20	Minutes, 1968-1970
Box   3 Folder   21	Marietta House, 1965
	Milwaukee-Downer Buildings Subcommittee
Box   3 Folder   22	Analysis and Space Requests, 1959-1961
Box   3 Folder   23	Building Programs, Downer Remodeling, 1978
Box   3 Folder   24	Building Programs, Exteriors, 1967-1977
Box   3 Folder   25	Building Programs, Merrill, Johnston, Greene Remodeling, 1979
Box   3 Folder   26	Correspondence, 1965-1976
Box   3 Folder   27	Feasibility Study, 1974
	Individual Buildings
Box   3 Folder   28	Albert Hall, 1965-1966
Box   3 Folder   29	Chapman Hall, 1967
Box   3 Folder   30	Garland, Pearse, and Vogel Halls, 1962-1972
Box   3 Folder   31	Greene Hall, 1965-1972
Box   3 Folder   32	Greene Museum, 1965-1970
Box   3 Folder   33	Holton Hall, 1971-1974
Box   3 Folder   34	Johnston Hall, 1965-1972
Box   3 Folder   35	Kimberly Hall, 1965-1969
Box   3 Folder   36	McLaren Hall, 1965
Box   3 Folder   37	Merrill Hall, 1965-1976
Box   4 Folder   1	Sabin Hall, 1965-circa 1978
Box   4 Folder   2	Minutes and Related Materials, 1960
Box   4 Folder   3	Newspaper Clippings, 1973-1978
	Mitchell Hall Remodeling Subcommittee
Box   4 Folder   4	Building Program and Related Materials, 1969-1972
Box   4 Folder   5	Minutes and Related Materials, 1975-1978
Box   4 Folder   6	Photoservice Proposal, 1972-1973
	Names of Buildings Subcommittee
Box   4 Folder   7	Chairperson's File, 1965-1984
Box   4 Folder   8	Correspondence, 1959-1976
	Individual Buildings
Box   4 Folder   9	Alumni House, 1983
Box   4 Folder   10	Baker Field House, undated
Box   4 Folder   11	Bolton, Mitchell, Vogel, and Engelmann Halls, 1963-1964
Box   4 Folder   12	Chapman Hall, undated
Box   4 Folder   13	Civic Center Campus, 1968-1972
Box   4 Folder   14	Day Care Center (Kunkle Center), 1982
Box   4 Folder   15	Enderis Hall, 1971-1972
Box   4 Folder   16	Fine Arts Complex, 1965-1966
Box   4 Folder   17	Humanities Building (Curtin Hall), 1972-1973
Box   4 Folder   18	Kenwood Conference Center, 1976-1977
Box   4 Folder   19	Kenwood Library Renaming (Mellencamp Hall), 1967-1969
Box   4 Folder   20	Kenwood Manor Renaming, 1964-1966
Box   4 Folder   21	Lapham Hall, 1960
Box   4 Folder   22	Music-Fine Arts Building, 1961-1962
Box   4 Folder   23	Norris Health Center, 1970-1971
Box   4 Folder   24	Nursing Building (Cunningham Hall), 1972-1978
Box   4 Folder   25	Physical Education Center (Klotsche Center), 1976
Box   4 Folder   26	Physics and Engineering Building, 1964-1966
Box   4 Folder   27	Planetarium, 1966-1967
Box   4 Folder   28	Purin Hall, 1942-1964
Box   4 Folder   29	Sabin Hall, 1972
Box   4 Folder   30	Sandburg Hall, 1968-1970
Box   4 Folder   31	Science Complex (EMS and Chemistry Buildings), 1968-1972
Box   4 Folder   32	University Library (Golda Meir Library), 1966-1979
Box   4 Folder   33	Vogel Hall Art Gallery (Frederick Layton Gallery), 1983
Box   4 Folder   34	Newspaper Clippings, 1960-1968
Box   4 Folder   35	Policies and Procedures, 1959-1961
Box   4 Folder   36	Reports, 1959-1977
	Nursing Building (Cunningham Hall) Subcommittee
Box   4 Folder   37	Architect's Analysis, 1968
Box   4 Folder   38-39	Architect's Minutes, 1968-1973
Box   4 Folder   40	Building Programs, circa 1968
Box   4 Folder   41	Communications Systems and Services, 1969-1973
Box   4 Folder   42-43	Correspondence, 1966-1971
Box   5 Folder   1-2	Correspondence, 1972-1975
Box   5 Folder   3	Dedication Committee, Dedication Materials, 1973
Box   5 Folder   4	Dedication Committee, Minutes, 1972-1973
Box   5 Folder   5	Minutes and Related Materials, 1968-1974
Box   5 Folder   6	Multimedia Center, circa 1972
Box   5 Folder   7	Site Visits, 1975
	Parking Subcommittee
Box   5 Folder   8-11	Correspondence, 1956-1973
Box   5 Folder   12	Documents, 1959-1971
Box   5 Folder   13-14	Minutes and Related Materials, 1957-1984
Box   5 Folder   15	Parking Plans, 1956-1973
Box   5 Folder   16	Parking Regulations, 1959-1975
Box   5 Folder   17	Parking Surveys and Reports, 1962-1981
Box   5 Folder   18	Status Report, 1972
	Physical Education Building (Klotsche Center) Subcommittee
Box   5 Folder   19-20	Building Program, 1972-1974
Box   5 Folder   21-23	Correspondence, 1967-1973
Box   6 Folder   1	Correspondence, 1974-1975
Box   6 Folder   2	Dedication Materials, 1978
Box   6 Folder   3	Minutes and Related Materials, 1970-1975
	Physical Environment Committee
Box   6 Folder   4	Building Program, 1970-1977
Box   6 Folder   5	Campus Expansion Plan, 1968
Box   6 Folder   6	Campus Plan, 1965, 1972
Box   6 Folder   7	Campus Space Plan, 1976
Box   6 Folder   8	Capital Building Program, 1974-1977
Box   6 Folder   9	Caudill Rowlett Scott Campus Plan Proposal and Interim Reports, 1970
Box   6 Folder   10	Caudill Rowlett Scott Planning Workbook, 1972
Box   6 Folder   11	Correspondence, 1992-1996
Box   6 Folder   12	Kenwood Campus: Core Area Plan and Sketch Plan, 1960
Box   6 Folder   13	Long Range Capital Development Plan, 1989-1995, undated
Box   6 Folder   14-23	Minutes and Related Materials, 1956-1972
Box   7 Folder   1-16	Minutes and Related Materials, 1973-1996
Box   7 Folder   17	Project Request Documents, 1971-1973
Box   7 Folder   18	Steering Committee, 1957-1959
Box   7 Folder   19	Summary of Actions, 1957-1973
	Physics Building (EMS) Subcommittee
Box   7 Folder   20	Analysis Sketches, Building Programs and Related Materials, 1960-1964
Box   7 Folder   21	Correspondence, 1960-1964
Box   8 Folder   1	Grant Correspondence, 1962-1963
Box   8 Folder   2-3	Minutes and Related Materials, 1959-1967
Box   8 Folder   4	Space and Operating Projections, 1960-1963
Box   8 Folder   5	Purin Hall, 1958-1964
Box   8 Folder   6	Resident Houses, 1972-1975
	Science Building (Lapham Hall) Subcommittee
Box   8 Folder   7	Building and Remodeling Programs, 1959-1985
Box   8 Folder   8	Correspondence, 1957-1961
Box   8 Folder   9	Dedication Materials, 1961-1962
Box   8 Folder   10	Documents, 1957-1960
Box   8 Folder   11	Minutes and Related Materials, 1957-1962
	Science Complex (EMS and Chemistry Buildings) Building Subcommittee
Box   8 Folder   12	Building Program, undated
Box   8 Folder   13	Correspondence, 1963-1971
Box   8 Folder   14	Funded Grant Applications, 1966-1967
Box   8 Folder   15	Minutes, 1964-1971
Box   8 Folder   16	Science Complex Tour, 1971
Box   8 Folder   17	Shepard House, 1945-1965
Box   8 Folder   18	Stowell House, 1944-1965
	Union Expansion Subcommittee
Box   8 Folder   19	Budget--Stage II, 1964-1967
Box   8 Folder   20	Building Program, undated
Box   8 Folder   21	Correspondence, 1966-1969
Box   8 Folder   22	Expansion Surveys and Facilities Lists, 1957-1960
Box   8 Folder   23-25	Minutes and Related Materials, 1957-1970
Box   8 Folder   26	Proposal--Stage I, 1957
Box   8 Folder   27	Reports, 1965
Box   8 Folder   28	Union Facilities Use Proposals, 1964-1969
Box   8 Folder   29	UWM Facility Design Advisory Committee, 1996-1997
	Year 2000 Masterplan Committee
Box   8 Folder   30	Memos and Correspondence, 1981
Box   8 Folder   31	Report, 1982