Title: Cream City Review Records
Inclusive Dates: 1978-2016

Creator:

• Cream City Review

Call Number: UWM Archival Collection 225

Quantity:

• .6 cubic ft. (2 boxes)
• 2 videocassettes
• 2 digital files (141 GB)
• 1 oversize folder

Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives Department

Archival Location:

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

Abstract:

Records of the Cream City Review dating from 1978 to 2014. Included are meeting minutes, general correspondence, grant materials, and promotional materials.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-mil-uwmac0225

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The Cream City Review is a nonprofit, biannual literary magazine established in 1975 by two UWM graduate students along with local poet Wladyslaw Cieszynski. The publication takes its name from Milwaukee itself, dubbed the "City of Cream Colored Bricks" in the 19th century. In 1978, the Cream City Review gained the support of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and all responsibilities of the Review were turned over to the English department. Edited and produced entirely by volunteers, the Review has been funded largely through grants from the Wisconsin Arts Board and the Bradley Foundation, which has led to continued publication, improved print quality, and writer compensation. The Cream City Review became a nationally acclaimed literary review, featuring fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, comics, reviews of contemporary literature, and criticism, as well as author interviews and artwork. Showcasing writers, artists, and independent scholars from around the world, while dedicating time to local and community writers as well as more mainstream individuals, the Cream City Review is devoted to publishing memorable and energetic pieces that push the boundaries of literature.

The collection includes an incomplete set of meeting minutes, interdepartmental and general correspondence, press releases, staff biographies, and grant materials. Also included are acknowledgements from contributors, details into production priorities and costs, and a selection of Cream City Review ephemera.

The files are organized alphabetically by personal name or by subject, then chronologically.

Citation Guide for Primary Sources

A nearly complete set of the Cream City Review is held in Special Collections. The call number is PS571 .W6 C7x.

Researchers may also wish to consult the following collections in the Archives Department:

• James Liddy Papers. UWM Manuscript Collection 300.

• Thomas Bontly Papers. UWM Manuscript Collection 272.

• 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 UWM Dept. of English donated this collection in September 2013 (accession 2013-016). Cream City Review staff donated additional material in 2015. Loretta McCormick donated several additional undated posters to the collection in October 2016 (accession 2016-021). Loretta McCormick donated additional materials in April 2017 (2017-015) and May 2017 (accession 2017-014).

Processing Information

Kirsten Buvala (supervised by Christel Maass) processed this collection in March 2014. Brad Houston added some additional posters to the collection in February 2016. Christel Maass added accession 2016-021 to the collection in October 2016. Christel Maass added accessions 2017-014 and 2017-015 to the collection in November 2017.

Box   1 Folder   1-2	Annual Report, 1996, 1998
Box   1 Folder   3	Arts Board Artistic Program Support 2 Grant, 2000
Box   1 Folder   4-5	Arts Board Arts Challenge Initiative Grant, 1993, 1997-2001
Box   1 Folder   6	Biographies and Curriculum Vitae, undated
Box   1 Folder   7	Bradley Grant, 1987-1993
Box   1 Folder   8	Budget and Reports, 1989-1990
Box   1 Folder   9	Coordinating Council of Literary Magazines and Arts Board Grants, 1980-1983
Box   1 Folder   10-11	Cream City Review, 1984-1985, 1987-1988
Box   1 Folder   12	Cream City Review Background, Mission Statements, undated
Box   1 Folder   13	Cream City Review Financials, 1978-1982
Box   1 Folder   14	Cream City Review Handbook, 1989
Box   1 Folder   15	Cream City Review Marketing Narrative, 1990-1991
Box   1 Folder   16	Cream City Review 25th Anniversary Edition, 2001
Oversize Folder   1	Ephemera and Posters, 1978-2016, undated
Box   1 Folder   17-20	General Correspondence, 1987-1998
	Marvin Bell: A Poetry Reading, 1980 September 28
Electronic Folder	Digital Physical Description: 1 digital file (1 hr., 1 min., 28 sec.)
Video   1	Physical Physical Description: 1 videocassette (U-Matic)
Box   2 Folder   1	Meeting Minutes, Memos, 1978-1985
Box   2 Folder   2	Meeting Minutes, Staff Memos, 1987
Box   2 Folder   3	NEA, 1982-1985
Box   2 Folder   4	Press Releases, Publicity, 1990-1994
Box   2 Folder   5-7	Thank Yous and Acknowledgements, 1989-1991
Box   2 Folder   8	Visiting Writers, 1992
	William Heyen: A Poetry Reading, 1980 November 17
Electronic Folder	Digital Physical Description: 1 digital file (58 min., 14 sec.)
Video   2	Physical Physical Description: 1 videocassette (U-Matic)