Summary Information
UW-Milwaukee Center for 21st Century Studies Records
1968-2016
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Center for 21st Century
Studies
UWM Archival Collection 70; Accession 2022-007
- 4.4 cubic ft. (6 boxes)
- 2 oversize folders
- 63 digital files (959 MB)
- plus additions of 10 cubic ft. (12 boxes)
UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)
The collection primarily documents the development of the
Center's seminars, conferences, and lecture series, and the invitation of scholars, authors,
and artists, such as Thomas J. Abercrombie, Celia Bertin, Anthony Burgess, Lawrence
Ferlinghetti, Judith Halberstam, and June Wayne. The collection consists of correspondence
between the director and scholars, authors, and artists about lectures and conferences
sponsored by the center; brochures and announcements of Center events; photographs;
committee meeting minutes; transcripts of lectures delivered at conferences; and the
center's Newsletter. Much of the collection documents the
role and scholarship of women in the arts in the twentieth century. Working Papers, a series of works-in-progress published by the center, documents
the research and pre-publication of scholarship by the center's fellows. A significant
amount of the correspondence is in French, most dealing with "A Week with French Women" and
other lectures and visits given by foreign artists and authors. Very little of the
collection documents the creation and establishment of the center.
English, French
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Biography/History
The Center for 21st Century Studies supports multidisciplinary research in humanistic
studies of contemporary culture. Since its establishment in 1968 as the Center for Twentieth
Century Studies, the Center has developed a variety of interdisciplinary programs, including
literary theory and criticism, contemporary arts and literature, film history and criticism,
social theory, and cultural and technological studies. Public lectures, seminars, symposia,
and national and international conferences further enhance current research trends in the
center. The Center reports directly to the dean of the College of Letters & Science. In
2001 the Center changed its name, naturally enough, to the Center for 21st Century
Studies.
Though appointments to the Center are made independently with no departmental affiliation,
close cooperation with individual departments on appointments is maintained. The center
functions wholly with invited staff whose purpose is the pursuit of research in a company of
scholars, so that through the sharing of thought and effort the established departments of
the university may find their individual instructional and research programs reinforced.
Interest in institutionalism is minimal, ideally non-existent, resulting in invitations to
scholars in all fields of twentieth- and twenty-first century studies not only from UWM but
from universities world-wide. No member of the center staff is granted permanent tenure in
the center, though no maximum limit is placed upon the number of consecutive annual
appointments which a scholar may hold.
The Center draws its scholars from departments such as English and Comparative Literature,
Art History, Fine Arts, and French and Italian. In recent years, the Center has made a
particular effort to integrate its research with the interdisciplinary concentration in the
Modern Studies in the Department of English and Comparative Literature's master's and
doctoral programs.
Center for Twentieth Century Studies Directors
| 1968-1969 |
Roeming, Robert F.
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| 1970-1974 |
Roeming, Robert F., Acting
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| 1974-1978 |
Benamou, Michel
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| 1978-1979 |
Krupnick, Mark, Acting
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| 1979-1981 |
Ewens, Thomas
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| 1982-2000 |
Woodward, Kathleen M.
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| 2000-2002 |
Hamilton, Kristie
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| 2002-2008 |
Sherman, Daniel J.
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| 2008-2010 |
Weisner-Hanks, Merry (Interim)
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| 2010-2015 |
Grusin, Richard
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| 2015-2017 |
Ferguson, Kennan
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| 2017-2021 |
Grusin, Richard
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| 2021-present |
Basting, Anne
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Arrangement of the Materials
The files are organized alphabetically by personal name, name of office, or by subject,
then chronologically. Files can contain a variety of materials, including correspondence,
staff memoranda, photographs, reports, and brochures.
Because of the large volume of photographs and slides received in additions to the
collection, those materials have been arranged in the collection by media. Photographs and
slides already present in the original collection have remained in their original
folders.
This collection was received in, and is organized in, multiple parts. Additional materials
have not been physically or intellectually arranged and interfiled, and researchers may need
to consult more than one part of the collection to locate similar materials.
This collections contains one additional accession.
Other Finding Aids
A spreadsheet with file-level information on the electronic records is available in the
Archives department. The spreadsheet contains information on file size, dates created and
modified, image size, file format, and software used to create the file. Additional
technical metadata is available; consult an archivist for more information.
Preferred Citation
Citation Guide for Primary Sources
Related Material in the UWM Libraries
Administrative/Restriction Information
Electronic files must be viewed on computers in the Archives. Contact an archivist for
more information.
There are no access restrictions on the remaining materials, and the collection is open
to all members of the public in accordance with state law.
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).
An unknown donor transferred the original collection to the Archives prior to 1989. The
Center for 21st Century Studies transferred accessions 2008-058, 2008-067, 2008-068,
2008-069, and 2008-075 to the Archives in 2009. Some material was also added to the
collection from the papers of Robert Roeming (accession 2002-113). The Center for 21st
Century Studies transferred accession 2022-007 to the Archives in 2022.
Angela R. Cisco processed the first transfer in September 1994. Jeremy Brett added
accession 2006-036 in February 2007. Brad Houston processed accessions 2008-058, 2008-067,
2008-068, 2008-069, and 2008-075 in January 2010, and added materials from accession
2002-113 in May 2010. Brad Houston added the electronic images from accession 2008-068 in
May 2013. Brad Houston processed some addition material in November 2014. Phyllis Reske
added items to box 1 in August 2017. Phyllis Reske made corrections to boxes 3-6 in
September 2018. Lauran Slagle processed accession 2022-007 in January 2023.
The collection title on this finding aid was changed on March 29, 2010 to reflect a name
change from Center for Twentieth Century Studies to the most current name in the
records.
Contents List
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UWM Archival Collection 70
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Records, 1968-2006
4.4 cubic ft. (6 boxes); 2 oversize folders; 63 digital files (959MB)
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Box
1
Folder
1
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Abercrombie, Thomas J., 1974-1975
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Box
1
Folder
2
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Ad Hoc Review Committee, 1972-1973
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Box
3
Folder
1
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Animals Conference,
1998
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Box
3
Folder
2
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Bader Foundation, Anne Basting, 1997-2000
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Box
1
Folder
3
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Bertin, Celia, 1972
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Box
3
Folder
3
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Bradley Foundation, 1994
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Box
1
Folder
4
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Brochures, 1971-1998
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Box
3
Folder
4
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Brochures/Proposals, 1988-1990
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Brookdale Fellowship
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Box
3
Folder
5
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Anne Davis Basting, 1998-2000
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Box
3
Folder
6
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Chie Craig Proposal, 1996
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Box
3
Folder
7
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Heidrich Proposal, 1996
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Box
3
Folder
8-9
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Jaffe Proposal, 1992
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Box
1
Folder
5
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Burgess, Anthony, 1972
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Box
3
Folder
10
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Center-City Symposium, 1973
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Box
1
Folder
6
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Charter, 1970-1973
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Conference and Project Submissions
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Box
1
Folder
7
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Authors A-C, 1999
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Box
1
Folder
8
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Authors D-H, 1999
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Box
1
Folder
9
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Authors M-W, 1999
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Correspondence
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Box
1
Folder
10-12
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1968-1979
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Box
3
Folder
11
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Robert Butler, 1996
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Box
3
Folder
12
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Extendicare, 1999
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Box
3
Folder
13
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Ben Marcus, 1998
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Box
3
Folder
14
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Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Alienation,
First Draft, 1972
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Event Advertisements and Posters
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Oversize Folder
1
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1975-1999, undated
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Oversize Folder
2
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1975-2001, undated
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Box
1
Folder
13-15
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Events, 1970-2001
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Box
1
Folder
16
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Faculty Advisory Committee, 1972-1978
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Fellowship in Age Studies
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Box
3
Folder
15-17
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Advertising, 1995-1998
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Box
3
Folder
18-21
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Budget, 1994-1998
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Box
3
Folder
22
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Proposal, 1994
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Box
1
Folder
17
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Final Reports to the National Endowments for the Humanities, 1977
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Box
1
Folder
18
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Frank Zeidler's Guide to Resource Persons on
Milwaukee's Culture, 1977
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Electronic Folder
\Henry Jenkins-- 9-11 Reconstructions,
2002\
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Henry Jenkins, 9/11 Reconstructions,
2002
1 digital file (295 MB)
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Box
3
Folder
23
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The Imaginary City,
1973
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Box
1
Folder
19
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Imagination Dead Imagine Conference,
1973
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Box
1
Folder
20
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Interactional, Interactive Storytelling: Expanding
Social Identity... Proposal, 1998
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Box
3
Folder
24
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Language and Social Stratification Seminar,
1969
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Box
1
Folder
21
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Liaison Committee, 1970-1972
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Box
3
Folder
25
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Linguistic Hostility Seminar, 1970
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Box
3
Folder
26
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Multimedia Conference and Teaching Center,
undated
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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Box
3
Folder
27
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Herbert Blau Proposal, 1996
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Box
3
Folder
28
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Whiteness Conference, 1995-2002
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Box
1
Folder
22
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Newsletter, 1974-1985, 2002-2003
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Box
3
Folder
29
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Michael Novak, Center for Twentieth Century Studies Summer Seminar,
1972
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Box
1
Folder
23
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Pedagogy: The Question of the Personal
Conference, 1992-1993
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Box
1
Folder
24
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Performance Theory: Modern Drama and Postmodern
Performance Seminar, 1987-1988
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Photographs
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Box
3
Folder
30
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Biotechnology, Culture, and the Body
Conference, 1997
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Box
3
Folder
31
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Benjamin Buchloh, 1990
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Center Fellows
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Box
3
Folder
32-33
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1990-2003
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Electronic Folder
\Center Fellows, 2003-2004\
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2003-2004
13 digital files (151 MB)
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Box
3
Folder
34
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The Cinematic Apparatus,
1978
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Electronic Folder
\Cole Lecture, 2003\
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Cole Lecture, 2003
20 digital files (232 MB)
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Box
3
Folder
35
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Conference, Women and Aging: Bodies, Cultures, Generations,
1996
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Box
3
Folder
36
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Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes,
1980
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Box
3
Folder
37
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James Dawes, 2002
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Box
3
Folder
38
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Discourses of the Emotions,
1990
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Box
3
Folder
39
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Displacement and the Jewish Writer,
1978
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Box
3
Folder
40
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Displacements Conference, 1991
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Box
3
Folder
41
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Events, 1990-2000
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Box
3
Folder
42
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Lawrence Ferlinghetti, 1984
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Box
3
Folder
43
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Film Symposium, 1975
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Box
3
Folder
44
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Coco Fusco, 1994
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Box
3
Folder
45
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Gender and War,
2002-2003
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Box
3
Folder
46
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German Avant-Garde Film: The Seventies,
1982
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Box
3
Folder
47
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Michael Geyer, 2002
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Box
3
Folder
48
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George Gittoes, 1999
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Box
3
Folder
49
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Ernest Haas, 1977
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Box
3
Folder
50
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Judith Halberstam, 1996
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Box
3
Folder
51
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Gilbert Herdt, 1993
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Box
3
Folder
52
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Norman Holland, 1985
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Box
3
Folder
53
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International Symposium on Post-Modern Performance,
1976
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Box
3
Folder
54
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Jacob's Room Reception,
1994
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Box
3
Folder
55
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Knowing Mass Culture/Mediating Knowledge
Conference, 1999
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Box
3
Folder
56
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Ko-Thi Dance Company, "Black Performance in the New World",
1983
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Box
3
Folder
57
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Arthur and Marilouise Kroker, 1989
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Box
3
Folder
58
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Lecturers, Spring 1988
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Box
3
Folder
59
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Leitz Lecture Series, 1972
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Box
3
Folder
60
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The Lost Art of Healing,
1997
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Box
3
Folder
61
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Mass Culture Conference, 1984
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Box
3
Folder
62
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Patrick McNaughton, 1978
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Box
3
Folder
63
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Trinh T. Minh-Ha, 1989
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Box
3
Folder
64-75
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Miscellaneous, 1970-2003, undated
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Box
3
Folder
76
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Most Dangerous Women Rehearsal,
undated
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Box
4
Folder
1
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National Conference on the Teaching of Film,
1976
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Box
4
Folder
2
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National Dance Company of Senegal, 1974
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Box
4
Folder
3
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National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute,
1996
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Box
4
Folder
4
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9/11 Reconstructions, Commemorations, and the Urban
Fabric, 2002
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Box
4
Folder
5
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Nam June Paik, 1978
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Box
4
Folder
6
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Pedagogy: The Question of the Personal,
1993
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Box
4
Folder
7
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The Presidency of Ronald Reagan,
2003
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Box
4
Folder
8
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Public Showing,
1998
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Box
4
Folder
9
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Publications Working Group, 2002
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Box
4
Folder
10
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Seminar on Urban Ethnic Literature, 1976
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Electronic Folder
\Seminar on War in Iraq, 2003\
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Seminar on War in Iraq, 2003
23 digital files (267 MB)
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Box
4
Folder
11
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Eugene and Aileen Smith, 1972-1976
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Box
4
Folder
12
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Symposium on Postindustrial Culture, 1977
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Box
4
Folder
13
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Television Conference, 1988
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Terror and American Culture
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Box
4
Folder
14
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Prints, 2003
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Electronic Folder
\Terror and American Culture, 2003\
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Digital Images, 2003
1 digital image (11.6 MB)
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Box
1
Folder
25
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Planning Document, 1983
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Box
4
Folder
15
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Poetry Awareness Seminar, 1971
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Box
4
Folder
16
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Popular Culture Conference, 1973
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Box
4
Folder
17
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Prospectus, 1973-1974
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Box
4
Folder
18
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Publicity Materials, 1976-1980
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Box
4
Folder
19
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Report of Activities, 1971-1972
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Box
1
Folder
26
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Reports, 1971-1974
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Box
1
Folder
27
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Reports of the Selection Committee, 1970-1972
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Box
1
Folder
28
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Research on Technology and Human Values, 1977
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Box
1
Folder
29
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Rethinking American Studies: Connecting the
Differences Institute, 1995
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Rockefeller Foundation
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Box
5
Folder
1
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Correspondence, 1994-2000
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Box
5
Folder
2
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Grant, 1995-1998
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Box
5
Folder
3
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Grant Budget, 1994-1997
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Box
5
Folder
4
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Planning, 1993-1994
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Box
5
Folder
5
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Press Releases/Articles, 1994
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Box
5
Folder
6
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Program Assistant, 1996
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Box
5
Folder
7-9
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Proposal Reviews, 1995-1998
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Box
5
Folder
10
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Requests for Letters of Support, 1994
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Slides
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Box
5
Folder
11
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About the Center, 1971-1984
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Box
5
Folder
12
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Feminist Studies: Reconstituting Knowledge,
1985
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Box
5
Folder
13
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Pat Mellencamp, 1980-1985
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Box
5
Folder
14
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Television Conference, 1988
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Box
1
Folder
30
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Technology, Culture, and the Body Center Theme
(1996-1997), 1995
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Box
1
Folder
31
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Time Slips Project, 1999-2000
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Transformation of the Novel
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Box
5
Folder
15
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Conference, 1972
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Box
5
Folder
16
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Manuscript, 1972
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Videocassettes (VHS)
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Box
6
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Biology, Culture, and the Body Conference,
1997
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Box
6
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Jane Gallop, undated
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Box
6
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The Lost Art of Healing1997
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Box
6
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John Updike, 1992
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Box
2
Folder
1
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Wayne, June, 1972
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Box
2
Folder
2
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A Week with French Women,
1974-1975
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Box
5
Folder
17
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Wisconsin Humanities Committee Proposal,
1972-1973
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Wisconsin Women in the Arts
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Box
2
Folder
3-4
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1972
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Box
5
Folder
18
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1972
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Working Papers
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Box
2
Folder
5-7
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1984-1986
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Box
2
Folder
8
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1988
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Accession 2022-007
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Center for 21st Century Studies Records,
1972-2016
Addition of Records from the Center for 21st Century Studies, dating from
1972-2016. Materials include information about Speakers and Events, Lecture Series,
Fellows, Reports, the Indiana University Press Book Series, and Working
Papers.
10 cubic ft. (12 boxes)
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Box
11
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Center for 21st Century Studies Fellows,
1996-2016
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Indiana University Press Book Series
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Box
9
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A-M
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Box
10
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M-Z
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Lecture Series
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Box
7
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1996-2007
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Box
8
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2007-2009
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Box
12
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Personnel and Working Papers, 1984-2016
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Box
6
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Reports, 1988-2013
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Speakers and Events
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Box
1
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1972-1991
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Box
2
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1991-1996
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Box
3
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1996-2002
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Box
4
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2002-2012
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Box
5
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2012-2016
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