Title: UW-Milwaukee Milwaukee Urban Observatory Records
Inclusive Dates: 1965-1984

Creator:

• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Milwaukee Urban Observatory

Call Number: UWM Archival Collection 73

Quantity: 3.2 cubic ft. (4 boxes)
Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives Department

Archival Location:

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

Abstract:

The Milwaukee Urban Observatory (MUO) was a research center for urban studies. The records contain correspondence, memos, and minutes about the routine operations of the MUO as well as a variety of reports and research publications detailing urban problems and possible solutions. A sampling of topics included in these reports are freeway impact, taxes, elderly housing, property values, the university's impact on the surrounding community, and racial divisions. Also included are copies of the Urban Observer, a publication of the MUO, and extensive correspondence between Milwaukee Mayor Henry Maier's office and the MUO.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-mil-uwmac0073

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The Urban Observatory idea was designed to foster a partnership for research between the academic community and metropolitan government officials. This idea was first proposed by Bob Wood of MIT in 1962 and received significant backing from Milwaukee Mayor Henry Maier while he was president of the National League of Cities in 1965. This effort culminated in Milwaukee being one of the six pilot cities for the project in 1969. The MUO operates under the National League of Cities and supported primarily by the cooperative funds of UWM, UW-Extension, City of Milwaukee, and the United States Departments of Housing and Urban Development and Health, Education, and Welfare. The MUO ceased operations after 1983.

The files are organized alphabetically by subject, then chronologically.

Citation Guide for Primary Sources

• Milwaukee (Wis.). Mayor: Records of the Henry W. Maier Administration. Milwaukee Series 44, Milwaukee Tape 1235A.

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. Additional reports held by the Employment and Training Institute were transferred to the Archives as part of accession 2016-036 in February 2017.

Processing Information

Tom Jorsch processed the collection at the Archives in June 1996. Christel Maass added previously cataloged items in January 2017. Phyllis Reske added the research publications from accession 2016-036 in March 2017.

Box   1 Folder   1	Access Study, 1978-1980
Box   1 Folder   2	Allocation of State Aids and Shared Taxes in Wisconsin, undated
Box   1 Folder   3	Brochures, 1976-1980
Box   1 Folder   4	Business Study, 1978-1980
	Cable TV Project
Box   1 Folder   5	Correspondence, 1971-1974
Box   1 Folder   6	Draft Proposals, 1971-1973
Box   1 Folder   7	Census Data Project, 1980-1982
Box   1 Folder   8	Census Facts: Milwaukee Areas and Neighborhoods, 1970-1980 Statistics Compared, 1984
Box   1 Folder   9	Census Update, City of Milwaukee, 1975
Box   1 Folder   10	Chapter 220 Research Project, 1976-1978
Box   1 Folder   11	Citizen Attitude Survey, 1970-1973
Box   1 Folder   12	Citizen Participation Models, CR-SDC, 1974-1977
Box   1 Folder   13	Citizen Participation Study, 1969-1973
Box   1 Folder   14	Commercial Insurance: Selected Areas in the City of Milwaukee, undated
Box   1 Folder   15	Committee on Discipline and Human Relations, 1979-1980
Box   1 Folder   16	Communications Technology Project, 1977
Box   1 Folder   17	Conference, School Desegregation, 1975-1977
Box   1 Folder   18	Co-op Housing Study, 1975
Box   1 Folder   19-20	Council of Observers, 1970-1980
Box   1 Folder   21	Current Trends in Wisconsin Population Conference, 1981
Box   1 Folder   22	Decision Making in Municipal Development Programs and Federal Grants-In-Aid, 1972
Box   1 Folder   23	Decision Making on Capitol Programs, 1972
Box   1 Folder   24	Elderly Housing Report, 1977
Box   1 Folder   25	Engineering Geology in the Milwaukee Area, 1974
Box   1 Folder   26	Evaluation for a Community Wide System of Primary Health Care, 1973-1974
Box   1 Folder   27	Evaluations, 1979-1981
Box   1 Folder   28	Exclusionary Zoning Project, 1976
Box   1 Folder   29	Faculty-Community Connection, 1969-1978
Box   1 Folder   30	Fifth Year Research Projects, 1973
Box   1 Folder   31	First Offender Project, 1972-1974
Box   1 Folder   32	Fiscal, Legal, and Social Implications of Merging the Milwaukee Mental Health Center as Part of the Milwaukee County Hospital Complex, Final Report, 1980
	Freeway Impact Study
Box   1 Folder   33	1970-1972
Box   1 Folder   34	Phase I, Final Report, 1972
Box   1 Folder   35	Phase II, 1972
Box   1 Folder   36	Full Count 1980 Information: Greater Milwaukee Area Including City of Milwaukee Neighborhoods and 1970-1980 Percentages, 1982
Box   1 Folder   37	Functions and Activities, 1970-1983
Box   1 Folder   38	Getting it Together in Milwaukee: From Census Data to Fact Book in Thirteen Steps or More, 1973
Box   1 Folder   39	Greater Milwaukee 1970-1980 Census Data, by Race and Spanish Origin, 1981
Box   1 Folder   40	Greater Milwaukee Urban Caucus, 1979-1980
Box   1 Folder   41	Greenleigh Associates Evaluation, 1973-1974
Box   1 Folder   42	Health Needs of the Elderly, 1972-1974
Box   2 Folder   1	History and Formation, 1965-1971
Box   2 Folder   2	Housing Policies Manuscript, 1974
Box   2 Folder   3-4	Housing Policies Study, 1970-1973
Box   2 Folder   5	Housing Policies Study, Minutes, 1972-1973
Box   2 Folder   6	Immigration and Education in Milwaukee Public Schools, 1981
Box   2 Folder   7	Impact of Housing on the University in Milwaukee East Side and Shorewood, 1974
Box   2 Folder   8	Impact of the School of Nursing's Outreach Activities on the Greater Milwaukee Metropolitan Community, 1981
	Impact of the University on Housing
Box   2 Folder   9	1973-1974
Box   2 Folder   10	Final Report, 1974
Box   2 Folder   11	Information on Milwaukee Urban Observatory, 1975
Box   2 Folder   12	Information Systems Project, 1975-1977
Box   2 Folder   13	Inter-Institutional Committee, Minutes, 1968-1970
Box   2 Folder   14	Labor Force Involvement of Milwaukee's Working Women: Focus on Milwaukee's Racial Gap, 1980
Box   2 Folder   15	Letters of Support for Proposed 1980 Metropolitan Milwaukee Fact Book, 1980
Box   2 Folder   16	Letters to Mayor Maier, 1970, 1973
Box   2 Folder   17	Local Involvement, 1968-1970
Box   2 Folder   18	Manpower Policies Study, 1971-1974
Box   2 Folder   19	Match-Title I, 1969-1974
Box   2 Folder   20	Mayor's Task Forces, 1973-1975
	Metropolitan Milwaukee Fact Book: 1970
Box   2 Folder   21	1969-1973
Box   2 Folder   22	Legal Problems, 1972-1973
Box   2 Folder   23	Progress Reports, 1971-1973
Box   2 Folder   24	Metropolitan Milwaukee Fact Book: 1980, 1980-1981
Box   2 Folder   25	Metropolitan Milwaukee Higher Education Inter-Institutional Committee on Title I, Response to Establish Urban Observatory, undated
Box   2 Folder   26-30	The Milwaukee Observer, 1972-1983
Box   2 Folder   31	Minority Business Development Program, Cost Benefit Analysis, 1973
Box   2 Folder   32	Model Cities, 1969-1970
Box   2 Folder   33	Municipal Finance Study, 1970-1974
Box   2 Folder   34	Municipal Ordinances Recodification Project, 1970-1972
Box   2 Folder   35	National Academy of Public Administration Evaluation, 1971
	National League of Cities
Box   2 Folder   36	Contract, 1970-1974
Box   2 Folder   37-39	Contract Amendments 1-22, 1970-1974
Box   3 Folder   1	Contract Termination, 1973-1974
Box   3 Folder   2	Correspondence, 1968-1974
Box   3 Folder   3	Quarterly Reports, 1970-1971
Box   3 Folder   4	Neighborhood Approval Technical Task Force, 1970-1971
Box   3 Folder   5	Neighborhood Design and Development, General Correspondence and Project Proposals, 1971-1974
Box   3 Folder   6	Observer Readership Survey, 1975
Box   3 Folder   7	Ombudsman, 1971-1974
Box   3 Folder   8	Open Enrollment in Milwaukee, 1974-1976
Box   3 Folder   9	Physical Facilities for Child Care and Educational Environments, 1972
Box   3 Folder   10	Planning Conference on the Ethics of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Research, 1979-1980
Box   3 Folder   11	Planning for Juvenile Programs in Suburban Areas, undated
Box   3 Folder   12	Policy Alternatives for Development of Milwaukee's North Harbor Tract, 1979
Box   3 Folder   13	Profile of the SMSA (Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area), Correspondence and Report, 1970-1971
Box   3 Folder   14-15	Progress Reports, 1969-1982
Box   3 Folder   16	Public Technology Incorporated (PTI) and The Urban Technology System (UTS), 1975
Box   3 Folder   17	Publication Lists, 1970-1977
Box   3 Folder   18	Regional Economic Analysis, Correspondence and General, 1972-1974
Box   3 Folder   19	Regional Employment Migration Study, 1971
Box   3 Folder   20	Residential Search Patterns of Black Urban Households, 1974
Box   3 Folder   21	Revenue Sharing, 1971-1972
Box   3 Folder   22	Riverwest Study, 1980
Box   3 Folder   23	School Desegregation Planning, Milwaukee, 1976: Chronology, Plans, and Participants, 1979
Box   3 Folder   24	Sewer Project, 1977-1978
	Social Indicators
Box   3 Folder   25	Correspondence, 1970-1974
Box   3 Folder   26	First and Second Year Work Program, 1970-1972
Box   3 Folder   27	Reports, 1971-1972
Box   3 Folder   28	Social Indicators II, Data Sheets--Originals, 1970-1972
Box   3 Folder   29	A Social Report for Milwaukee: Trends and Indicators, 1973
Box   3 Folder   30	Stimulating Urban Economic Development, 1978
Box   3 Folder   31	Strengths in the Black Community, 1975
Box   3 Folder   32	Summary Report for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on the Milwaukee Urban Observatory September 20, 1969 - June 30, 1974, 1974
Box   3 Folder   33	Survey, Latin Community, 1974
Box   3 Folder   34	Tax Control Forum, 1978
Box   3 Folder   35-36	Technical Advisory Council, 1969-1975
Box   3 Folder   37	Technical Advisory Council, Health and Social Change, 1972
	Urban Committee
Box   3 Folder   38-41	1969-1974
Box   3 Folder   42	NASA Program, 1971
Box   3 Folder   43	Press Conferences, 1969-1970
Box   3 Folder   44	Urban Information Center, 1971-1983
Box   3 Folder   45-46	Urban Observatory Conferences, 1965, 1968-1974
Box   3 Folder   47	Usage, 1973-1982
Box   4 Folder   1	What's New in Financing for Local Governments, 1978-1979
Box   4 Folder   2	William P. Irwin, Papers, 1974
Box   4 Folder   3-5	Work Program, 1969-1976