Title: UW-Milwaukee Dept. of Psychology Records
Inclusive Dates: 1953-2001

Creator:

• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Dept. of Psychology

Call Number: UWM Archival Collection 114

Quantity: 3.4 cubic ft. (6 boxes)
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 Psychology include correspondence, staff meeting minutes, accreditation reports, program reviews, and miscellaneous information on lectures, undergraduate, and graduate degrees. Also included are the minutes and correspondence of the Joint Department Conference Committee of the Psychology Departments of Madison and Milwaukee (1956-1963).

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-mil-uwmac0114

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The Dept. of Psychology was established in 1956 when the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee was created. Prior to 1956, the predecessor colleges offered psychology courses. Since its inception in 1885, the Wisconsin State Normal School offered general psychology courses as part of its education curricula. After 1927, when the school became the Milwaukee State Normal School, psychology courses were offered under the Department of Education and Psychology. The Dept. of Psychology at UWM began to offer graduate level courses in 1961, offered a full Master of Science in Psychology in 1963, and the Doctorate in Psychology in 1966.

Department Chairs

1956-1961	Herman Weil
1961-1963	Chandler G. Screven
1965-1965	Harry L. Madison
1965-1968	Alan Baron
1968-1971	Eugene H. Eisman
1971-1975	Marilyn E. Miller
1975-1978	Harry L. Madison
1978-1980	John C. Hay
1980-1981	Marilyn E. Miller
1981-1984	Vincent Adesso
1984-1986	Harry L. Madison
1986-1990	John C. Moore
1990-1993	Harry L. Madison
1993-1996	John C. Moore
1996-1997	Harry L. Madison
1997-2003	Raymond Fleming
2003-2006	Rodney A. Swain
2006-2011	David Osmon
2011-2012	James Moyer
2012-2014	Douglas D. Woods
2014-	W. Hobart Davies

Records of the department include correspondence, staff meeting minutes, accreditation reports, program reviews, and miscellaneous information on lectures, undergraduate, and graduate degrees. Also included are planning documents for the department heading into the 21st century. The correspondence files (1956-1976) largely consist of letters between the dean and associate dean of the College of Letters & Science and the chair of the Department of Psychology, regarding budget concerns, the developments of undergraduate and graduate degrees, staffing, curricula, and department location. The collection also contains materials on the teaching of psychology at County Teacher Colleges of Wisconsin, and a file on a survey course given on the WMVS television station. Also included are the minutes and correspondence of the Joint Department Conference Committee of the Psychology Departments of Madison and Milwaukee (1956-1963).

The most recent addition to the collection primarily comprises accreditation documentation from the 1970s-1990s, including site visit and self-study reports. Also included are records of the department's clinical psychology program, including training manuals for students in the clinical psychology program.

Citation Guide for Primary Sources

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

• UW-Milwaukee Dept. of Educational Psychology Records. UWM Archival Collection 33.

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. The Department of Psychology donated additional materials in June 2011 (accession 2010-068(1)).

Processing Information

Ellen Engseth processed the collection at the Archives in June 1994. Brad Houston processed some additional material in December 2014. Phyllis Reske processed accession 2010-068 in December 2016 (Brad Houston supervised).

UWM Archival Collection 114	Records, 1953-2001 Physical Description: 3.4 cubic ft. (6 boxes)
Box   4 Folder   1	Ad Hoc Committee on Graduate Students, 1985-1986
	American Psychological Association
	Accreditation
Box   4 Folder   2-3	1967-1980
Box   4 Folder   4-6	Application, 1979-1981
Box   4 Folder   7-8	Application Update, 1979-1980
Box   4 Folder   9	Correspondence from Chairperson, 1978-1980
Box   4 Folder   10	Correspondence from Clinical Director, 1974-1980
Box   4 Folder   11	Criteria, 1978-1979
Box   4 Folder   12	Site Visit Report, 1992
Box   4 Folder   13	Annual Reports, Doctoral Program, 1983-2001
Box   4 Folder   14-17	Annual Self-Study Report, 1980-1983
Box   4 Folder   18	Chancellor Correspondence, 1970-1982
	Site Visit
Box   4 Folder   19-23	1976-1998
Box   4 Folder   24-27	Self-Study, 1989-1997
	Budget and Program Planning
Box   4 Folder   28-34	1981-1989
Box   5 Folder   1-4	1991-1996
	Clinical Committee
Box   1 Folder   1	1972-1973
Box   5 Folder   5	1991
Box   5 Folder   6	Minutes, 1978-1982
Box   5 Folder   7	Clinical Correspondence, 1984
Box   5 Folder   8-9	Clinical Program Review, 1970-1978
	Clinical Training
Box   5 Folder   10-11	Committee Meeting Minutes, 1981-2001
Box   5 Folder   12	Director, Memorandums, 1978-1984
Box   5 Folder   13	Manual, undated
Box   5 Folder   14	Conduct of a Clinical Education or Field Experience Program Agreement, 1980
Box   1 Folder   2-6	Correspondence, 1956-1976
Box   5 Folder   15	Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology Survey, 1990-1996
Box   1 Folder   7	County Teacher's Colleges, 1953-1958
Box   5 Folder   16	Decentralized Review Committee, 1987
	Departmental Meeting Minutes
Box   1 Folder   8	1956-1959
Box   2 Folder   1-3	1960-1989
Box   5 Folder   17	Developmental Committee, 1991
Box   5 Folder   18	Doctoral Program Proposal, 1964
Box   5 Folder   19	Doctoral Training Program in Clinical Psychology Grant, 1976-1977
Box   5 Folder   20	Educational Psychology Proposal, 1993-1995
	Executive Committee
Box   2 Folder   4-5	1971-1987
Box   5 Folder   21	1986-1993
Box   5 Folder   22	Experimental Committee, 1986-1999
Box   5 Folder   23	Faculty Post-Tenure Review and Development, 1993-1994
Box   5 Folder   24	Five Year Review, 1972-1973
Box   5 Folder   25	Future Planning Committee, 1987-1997
Box   5 Folder   26	Graduate and Doctoral Program Recommendations, 1989-1990
Box   2 Folder   6	Graduate Degree Information, Reports and Brochures, 1959-1981
Box   5 Folder   27-28	Graduate Program Committee, 1978-1992
Box   5 Folder   29	Graduate Program Modifications, 1987-1989
Box   5 Folder   30-36	Graduate Program Review, 1972-1989
Box   6 Folder   1	Honors in Major Memorandums, 1983-1984
Box   2 Folder   7	Joint Department Conference Committee, 1956-1963
Box   2 Folder   8	Lectures, 1957-1960
Box   6 Folder   2	Master of Science Degree in Psychology, 1998-1999
Box   6 Folder   3	Mental Health Planning Committee of Milwaukee County, 1969
Box   6 Folder   4	Minority Students Committee, 1983-1990
Box   6 Folder   5	Mission Statement for Department, 1993
Box   6 Folder   6	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Accreditation Review, 1969-1975
Box   2 Folder   9	Psychology Newsletter, 1972-1975
Box   2 Folder   10	Report of the Committee on Psychology, undated
Box   2 Folder   11	Research Reports, 1970-1974
Box   3 Folder   1-2	Self-Study Report, 1991-1992
Box   2 Folder   12	Television Course, WMVS, 1957-1958
Box   2 Folder   13	Ten-Year Plan, 1958-1968
Box   2 Folder   14	Undergraduate Degree Information, undated
Box   6 Folder   7	Undergraduate Program and Appeals Committee, 1981-1994
Box   6 Folder   8	UWM Psychology Clinic, 1975-1979
	Wisconsin and North American Indians Exhibits
Box   6 Folder   9	Staff Opinions, undated
Box   6 Folder   10	Visitor Behavior, undated