Title: UW-Milwaukee Dept. of English Records
Inclusive Dates: 1945-2013

Creator:

• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Dept. of English

Call Numbers: UWM Archival Collection 127; Accession 2010-037; Accession 2022-008

Quantity:

• 4.6 cubic ft. (4 boxes)
• 7 digital files (209 KB)
• plus additions of 9 cubic ft. (9 boxes)

Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives Department

Archival Location:

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

Abstract:

Collection documents much of the routine administrative operations of the UW-Milwaukee Dept. of English mainly from 1959 to 1979. Included are various committee files and on-campus correspondence documenting curriculum planning, staffing and budgeting. Correspondence is largely on-campus. Pre-1956 records were created by the English Department chair of the Wisconsin State College, Milwaukee, and concern the merger with the University of Wisconsin Extension and routine administrative affairs.

Language: English

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In 1927, when the Normal School became the Milwaukee State Teacher's College, English was incorporated into the program leading to a four year Bachelor's of Education degree. English itself was offered as a Bachelor of Arts degree when the transition into Wisconsin State College occured in 1951. In 1956, following the merger of Wisconsin State College and the University of Wisconsin Extension, the English Department became part of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee College of Letters & Science, where it continued as a bachelor's program. In 1962, the department added two graduate degrees--either an M.A. in English or an M.S. which combined English and education. Beginning in 1967, a Ph.D was also offered by the department.

Department Chairs

1956-1959	Max Freeman
1959-1961	Ralph Aderman
1961-1964	Edward D. Holst
1964-1967	Gareth W. Dunleavy
1967-1970	Robert K. Turner
1970-1973	Justin Replogle
1973-1976	Kathryn Whitford
1976-1979	Donald Emerson
1979-1982	Thomas Bontly
1982-1985	James Kuist
1985-1989	James Sappenfield
1990-1994	Jane B. Nardin
1994-1998	James A. Sappenfield
1998-2001	Michael Noonan
2001-2002	James A. Sappenfield
2002-2005	Alice Gillam
2005-2010	Andrew Martin
2010-2013	Liam Callanan
2013-2014	David Clark
2014-2017	Mark Netzloff
2017-	Gregory Jay

This collection contains mostly documents from various programs within the department as well as meetings minutes from the executive committee, departmental committee, and some subcommittees. Of note are the records on the Milton Tercentenary Conference, held on the 300th anniversary of the poet's death to commemorate his works, which contain 27 audio reels, correspondence, and conference paraphenalia. The collection also contains subject files dealing with the Cheshire literary magazine, as well as files related to a 1960 radio series entitled "The Poet Views the World." Also included are records of Project Destiny, a 1960s program which introduced impoverished public school students to a university setting.

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.

• UWM Archival Collection 127: Records, 1945-1989

The collection contains two additional accessions.

• Accession 2010-037: Syllabi, 1994-2008
• Accession 2022-008: Executive Committee Minutes, Departmental Committee Minutes, Executive Committee Ballots, 1971-2013

The files are organized alphabetically by subject, then chronologically.

Citation Guide for Primary Sources

• Cream City Review Records. UWM Archival Collection 225.

• James Liddy Papers. UWM Manuscript Collection 300.

• Milton Society of America Records. UWM Manuscript Collection 104.

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

• UW-Milwaukee Dept. of Classics Records. UWM Archival Collection 22.

• UW-Milwaukee Dept. of English and Comparative Literature Records. UWM Archival Collection 40.

Access Restrictions

Executive Committee minutes in the main collection and items in accession 2022-008 are resticted, pursuant to Wis. Stat. 19.85(1)(c)(e)(f)(g) and Wis. Stat 19.36(5). There are no other 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. The Department of English donated additional materials in February 2011 (accession 2010-037) Christopher Hofland donated additional materials in September 2022 (accession 2022-008).

Processing Information

Jeremy Green processed the collection at the Archives in November 1995. Jeremy Brett added a few files in January 2007. Hayley Jackson updated the finding aid to include information about accession 2010-037 in August 2013. Ashlie Biddle performed minimal processing of accession 2010-037 in November 2016. Christel Maass added some miscellaneous items to the collection in April 2018. James Pride minimally processed accession 2022-008 in December 2022. Shiraz Bhathena added electronic Executive Committee minutes in April 2023.

UWM Archival Collection 127	Records, 1945-1989 Physical Description: 4.6 cubic ft. (4 boxes); 7 digital files (209 KB)
Box   1 Folder   1	Afro-American Program, 1968
Box   1 Folder   2	American Civilization Committee, 1957-1960
Box   1 Folder   3	Articulated Instructional Media Program, Brochures/Pamphlets, 1964-1965
Box   1 Folder   4	Brochures and Information Sheets, 1962-1974
Box   1 Folder   5	Cheshire Literary Magazine, 1962
Box   1 Folder   6	College Level Examination Program, 1970-1974
Box   1 Folder   7	Committee on Regional Activity and Development, 1958
Box   1 Folder   8-16	Correspondence, 1953-1974
Box   1 Folder   17	Curriculum Committee, 1954-1969
	Departmental Bibliographer Records
Box   1 Folder   18	Departmental Library Committee, 1962-1970
Box   1 Folder   19	Files, 1957-1976
Box   1 Folder   20	Library Report, 1974
Box   1 Folder   21	Ruth Mary Fox Fund, 1974-1977
Box   1 Folder   22	Departmental By-Laws and Policies, 1968
Box   1 Folder   23-33	Departmental Committee, 1957-1981
	English Composition Program Coordinator
Box   2 Folder   1	Remedial English, 1969-1970
Box   2 Folder   2	Testing, 1972-1974
Box   2 Folder   3	Writing Lab, 1971-1976
Box   2 Folder   4	English Graduate Programs, 1969-1971, 1974-1980
Box   2 Folder   5	English Institute, 1959-1960
	Executive Committee
Box   2 Folder   6-18	1956-1983
Electronic Folder     \Executive_Committee_RESTRICTED\	Meeting Minutes, 2003-2004 Physical Description: 7 digital files (209 KB)  Access Restrictions: The files are restricted.
	Five Year Review
Box   2 Folder   19	1974
Box   2 Folder   20	1979-1980
Box   2 Folder   21	1986
Box   2 Folder   22-23	Freshman Course Committee, 1956-1965
Box   2 Folder   24	Freshman English, 1956-1966
Box   2 Folder   25	Freshman English News, 1981-1982
Box   3 Folder   1-7	Graduate Faculty, 1959-1972
Box   3 Folder   8-13	Graduate Policy, 1973-1984
Box   3 Folder   14-15	Graduate Policy Committee Meetings, 1979-1988
Box   3 Folder   16	Handbook, 1972-1973
Box   3 Folder   17	Honors Program, 1961-1964
	Irish Studies
Box   3 Folder   18	Membership List and Yeats Exhibit, 1972-1973
Box   3 Folder   19	Newsletter, 1971-1978
Box   3 Folder   20	Joint Control Committee, 1957-1963
Box   3 Folder   21	Library Committee, 1957-1965
Box   3 Folder   22	Linguistics Workshop, 1962-1963
Box   3 Folder   23	Load Reduction Committee, 1973-1976
Box   3 Folder   24-26	Meetings and Memos, 1954-1968
Box   3 Folder   27	Memos, 1956-1983
	Milton Tercentenary Conference
	Audio
Box   5 Audio reel   1	Charles Mann, 1974 Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in., 3 ¾ ips)
Box   5 Audio reel   2	Gerald Stacey and Wolfgang Rudat, 1974 Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in., 3 ¾ ips)
Box   5 Audio reel   3	Robert T. Fallon and Mortimer Frank, 1974 Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in., 3 ¾ ips)
Box   5 Audio reel   4	William A. Oram and Barry Wind, 1974 Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in., 3 ¾ ips)
Box   5 Audio reel   5	James Campbell and Gert Schiff, 1974 Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in., 3 ¾ ips)
Box   5 Audio reel   6	Stella Revard-Baum and C.A. Patrides, 1974 Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in., 3 ¾ ips)
Box   5 Audio reel   7	D.M. Harralson and R.G. Schoen, 1974 Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in., 3 ¾ ips)
Box   5 Audio reel   8	Richard S. Ide and James Stephens, 1974 Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in., 3 ¾ ips)
Box   5 Audio reel   9	John F. Huntley and M.F. McCanles, 1974 Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in., 3 ¾ ips)
Box   6 Audio reel   10	John Mulder and Roger Rollin, 1974 Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in., 3 ¾ ips)
Box   6 Audio reel   11	Sister Mason and James H. Sims, 1974 Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in., 3 ¾ ips)
Box   6 Audio reel   12	V.R. Mollencott and John A. Via, 1974 Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in., 3 ¾ ips)
Box   6 Audio reel   13	T. Kranidas and T. O'Keeffe, 1974 Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in., 3 ¾ ips)
Box   6 Audio reel   14	C.J. Summers and James J. Egan, 1974 Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in., 3 ¾ ips)
Box   6 Audio reel   15	M. Mikolajczak and William Hunter, 1974 Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in., 3 ¾ ips)
Box   6 Audio reel   16	John Shawcross and R.F. Fleissner, 1974 Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in., 3 ¾ ips)
Box   6 Audio reel   17	Florence Walzl and J. Max Patrick, 1974 Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in., 3 ¾ ips)
Box   6 Audio reel   18	Sidney Warhaft and Ted Pebworth, 1974 Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in., 3 ¾ ips)
Box   7 Audio reel   19	S.S. Stollman and R.C. Flannagan, 1974 Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in., 3 ¾ ips)
Box   7 Audio reel   20	James G. Mengert and Thomas W. Hayes, 1974 Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in., 3 ¾ ips)
Box   7 Audio reel   21	E.R. Gregory and Desmond Hamlet, 1974 Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in., 3 ¾ ips)
Box   7 Audio reel   22	Rabbi J. Goldman and Roger H. Sundell, 1974 Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in., 3 ¾ ips)
Box   7 Audio reel   23	Michael Lieb Symposium, 1974 Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in., 3 ¾ ips)
Box   7 Audio reel   24	Barry Wind and Thomas Hayes, 1974 Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in., 3 ¾ ips)
Box   7 Audio reel   25	E.R. Gregory and J. Max Patrick, 1974 Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in., 3 ¾ ips)
Box   7 Audio reel   26	James Sims and John Shawcross, 1974 Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in., 3 ¾ ips)
Box   7 Audio reel   27	Roger Sundell and A. Chambers, 1974 Physical Description: Audio reel (¼ in., 3 ¾ ips)
Box   3 Folder   28	Correspondence, 1974
Box   3 Folder   29	Participant Handouts and Bibliographies, 1974
Box   3 Folder   30	Programs and Event Lists, 1974
Box   3 Folder   31	Milwaukee Studies in Language, 1989
	NDEA Institute
Box   3 Folder   32	Administration, Reports, 1965-1967
Box   3 Folder   33	Press Releases, Clippings, 1966-1967
Box   4 Folder   1	Newsletter, 1961-1974
Box   4 Folder   2	Planning Documents, 1981-1985
Box   4 Folder   3	"Poet Views the World," English Department Radio Series, 1960
Box   4 Folder   4	Poetry Center Proposal, 1963-1966
	Project Destiny
Box   4 Folder   5	Correspondence, 1964-1969
Box   4 Folder   6	Description, 1964
Box   4 Folder   7	Photographs, 1966
Box   4 Folder   8	Press Releases, Newsclippings, 1964-1967
Box   4 Folder   9	Publicity, Pamphlets, 1964-1968
Box   4 Folder   10	Reports, 1964-1967
Box   4 Folder   11	Proposals, PhD and M.A. Program, 1966-1968
Box   4 Folder   12	Publications, English Usage Handbook, 1945-1960
Box   4 Folder   13	Re-Evaluation Committee, 1963-1964
Box   4 Folder   14	The Research Paper, 1960
Box   4 Folder   15	Steering Committee, 1956
Box   4 Folder   16	Student Teacher's Handbook, undated
Box   4 Folder   17	T.A. Materials, 1983-1984
Box   4 Folder   18	Teaching Majors and Minors, 1961-1962
Accession 2010-037	Syllabi, 1994-2008 Abstract: Additions of syllabi files dating from 1994 to 2008. Physical Description: 6 cubic ft. (6 boxes)
Box   1	1994-1997
Box   2	1997-1999
Box   3	2000-2002
Box   4	2002-2004
Box   5	2005-2006
Box   6	2007-2008
Accession 2022-008	Executive Committee Minutes, 1971-2013 Physical Description: 3 cubic ft. (3 boxes)  Scope and Content Note: Additions of Executive Committee Minutes in Box 1, 2, and 3, Departmental Committee Minutes and Executive Committee Ballots in Box 3. 1971-2013. Access Restrictions: This accession is restricted pursuant to Wis. Stat. 19.85(1)(c)(e)(f)(g) and Wis. Stat 19.36(5).