Title: Marian Silveus Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1926-1962

Creator:

• Silveus, Marian, 1904-1958

Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 60

Quantity: 1.6 cubic ft. (4 boxes)
Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives Department

Archival Location:

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

Abstract:

Papers of a professor of history at the Wisconsin State College, Milwaukee including correspondence, unpublished manuscripts, and a small quantity of administrative and biographical materials. The papers document Silveus' career at the college from 1937 through 1958 and her historical research interests. The correspondence comprises the majority of the collection and consists of letters from Silveus' acquaintances, faculty of the college's History Department, and professional associates and organizations. Also included are letters to Silveus from U.S. servicemen during World War II, many of whom had attended the college before entering the armed services. The collection contains several unpublished manuscripts which document Silveus' historical research interests, including An American Learns to Enjoy Art (1958), Christopher Columbus (1937), Foreign Elements in Pennsylvania in the Eighteenth Century (1926), National Societies and Conventions in the Years 1850, 1860 and 1870 (1938), and The Election of 1800 in Pennsylvania (1926).

Language: English

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Marian Silveus was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1904 and attended schools in Pittsburgh and in nearby Homestead. She earned a Bachelor of the Arts in history at Radcliffe College, a Master of the Arts in American history at the University of Wisconsin, and in 1932 a doctorate in American history at the University of Wisconsin. Silveus was librarian for the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania before coming to the Milwaukee State Teachers College as a substitute teacher in 1937. She taught history at the Maryland College for Women for a short period before returning to the Milwaukee State Teachers College in 1938 to join the History Department, where she taught until her death in 1958. The college was renamed the Wisconsin State College, Milwaukee in 1951 and reorganized as the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1956. Silveus was an active member of the American Association of University Professors, the American Civil Liberties Union, the American Historical Association, the Mississippi Valley Historical Association, the National Conference of Christians and Jews, and the World Affairs Council.

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

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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 presented the Silveus papers to the Archives prior to 1994.

Processing Information

Processed by James P. Kusik at the Archives in January 1995.

Box   1 Folder   1	An American Learns to Enjoy Art, Correspondence and Manuscript, 1958-1959
Box   1 Folder   2	Articles, Book Reviews and Speeches, 1939-1954
Box   1 Folder   3	Biographical Materials, 1958
Box   1 Folder   4	Christopher Columbus, Manuscript, c. 1937
	Correspondence
Box   1 Folder   5	A, 1939-1954
Box   1 Folder   6	B, 1940-1958
Box   1 Folder   7	C, 1939-1956
Box   1 Folder   8	D, 1938-1951
Box   1 Folder   9	E, 1938-1943
Box   1 Folder   10	F, 1941-1954
Box   1 Folder   11	G, 1941-1956
Box   2 Folder   1	H, 1938-1956
Box   2 Folder   2	Historians, 1936-1957
Box   2 Folder   3	I-J, 1939-1956
Box   2 Folder   4	K, 1939-1956
Box   2 Folder   5	L, 1945-1958
Box   2 Folder   6	M, 1940-1951
Box   2 Folder   7	N, 1940-1958
Box   2 Folder   8	O-P, 1938-1955
Box   2 Folder   9	Personal, 1932-1956
Box   2 Folder   10	Q-R, 1938-1958
Box   3 Folder   1	S, 1938-1956
Box   3 Folder   2	T-V, 1939-1947
Box   3 Folder   3	W-Z, 1938-1956
Box   3 Folder   4	Faculty Handbook, Correspondence and Notes, 1951-1953
Box   3 Folder   5	Foreign Elements in Pennsylvania in the Eighteenth Century, Manuscript, 1926
Box   3 Folder   6	National Societies and Conventions in the Years 1850, 1860 and 1870, Manuscript, 1938
Box   3 Folder   7	Publications, 1933-1936
Box   3 Folder   8	Silveus Memorial Fund, 1958-1962
Box   3 Folder   9	Stevenson For President Committee, 1952
Box   4 Folder   1	The Election of 1800 in Pennsylvania, Manuscript, 1926
	World War II Servicemen's Letters
Box   4 Folder   2-3	1942-1945
Box   4 Folder   4	Baer, Joseph, 1943-1946
Box   4 Folder   5	Gardner, Thomas, 1944-1945
Box   4 Folder   6	King, Carroll, 1943-1945
Box   4 Folder   7	Korzeniowski, Frank, 1943-1945
Box   4 Folder   8	Lane, Benjamin, 1943-1944
Box   4 Folder   9	Levin, Milton, 1944-1946
Box   4 Folder   10	Mueller, Robert, 1943-1946
Box   4 Folder   11	Rosenthal, Earl, 1944-1946