Title: Will H. Rockett Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1946-1993

Creator:

• Rockett, Will H.

Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 66

Quantity:

• 2 cubic ft. (2 boxes)
• 3 audio cassettes

Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives Department

Archival Location:

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

Abstract:

Papers of a former UW-Milwaukee dean of the School of Fine Arts, largely consisting of unpublished manuscripts, drafts of published works, radio documentary scripts, research materials, as well as lectures, and course outlines and class notes.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-mil-uwmmss0066

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Will H. Rockett served in many capacities during his career, publishing articles and books, directing radio scripts and dramas, and teaching writing. Rockett also served as writer, producer, and director for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation from 1969 to 1978 and as editor or contributing editor for several periodicals, including Aramco World Magazine. He was chair and associate professor for the Department of Communication at Seton Hall University, and dean of the Faculty of Arts & Humanities and professor of Communication at State University of New York, Fredonia. Rockett was appointed dean of fine arts at UW-Milwaukee in June 1992. He died on September 2, 1993.

Papers of a former UW-Milwaukee dean of the School of Fine Arts. The majority of the collection contains unpublished manuscripts encompassing film, theater, poetry, and popular culture. Also included are several folders of Canadian Broadcasting System (CBC) radio documentaries, as well as several audio recordings featuring Rockett. The collection also contains lecture materials, and course outlines and class notes.

Citation Guide for Primary Sources

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

Brooke Maroldi, Will Rocket's widow, donated the collection to the Archives in February 1995 (accession 1994-020).

Processing Information

The collection was processed at the Archives sometime before 2002. Dan Vinson re-created the finding aid in March 2008.

Box   1 Folder   1	Aidao Domos: Haunted and Haunting Houses in Horror Films That Would Terrify, undated
Box   1 Folder   2	Asymmetric: the Book of Aneiron, 1977
Box   1 Folder   3	At Large in the Global Village: Journalism in a Communication Created World, 1985
Box   1 Folder   4	Aviary: A Radio Collection Verse, undated
Box   1 Folder   5	Bebrooked Poems, 1981
Box   1 Folder   6	Bergman, Ingmar, undated
Box   1 Folder   7	Blackhole in Cygnus, 1975
Box   1 Folder   8	The Bloody Pallium, undated
Box   1 Folder   9	Bonfils for Arameo World, 1982
Box   1 Folder   10-16	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Radio Documentaries, 1973-1975
Box   1 Folder   17	Concelebration, 1972
Box   1 Folder   18	Conversations in the Academic Disciplines Proposal, 1989
Box   1 Folder   19	Correspondence, 1979-1989
Box   1 Folder   20-21	Course Outline and Class Notes, 1976-1991
Box   1 Folder   22	The Crowley Effect: An Original Screenplay, 1982
Box   1 Folder   23	Cultural Values and Higher Education Correspondence, 1989-1991
Box   1 Folder   24-25	A Detailed Study of James Joyce's Play Exiles, 1969-1970
Box   1 Folder   26	Devouring Whirlwind, undated
Box   1 Folder   27	Egyptian Revival, undated
Box   1 Folder   28	The Eye of Cthulu, 1982
Box   1 Folder   30	Forty-four Pages Verse, undated
Box   1 Folder   29	Free Poems, undated
Box   1 Folder   31-32	Fugue, 1981
Box   1 Folder   33	Future Shriek Teleplay, undated
Box   2 Folder   1	Garden of Earthly DelightsTryptych, 1970
Box   2 Folder   2	Hillman Grant, undated
Box   2 Folder   3	Jason Dreams of Freddie: Pop-Cultural Literacy and Film Genre, undated
Box   2 Folder   4	The Lament of the H.M.S. Indecent, undated
Box   2 Folder   5	The Lamewalker Poems, 1973-1980
Box   2 Folder   6	Lamia Screenplay, Utilizing the Song "The Jezebel Spirit" by Brian Eno and David Byrne, 1981-1982
Box   2 Folder   7	Listening to the Photograph Short Story, undated
Box   2 Folder   8	London Except Three Times, undated
Box   2 Folder   9	The Lutine Bell, undated
Box   2 Folder   10	The Master Builders: Film and Architecture, undated
Box   2 Folder   11	The Master Builders: Film and Architecture, Correspondence, 1982
Box   2 Folder   12	Master of Philosophy Degree, 1972-1973
Box   2 Folder   13	Memorials, Certificates, 1946-1993
Box   2 Folder   14	Michael, undated
Box   2 Folder   15-17	Miscellaneous Journal Articles, Studies, Speeches, Writings, undated
Box   2 Folder   18	Modern Marriage, 1972-1973
Box   2 Folder   19	Moral Geographies: A Roundtrip Ticket, 1964-1978, 1979
Box   2 Folder   20	Moral Geographies: An Open Return Ticket, 1964-, 1982
Box   2 Folder   21-22	No Anchovies, 1984
Box   2 Folder   23	Pictures at an Exhibition, Film Script, undated
	Radio Show
Audio   1	CBC Anthology Shifts, 1971 Physical Description: Audio cassette
Audio   2	Madeleine, undated Physical Description: Audio cassette
Audio   3	This is Robert Fulford, undated Physical Description: Audio cassette
Box   2 Folder   24-26	The Savage Cinema: Transcendence in the Film of Terror, undated
Box   2 Folder   27	The Schlosskirche Sexton, 1983
Box   2 Folder   28	Shifts, Poems Prepared for Broadcast on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Radio Show Anthology, undated
Box   2 Folder   29-30	Stage Dramas, 1972-1992
Box   2 Folder   31	Twenty-Four Times a Second: Evolution of the Film Arts, 1895-1928, 1927-1942, undated
Box   2 Folder   32	Upon the Maydan/Infinite Pattern, Slides, undated
Box   2 Folder   33	Volume II, undated
Box   2 Folder   34	The Well at Donghu, 1985
Box   2 Folder   35	Wyham Lectures, 1985
Box   2 Folder   36	Yes and Sampler, 1969