Title: Wisconsin Arts Board: Policy Correspondence and Subject Files
Inclusive Dates: 1964-1991

Creator:

• Wisconsin Arts Board

Call Number: Series 2389; 1998/154

Quantity: 2.0 c.f. (2 record center cartons); plus additions of 1.0 c.f.

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Records documenting the Wisconsin Arts Board's policies, mandates, and directives. Includes correspondence to and from the Executive Director, departmental staff policy correspondence, agendas, minutes, and supporting materials of national arts organizations on which the Executive Director is a member or sits; speeches and testimony; various committee and conference records, including the 1990 National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) in Milwaukee; files on legislative activities; and records on National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grant awards.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ser02389

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This collection was received in multiple parts and is organized into 2 major parts. These materials have not been physically interfiled and researchers might need to consult more than one part to locate similar materials.

• Part 1 (Series 2389): Original Collection, 1964-1989
• Part 2 (1998/154): Additions, 1989-1991

Alphabetical by subject.

Acquisition Information

Accession Number: 1983/320, 1996/140, 1998/042, 1998/154

Series 2389	Part 1 (Series 2389): Original Collection, 1964-1989 Physical Description: 2.0 c.f. (2 record center cartons)
Box   1 Folder   1-2	Arts and crafts fairs, 1973-1974
Box   1 Folder   3	Arts and Wisconsin, 1967
Box   1 Folder   4	Arts in the community, 1973
Box   1 Folder   5	Artists-in-residence program (AIR), 1973
Box   1 Folder   6-8	Artists-in-schools program (AIS), 1973-1974, 1977-1979
Box   1 Folder   9	Arts Midwest, 1989
Box   1 Folder   10	Community Arts Development Program, 1977
	Correspondence
Box   1 Folder   11	Grant approval panels, 1974
Box   1 Folder   12	Miscellaneous, 1988-1989
Box   1 Folder   13	Dance residencies, 1970-1971
Box   1 Folder   14	Fellowship winners, 1976-1979
Box   1 Folder   15	Governor Dodge State Park sculpture, 1979-1980
Box   1 Folder   16	Grant distribution breakdowns by district, 1973-1974
Box   1 Folder   17-21	Governor's Award in the Arts, 1964-1972
Box   1 Folder   22	National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA), 1988-1989
	National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
Box   1 Folder   23-29	Grant applications and funding, 1968-1975
Box   2 Folder   1-15	Grant applications and funding, 1974-1989
Box   2 Folder   16	Percent for art, 1989
Box   2 Folder   17	Performing arts school program, 1969-1970
Box   2 Folder   18	Poetry-in-the-schools program, 1972-1973
Box   2 Folder   19	Prison arts program, 1976-1977
Box   2 Folder   20	Speeches, 1985-1989
Box   2 Folder   21	State arts conference, 1989
	Wisconsin Arts Council
Box   2 Folder   22	5 year grant summary, 1967-1972
Box   2 Folder   23-24	Correspondence, 1970-1973
Box   2 Folder   25	Wisconsin Concrete Park, 1976-1977
Box   2 Folder   26	Wisconsin women in the arts, 1976
1998/154	Part 2 (1998/154): Additions, 1989-1991 Physical Description: 1.0 c.f. (1 record center carton)  Scope and Content Note: Records from the Wisconsin Arts Board (WAB) documenting meetings, policies, grant awards funding, correspondence and hosting of the 1990 National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) annual meeting in Milwaukee. Much of the material is correspondence between the Board and various other agencies (notably the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the NASAA) as well as individuals. Manuals, memos, minutes and official releases are also included. Grant award files generally contain budgetary information, applications and correspondence along with memos. Lastly, the collection contains two large files regarding reauthorization of the WAB by the NEA.	⇧
	Correspondence
Box   1 Folder   1	Congressional, 1990
Box   1 Folder   2	Legislative, 1990
Box   1 Folder   3	National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA)
	Annual Meeting
	Planning Committee, 1989
Box   1 Folder   4	Newsletters, General Correspondence, 1990
	Milwaukee Conference, 1990
Box   1 Folder   5	Pre-Conference Arrangements
Box   1 Folder   6	Correspondences
Box   1 Folder   7	Thank-you Letters to NASAA Participants
Box   1 Folder   8	Contributors to NASAA
Box   1 Folder   9	Registration and Reservations
Box   1 Folder   10	Speakers, Organizations
Box   1 Folder   11	Board Members Information
Box   1 Folder   12	Budget
Box   1 Folder   13	Milwaukee Organizations
Box   1 Folder   14	Materials for Conference
Box   1 Folder   15	Midyear Leadership Conference Advocacy Day, 1990
	National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
Box   1 Folder   16	Correspondence, 1990
Box   1 Folder   17	Grant Awards (Notice of Grant), 1990
	NEA Grant Awards to Wisconsin Art Board (WAB), FY 1990
Box   1 Folder   18	Asbeg Grant
Box   1 Folder   19	Arts in Education (AIE) Grant
Box   1 Folder   20	Rural Arts Initiative
Box   1 Folder   21	Basic State Grant
Box   1 Folder   22	National Alliance for Media Art and Culture Grant
Box   1 Folder   23-24	NEA Reauthorization, 1990
Box   1 Folder   25	WAB Policy and Procedures Manual, 1989-1990
	WAB Board Meetings
Box   1 Folder   26	1990 July
Box   1 Folder   27	1990 September 11-12
Box   1 Folder   28	1990 December 12
Box   1 Folder   29	Wisconsin Alliance for Arts Education (ASBEG Agreement)