UW-Milwaukee Dept. of Geosciences Records
1956-2015
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Dept. of
Geosciences.
UWM Archival Collection 78; Accession 2013-012; Accession 2023-008
- 2 cubic ft. (2 boxes)
- plus additions of 2.2 cubic ft. (3 boxes)
UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr.
(Map)
Miscellaneous records of the department's chairs, largely
consisting of correspondence (1957-1976) with the dean of the College of Letters &
Science concerning funding, staffing, and curriculum development. Also contains grant
research reports; faculty meeting minutes (1963-2001); issues of the department's alumni
newsletter (1965-1970); graduate program material, which includes three five-year reviews; a
handbook for students; and annual summaries of academic activities (1973-1981). Also
included are a proposal for an Earth and Space Sciences building, material on the opening of
the Greene Geological Museum of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, several Ph.D.
proposals and material regarding summer field programs. There is some information (1978) on
a proposed University of Wisconsin System Mining and Mineral Research Institute, which was
never established. Material predating 1962, created by the dean of the College of Letters
& Science and the UW-Madison Department of Geology, concerns the formation of the
department at Milwaukee, development of the curriculum, and hiring of faculty members.
English
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