Subseries:
Event Files, 1998-2003Alternate Format
Records from this subseries may be available in both paper and electronic formats.
There is not a 1-to-1 correspondence between electronic and paper folder headings,
and each format may contain different types of documentation as described in the
scope and content note. As such, researchers should be sure to consult both paper
and electronic files where applicable to obtain the full picture of these events.
Files relating to the public and private events at which Chancellor Zimpher spoke
or otherwise presided. These files usually contain a brief summary of the events in
question, the speeches given by the Chancellor at the event, and copies of any
presentation made. Most of these files pertain to routine events, such as the annual
faculty/staff awards ceremony, presentations to the Faculty Senate and the UW Board
of Regents, background information on Zimpher's WUWM appearances, and the Winter and
Spring commencement addresses. Zimpher also spoke on a regular basis to local
organizations, such as the YWCA, Milwaukee Rotary, United Way, and the Greater
Milwaukee Committee; most of these presentations served to promote the activities of
UWM, in particular its implementation of the Milwaukee Idea.
In addition to routine events, Zimpher also spoke at or prepared background
information for a number of one-time or irregularly-occurring events of potential
interest to researchers, including:
- Prominent speakers at UWM , including Maya Angelou,
Toni Morrison, President George W. Bush, Nina Totenberg, Jules Feiffer, and
Governors Scott McCallum and Jim Doyle.
- Special events on or near campus , such as UWM Night
at Miller Park, the unveiling of the new UWM logo, the UWM Hall of Fame Induction,
the 25th Anniversary celebration of the Golda Meir Library, and the Grand Opening
of the LGBT Resource Center.
- Responses to local, national, and international events and
relationships , including the events of September 11, 2001,
interinstitutional agreements with universities in Germany and Japan, and State of
Israel Bonds.
Many of the event files have both a paper and electronic version. The paper
versions of the files often include margin notes written by Zimpher or other staff
and thus may more accurately reflect the content of the speech or presentation
actually delivered. The electronic files may include documents not easily reproduced
in paper form, such as associated spreadsheets and charts, PowerPoint presentations,
or audio-visual materials related to the event in question.
: Files in this series are arranged chronologically by date of event. Because of the
volume of files in this subseries, individual folders have not been described below;
box descriptions indicate the range of dates of the events included in that box.
Text files containing folder-level listings of the files in this subseries are
available in the electronic case file for the Office of the Chancellor; the revised
paths for each electronic folder are retained to allow researchers to browse by year
as well as by folder title.
Additionally, a file-level spreadsheet for the electronic files in this subseries
is available in the Archives, including information on document titles, authors or
creators, descriptions, file formats, and dates last created or modified (as
applicable). More technical information on the files is also available in the
Archives; consult an Archivist for more information.
