University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Archives Department.

WUWM (Radio station : Milwaukee, Wis.)

Records, 1951-1989.

UWM Archival Collection 2

9.2 cubic ft. (13 boxes)



ABSTRACT: Records of the WUWM public radio station and the Mass Communication Department of UWM. Includes correspondence and subject files of WUWM (1963-1983) concerning the programming, financing and technical needs of the station, and records of the Mass Communication Department (1951-1976) documenting its relationship to the radio station as well as the curricular and publication activities of the department. Audio tape recordings of the College Talk, Grass Roots, East Side Issues, and miscellaneous programs run on the station (1964-1974) document opinions and political campaigns of public officials, including Lloyd Barbee, John Doyne, Warren Knowles, Gaylord Nelson, Henry Reuss, and Clement Zablocki. Also includes a recording of Robert Kennedy speaking at a political rally for Patrick Lucey at UWM's Baker Field House on September 17, 1966. A number of recordings concern conditions and policies at Wisconsin prisons.  

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. However, 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).


SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE: Collection contains records created by the Mass Communication Department and public radio station WUWM of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The collection is organized into six series:

Series 1.  Dept. of Mass Communication 
Series 2.  WUWM Textual Files 
Series 3.  WUWM College Talk Program 
Series 4.  WUWM Grass Roots Program 
Series 5.  WUWM Miscellaneous Programs 

Series 6.  WUWM East Side Issues 

The records of the Dept. of Mass Communication (Series 1) contain correspondence of the department chairperson (1951-1976) documenting the creation of the department, its goals, and activities such as the curriculum, staffing and policy needs. Also includes minutes of the executive committee (1970-1979) and faculty meeting minutes (1970-1974).

The WUWM Textual Files (Series 2) document station programming and, to a lesser extent, the staffing and technical needs of the station. The correspondence of the director (1963-1983) provides details on the operations and activities of the station including equipment purchases, staffing needs, policy decisions and employee relations. For example, some 1969 letters to the Dean of the College of Letters and Science concern controversies after profane language had been used on the air. The station director's memos also document the policies and the needs of the station for 1978 and 1979. One folder contains information on African American programs on the station, and a series of folders documents the station's financial and programming connections to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

The WUWM Audio Tapes of the College Talk Program, Grass Roots Program, Miscellaneous Programs, and East Side Issues (Series 3-6) include the reel-to-reel audio tapes of the station. The tapes were recorded at varying speeds and are organized by sequential numbers. Most of the tapes are from the Grass Roots Program which covered local Milwaukee politics between 1964 and 1966. The host interviewed public officials, including Lloyd Barbee, John Doyne, Warren Knowles, Gaylord Nelson, Henry Reuss, and Clement Zablocki. Tape 117 is a recording of Robert F. Kennedy speaking at a political rally for Patrick Lucey at UWM's Baker Field House on September 17, 1966. A number of recordings concern conditions and policies at Wisconsin prisons. A College Talk Program tape includes interviews with African American families concerning the housing situation in Milwaukee in 1969.  


ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY NOTE: The Journalism Department originated in 1951 as a minor within the English Department of the Wisconsin State College, Milwaukee. By 1954, it was a separate department headed by Professor Harold N. Ahlgren. In 1963, the department began the WUWM public radio station to provide students with laboratory experience. The Journalism Department changed its name in 1970 to the Mass Communication Department. In 1975, the Mass Communication Department hired professionals to staff the full time positions at WUWM.

The emphasis of the Mass Communication Department throughout its existence was to provide students with the education for careers in mass communication while offering opportunities for students to work in privately and publicly owned radio stations and newspapers. The Mass Communication Department maintained close ties with WUWM and students still continue to work part time for the station. The department maintains two faculty members on the advisory board of the station.
 


COLLECTION CITATION: This collection should be cited as:

WUWM (Radio station : Milwaukee, Wis.) Records, 1951-1983. UWM Archival Collection 2. University Archives. UWM Libraries. University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee.


RELATED COLLECTIONS:

University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. College of Letters & Science. Office of the Dean. (UWM Archival Collection 1)

ACQUISITION: Professor Ruane Hill transferred 10 cubic feet on 26 May 1976. Another unknown donor transferred 1 cubic feet on 15 August 1976 and 5 cubic feet of WUWM logs on 17 November 1976. William Moritz transferred the audio tapes on 1 October 1980. The East Side Issues tapes were added in November 1995.


PROCESSING: Timothy Spindler processed the collection between March and May 1992 at the University Archives. Mark A. Vargas processed series six in November 1995.


MARC RECORD SEARCH TERMS: The following terms were used in the online bibliographic MARC record to this collection:


UWM ARCHIVAL COLLECTION 2
Series 1. Dept of Mass Communication.

BOX

FOLDER

Correspondence, 1950-1969

1

1

Correspondence, 1970-1972

1

2

Correspondence, 1973-1976

1

3

Course and Curriculum Committee, 1975-1976

1

4

Curriculum Correspondence, 1974-1977

1

5

Executive Committee, 1956, 1970-1979

1

6

Faculty Meetings, 1970-1974

1

7

Joint Conference Committee, 1956-1962

1

8

Mass Comm Scanner, 1982-1984

1

9

Mass Communication Forums, 1989-1991

1

10

Masters Program, 1963-1975

1

11

Policies and Actions, 1951-1975

1

12

Publications, 1965, 1970, undated

1

13

Schwandner Scholarship, 1961-1963

1

14

Urban Journalism Workshop, 1971

1

15

Workshops and Conferences, 1964-1970

1

16


UWM ARCHIVAL COLLECTION 2
Series 2. WUWM General Files.

BOX

FOLDER

Ad Hoc Review Committee, 1974-1975

1

17

Advisory Board, 1973-1977

1

18

African American Programming, 1977-1978

1

19

Antenna and Licensing, 1969-1974

1

20

Audience and Self-Study Reports, 1978

1

21

Awards, 1965-1966

1

22

Blind Programming, 1975-1978

1

23

Capitol Ideas Programs, 1973

1

24-26

Capitol Ideas Programs, 1974

1

27

Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Annual Financial Report, 1975-1978

1

28

Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Community Service Project and Information Survey, 1975-1976

1

29

Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Facilities Survey, 1977

1

30

Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Incentive Grant Fiscal Report, 1975-1976

1

31

Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Occupancy Value Revisions, 1976-1977

1

32

Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Radio Content Survey, 1974

1

33

Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Survey, 1970-1973

1

34

Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Survey, 1974-1978

1

35

Director's Correspondence, 1963-1970

1

36

Director's Correspondence, 1971-1975

1

37

Director's Correspondence, 1976-1980

1

38

Director's Correspondence, 1981-1983

1

39

Director's Memos, 1978-1979

2

1

Division of Urban Outreach, 1973-1975

2

2

Emergency Broadcast System, 1972

2

3

Equal Employment Opportunity Program, 1972-1973

2

4

Executive Board Meetings, 1973-1974

2

5

FCC Annual Employment Report, 1975-1980

2

6

Fifth Anniversary, 1969

2

7

Friends of WUWM, 1975-1979

2

8

Friends of WUWM, Steering Committee, 1975-1978

2

9

General Office Correspondence, 1970-1979

2

10

Grants, 1972-1976

2

11

History, 1965-1971

2

12

Insight Series, undated

2

13

Jazz Programming, 1974-1982

2

14

Latino Training Program, 1975

2

15

Legal Problems, 1974

2

16

Listener's Surveys, 1975-1976

2

17

National Association of Educational Broadcasters, 1970-1972

2

18

National Educational Radio Minimum Criteria Committee, 1971-1972

2

19

Native American Trainee Position, 1977

2

20

News Bulletins, 1975-1978

3

1

Options in Education, 1976-1978

3

2

Pledgefest, 1979

3

3

Policy Statements on Students, Programming, and Personnel, 1974, undated

3

4

Program Guides, 1965-1970

3

5

Program Guides, 1971-1978

3

6

Rapport Afro-America Controversy, 1977

3

7

Recruitment, 1974-1977

3

8

Sounds of Yesterday, 1975-1979

3

9

Spanish Programming, 1979-1982

3

10

Spanish Speaking Community, 1975-1980

3

11

Staff Meetings, 1963-1974

3

12

Staff Meetings, 1976-1977

3

13

Tenth Anniversary, 1974

4

1

Wingspread Conference for Education and Broadcasters, 1972

4

2

Wisconsin Broadcasters Association, 1964-1971

4

3

Wisconsin Broadcasters Association, 1972-1978

4

4

Wisconsin Public Journal, 1975-1976

4

5

Wisconsin Women Artists Program, 1978

4

6

Women in the Humanities, 1976

4

7

You are on Indian Land Series, 1978

4

8


UWM ARCHIVAL COLLECTION 2
Series 3. College Talk Program.

BOX

TAPE

Afro-American Studies, with Willie Box and Liedan Landuyt, November 15, 1969

5

1

Beer on Campuses, with Richard C. Langer and Andrew Schmeibing, January 10, 1970

5

2

Birth Control, with Mike Kurth, Manoon Inbanputr, Elayne Mattson, and Linda Schmelling, February 14, 1970

5

3

Drugs: Their Use and Abuse, with Gary Davies and Cameron Smith, January 3, 1967

5

4-5

Generation Gap, with Cynthia Lauber and Barry Mano, December 20, 1969

5

6

Governmental Reform, Mayor Wallace E. Burkee, F. James Mitchell and Dennis Conti, November 15, 1969

5

7

Hippie Look, April 4, 1970

5

8

Invasion of Privacy, with Doren Van Konigsveld, Walter Christofferson and Carthage Students, February 7, 1970

5

9

Lowering the Voting Age: Pros and Cons, with Phillip Simpson as Moderator, Barton, Might, Ulbricht, March 6, 1970

5

10

Military Draft, with Guy Sturino and Ray Bohm, December 6, 1969

5

11

Minority vs. Majority, Part 3, undated

5

13

Minority vs. Majority, with Isom Flann as Moderator, George Thomas, Pat Tilley, November 29, 1969

5

12

Peaceful or Militant, November 1, 1969

5

14

Pollution, with LaFollette, Dory, Alfred Krampert, Barry Jones, January 17, 1970

5

15-16

Right to Dissent, with Todd Munson, Kathy Shulz and Carthage College, January 31, 1970

5

17

Sexual Revolution, with Geoffrey Fox, Monica Tutka, Colleen Stone, Burner, Perry Michalos and John Frederick, February 21, 1970

5

18

Student Voice in Campus Affair, with Allen Dearborn, Jim Smith, Marc Colby, November 8, 1969

5

19

Troops from Vietnam, October, 25, 1969

5

20

U.N.: How it Can Be Made More Effective, with Dr. Roger Hambury, Ann Schulz and John Gothfredsen, February 27, 1970

5

21

War Moratoriums, with Tom Knight, Bill Smith and Mike Lofton, December 13, 1969

5

22


UWM ARCHIVAL COLLECTION 2.
Series 4. Grass Roots Program.

BOX

TAPE

Alcoholism Special, September 26, 1965

5

23-28

Aetherius Society, with Dr. George King, President, Summer 1967

5

29

African American Family Interviews, April 30, 1964

5

30

Anatomy of a Delinquent, with Coffey, Tilton, Kegel, Paakratz, February 16, 1966

5

31-33

Assembly District 1 Race, with Mark Lipscomb and Herb Schollmeyer, October 6, 1966

5

34-35

Assembly District 2 Race, with Joseph E. Jones, October 4, 1966

5

36-37

Assembly District 3, with Joseph F. Bellante, August 25, 1966

5

38

Assembly District 5, with Finch, Christopher, Schaus, Secala, August 9, 1967

5

39

Assembly District 6, with Lloyd Barbee, August 11, 1966

5

40

Assembly District 9, with Mertz, Jackson, Larson and Montag, August 23, 1966

6

41

Assembly District 10 Race, with Kessler, Fred, October 20, 1967

6

42-43

Assembly District 11, with Tobiaz and Means, September 29, 1966

6

44-45

Assembly District 12 Race, with Pinowarczyk, 1966

6

46

Assembly District 13 Race, with Elmer Kurtz, 1966

6

47-48

Assembly District 14, with Koniecki and Zablocki, 1966

6

49

Assembly District 15, with McCann and Van Hyle, September 22, 1966

6

50-51

Assembly District 16, with Pabst, Burt, etc., 1966

6

52-53

Assembly District 17 Race, with John McCormick, October 13, 1966

6

54-55

Assembly District 18, with Held, Stude, August 9, 1966

6

56

Assembly District 19, with Carlson, Ward, Dobbs and Hanna, August 23, 1966

6

57

Assembly District 20 Race, with George Klicka, September 7, 1966

6

58

Assembly District 21, with James R. Cooper and Charlotte Snyder, August 18, 1966

6

59

Assembly District 22, with Robert T. Huber, October 18, 1966

6

60-61

Assembly District 23 Race, with James C. Devitt and Thomas Grap, August 30, 1966

6

62

Assembly District 24 Race, with William P. Atkinson, 1966

6

63

Assembly District 25, with William S. Weiner, October 11, 1966

6

64-65

Attorney General Race, with Louis Ceici, 1966

6

66-67

Baldwin and O'Donnell - Milwaukee County Welfare: Its Services, Its Budget and You, May 18, 1965

6

68-69

Carley, Dave - Press Conference, January 30, 1966

6

70

Carley, Dave - Press Conference, undated

6

71

Children's Court, with Judge Howard Brown, April 19, 1966

6

72

Children's Court, with Judge Howard Brown, April 19, 1966

7

73

Children's Court Race, with Brown, Bouman, Tilton, etc., Spring 1967

7

74-75

Circuit Court Clerk Race, with E. Curtis Rogers, October 25, 1966

7

76

Congressional District 4 Race, with James Laessie 1966

7

77

Congressional District 5, with Reuss and Pechtel, September 6, 1966

7

78

Congressional District 9 Race, with Jim Buckley, 1966

7

79

County Purchasing Department, with Lydia Stetz, November 30, 1965

7

80

Court Branch 10 Race, with Koch and Fiorenza, Spring 1967

7

81-82

Criminal Court, with Judge Herbet J. Steffes, April 19, 1966

7

83-84

Currier, Ruth, June 28, 1965

7

85

Davies, Glenn R., December 7, 1965

7

86

Democratic State Convention, 1966

7

87-88

Democratic Fund Raising, undated

7

89

District Attorney Mary Doyle, May 10, 1966

7

90-91

District Attorney Race, with Darryl Nevers, November 3, 1966

7

92-93

District Judge Race, with Ceici, October, 5, 1965

7

94

Doyle, John; Heff and Wickus, undated

7

95

Drexler, Judge vs. Attorney Schnapp, March 5, 1966

7

96-97

Election Special, Carley Interview, January 30, 1966

7

98

Election Special, Democrats, with Bronson LaFollette, undated

7

99

Election Special, undated

7

100

Election Special, Housing, March 1965

7

101

Election Wrap Up, with Dick Steinburg and Tom Nelson, 1966

7

102-103

Fairchild, Thomas E., Justice, Role of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, February 11, 1966

7

104-105

Fish, Odie Press Conference, Warren Knowles Speaks, undated

7

106

Fish, Odie, Press Conference, undated

7

107

Ford, Republican Fund Raising, undated

7

108

Halloway, Harry vs. Judge Holz, March 28, 1966

8

109-110

Heines, W. Arlene, undated

8

111

Higbee, Selma Interviews, May 1965

8

112

Highlights of the Democratic Convention Held in Milwaukee, May 22, 1966

8

113

Highway Safety, with Wildschut, Duffey and Teicht, June 14, 1965

8

114

Jackson, Patrick Lucey Interview, undated

8

115

Jefferson/Jackson Day Dinner, Democrats, Press Club Debate, May 22, 1966

8

116

Kennedy, Robert Speech, Baker Field House, September 17, 1966

8

117

Knowles Press Conference, June 1965

8

118

Knowles Press Conference, undated

8

119-120

Knowles: Budget Message, January 26, 1967

8

121

LaFollette, Bronson; Huber and Carley, Introduction to Zafarski; Patrick Lucey, undated

8

122

Lieutenant Governor Race, with Martin J. Schreiber and Jerome Grant, September 11, 1966

8

123

Lieutenant Governor Race, with John Olson, undated

8

124

Lucy, Patrick and Robert Kennedy Dinner, August 15, 1965

8

125-126

McCanley, Lewis L., Warden of Taycheeda Correctional Institution, June 1966

8

127

McCarthy, Eugene, Keynote Address at UWM, January 19, 1967

8

128

Metropolitan Sewerage Commission, November 9, 1965

8

129

Milwaukee Bar Association, with Reuster, James and Hankin, Spring 1966

8

130-131

Milwaukee Clerk of Courts, with McCormick and Jury Commissioner Dostal, May 17, 1966

8

132-133

Milwaukee Commission on Community Relations, undated

8

134

Milwaukee County and Circuit Courts, Judge Landry, March 14, 1966

8

135

Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors, with Grecco and Grobschmidt, April 25, 1965

8

136-137

Milwaukee County Civil Defense, with Jeske, Grobschmidt, Grecco, May 4, 1964

8

138

Milwaukee County Civil Service, with Anthony P. Ramand, undated

8

139-140

Milwaukee County Clerk, with Clement F. Mihalski, October 12, 1965

8

141

Milwaukee County Clerk Race, with Lloyd LeRay, Jr., October 25, 1966

8

142-143

Milwaukee County Corporation Council, with John Devitt and Mike Barron, September 20, 1965

8

144

Milwaukee County Election Committee, with Eunice Neimi, January 3, 1966

9

145-146

Milwaukee County Executive, with John Doyne, Webber, Gill, April 20, 1965

9

147

Milwaukee County Executive, with John Doyne and Financial Committee Chairman Pohl, County Budget, October 19, 1965

9

148-149

Milwaukee County Executive John Doyne, State of the County Address, May 31, 1965

9

150-151

Milwaukee County Family Court, with Leander Foley and Robert Hanson, May 2, 1966

9

152-153

Milwaukee County Institutions and Departments, with Guenther, Mundy and O'Donnel, August 24, 1965 and August 26, 1965

9

154

Milwaukee County Legislative Committee, with Gerard Paradowski and Richard Nowakowski, undated

9

155-156

Milwaukee County Medical Services, Institutions and You, with Dr. Harold E. Cook and James Doyne, May 25, 1965

9

157

Milwaukee County Mental Health Services, with Dr. H. Landes and Mary Holand, June 1, 1965

9

158

Milwaukee County Parks, Extra Material, May 7, 1965

9

159

Milwaukee County Parks, Recreation and You, May 7, 1965

9

160

Milwaukee County Probate Court, with Mudrock and Sullivan, March 8, 1966

9

161-162

Milwaukee County Register of Deeds, October 26, 1965

9

163

Milwaukee County Sherriff Candidates, September 8, 1966

9

164

Milwaukee County Sherriff, with Michael Wolke, June 14, 1966

9

165-166

Milwaukee County Superintendent of Schools, with Michael Keyes and Helen Olsen, June 22, 1965

9

167

Milwaukee County Treasurer Barczak and County Auditor Boos, October 5, 1965

9

168

Milwaukee Federal Courts, 1966

9

169-170

Milwaukee School Board, March 1965

9

171

Milwaukee Traffic Court Race, with Krueger vs. Ziperski, February 21, 1966

9

172-173

Misdemeanor Court, with Christ Seraphim, April 25, 1966

9

174

Moser, Tilton, etc., January 27, 1966

9

176

Nelson, Gaylord, June 19, 1965

9

178

Nelson, Gaylord at Labor Dinner, June 19, 1965

9

179

Nelson, Gaylord, January 1966

10

181-182

Office of Management and Budget Analysis, September 28, 1965

10

183

Okarskin Speech, Republican Convention, undated

10

184

Political Parties in Wisconsin, Local Party Chairs, undated

10

185-186

Press Conference #2, undated

10

187

Prison Wrap Up, with Warden Burke, June 1966

10

188-189

Probation - Federal, State and County, with Kegel, May 14, 1966

10

190-191

Register of Deeds Race, September 8, 1966

10

192

Republican Convention, 1966

10

193

Republican Convention, undated

10

194-195

Republican Mock Vote, undated

10

196

Reuss, Henry, January 1966

10

197

Scott, Leule, Speech and Question and Answer, Minority Housing, Spring 1965

10

198

Sorensen, undated

10

199-200

State Supreme Court Race, with Halloway, Harry, Spring 1967

10

201

State Treasurer Race, with Richard J. Zaborski, 1966

10

202

Taycheedah, Wisconsin's Home for Women, with Superintendent McCauley, June 1966

10

203-204

Taylor, Maxwell, October 14, 1965

10

205-206

Wallenberg, Rothwell Interview, March 1965

10

207

Waupun State Prison, undated

10

208

Waupun State Prison, June 1966

10

209-212

Wisconsin Senate District 3, with Wayne Styza, October 27, 1966

10

213-214

Wisconsin Senate District 5 Race, with Wilfred Schuele, November 1, 1966

10

215-216

Wisconsin Senate District 7, with Leland S. McParland and Dean Mall, September 27, 1966

10

217

Wisconsin Senate District 9 Race, with Daehn, Sussman, Little, 1966

10

218

Wisconsin Senate District 11 Race, with Wayne Whitton, 1966

11

219

Your Role in a Political Party in Wisconsin, April 8, 1965

11

220

Zablocki, Clement, Democratic Fund Raising, undated

11

221

Zablocki, Clement, December 27, 1965

11

222-223


UWM ARCHIVAL COLLECTION 2
Series 5. Miscellaneous Programs.

BOX

TAPE

Concert of Storage and Retrieval, January 10, 1975

12

224

Health Spas Interview, with Breast Cancer Self Exam, November 1974

12

225

Park Presentations, undated

12

226

Fromkin, "Third Party," undated

12

227


UWM ARCHIVAL COLLECTION 2
Series 6. East Side Issues.

BOX

TAPE

Side 1: Jan. 13, 1977; Side 2: Jan. 20, 1977

13

228

Side 1: Jan. 27, 1977; Side 2: Feb. 3, 1977

13

229

Side 1: Feb. 10, 1977; Side 2: Feb. 24, 1977

13

230

Side 1: Mar. 3, 1977; Side 2: Mar. 10, 1977

13

231

Side 1: Mar. 17, 1977; Side 2: Mar. 24, 1977

13

232

Side 1: Mar. 3, 1977; Side 2: Apr. 7, 1977

13

233

Side 1: Apr. 14, 1977; Side 2: Apr. 21, 1977

13

234

Side 1: Apr. 28, 1977; Side 2: May 19, 1977

13

235

Side 1: May 26, 1977; Side 2: June 2, 1977

13

236

Side 1: June 9, 1977; Side 2: June 16, 1977

13

237

Side 1: June 23, 1977; Side 2: June 30, 1977

13

238

Side 1: July 7, 1977; Side 2: July 14, 1977

13

239

Side 1: July 21, 1977; Side 2: July 28, 1977

13

240

Side 1: Aug. 4, 1977; Side 2: Oct. 6, 1977

13

241

Side 1 and 2: Aug. 11, 1977

13

242

Side 1 and 2: Aug. 18, 1977

13

243

Side 1 and 2: Aug. 25, 1977

13

244

Side 1: Sept. 1, 1977; Side 2: Shorewood' Assessment, Feb. 2, 1978

13

245

Side 1: West of the River House and Home Improvement, Sept. 15, 1977; Side 2: Century Hall, Sept. 22, 1977

13

246

Side 1: Sept. 29, 1977; Side 2: Oct. 4, 1977

13

247

Side 1: Oct. 20, 1977; Side 2: Oct. 13, 1977

13

248

Side 1: Oct. 27, 1977; Side 2: Nov. 2, 1977