University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Archives Department.

University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. Dept of Geography. Office of the Chairman.

Records, 1923-1988.

UWM Archival Collection 31

1 cubic ft. (2 archives boxes, and 1 small archives box)


ABSTRACT: Records, mostly dating from the 1960s and 1970s, containing correspondence, and faculty and departmental meeting minutes concerning staffing, equipment and space needs, and curriculum development. The collection also contains minutes of the Ad Hoc Committee on Urban Geography, which studied the courses offered in Urban Geography and the department's possible cooperation with other UWM departments in their urban projects. Reports and correspondence in the graduate program files document the department's attempts to establish a masters program and a doctoral program at UWM. The collection contains some reports about the federally funded NDEA Institute for Advanced Study in Geography, which introduced field geography to teachers of geography in grades 4-12. The Institute was held on UWM's campus and directed by UWM faculty and staff. The only item predating 1955 is Louise W. Mears' 1923 pamphlet, "Around Milwaukee" : Land and Lake as a Laboratory, written while she was a geography teacher at the State Normal School in Milwaukee.

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).

ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY: The Milwaukee State Teachers College established a Department of Geography in 1945. In 1956, when UWM was established, the Department of Geography became part of the College of Letters & Science.

The Chairs of the department have been:


COLLECTION CITATION: This collection should be cited as:
University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. Dept. of Geography. Office of the Chairman. Records, 1923-1988. UWM Archival Collection 31. University Archives. Golda Meir Library. University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee.

RELATED COLLECTION:

University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. College of Letters & Science. Office of the Dean. Records, 1948-1995. (UWM Archival Collection 1)


ACQUISITION: An unknown donor transferred the collection to the Archives prior to 1989.

PROCESSING: Tammy Schindel began processing this collection at the Archives in September 1993. Roselene Springer finished the processing in November 1993.

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

UWM ARCHIVAL COLLECTION 31 BOX FOLDER
Ad Hoc Committee on Urban Geography, 1974-1975 1 1
"Around Milwaukee": Land and Lake as a Laboratory, Louise W. Mears, 1923 1 2
Correspondence, 1955-1962 1 3
Correspondence, 1963-1966 1 4
Correspondence, 1967-1968 1 5
Correspondence, 1969-1974 1 6
Departmental Committee Minutes, 1958-1961 1 7
Departmental Committee Minutes, 1962-1975 1 8
Enrollment Committee Minutes, 1978 1 9
Executive Committee Minutes, 1960-1967 1 10
Executive Committee Minutes, 1968-1970 1 11
Executive Committee Minutes, 1971 1 12
Executive Committee Minutes, 1972-1973 1 13
Executive Committee Minutes, 1974-1976 1 14
Executive Committee Minutes, 1978-1981 1 15
Executive Committee Minutes, 1984-1988 1 16
Faculty and Departmental Meetings, 1956-1957 1 17
Faculty and Departmental Meetings, 1958-1960 1 18
Faculty and Departmental Meetings, 1961-1964 1 19
Faculty and Departmental Meetings, 1965 1 20
Faculty and Departmental Meetings, 1966 1 21
Faculty and Departmental Meetings, 1967 1 22
Faculty and Departmental Meetings, 1968 2 1
Faculty and Departmental Meetings, 1969 2 2
Faculty and Departmental Meetings, 1970 2 3
Faculty and Departmental Meetings, 1971 2 4
Faculty and Departmental Meetings, 1972 2 5
Faculty and Departmental Meetings, 1973 2 6
Faculty and Departmental Meetings, 1974 2 7
Faculty and Departmental Meetings, 1975 2 8
Faculty and Departmental Meetings, 1976 2 9
Faculty and Departmental Meetings, 1977 2 10
Faculty and Departmental Meetings, 1978 2 11
Faculty and Departmental Meetings, 1979 2 12
Faculty and Departmental Meetings, 1980 2 13
Faculty and Departmental Meetings, 1981 2 14
Faculty and Departmental Meetings, 1984 2 15
Faculty and Departmental Meetings, 1985 2 16
Faculty and Departmental Meetings, 1986 2 17
Faculty and Departmental Meetings, 1987 2 18
Faculty and Departmental Meetings, 1988 2 19
Freshman Course Committee, 1960-1965 2 20
Graduate Administrative Committee, 1975-1976 2 21
Graduate Committee Minutes, 1964 2 22
Graduate Committee Minutes, 1964-1970 2 23
Graduate Committee Minutes, 1971-1972 2 24
Graduate Committee Minutes, 1973 2 25
Graduate Committee Minutes, 1974-1976 3 1
Graduate Program, 1962-1973 3 2
Graduate Student Association Meetings, 1975 3 3
NDEA Summer Institute, 1965 3 4
NDEA Summer Institute, 1967 3 5
Publications Committee, 1975-1976 3 6
Undergraduate Programs Committee, 1975 3 7

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