Health and Medical Records Collections

Subject Listing:
Health and Medical

Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions.
Records, 1967-[ongoing].
UWM Manuscript Collection 153.
The collection features materials that date from the founding of the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions (ASAHP) in 1967. It primarily consists of papers and reports from the executive level of the ASAHP, including minutes from Executive Committee meetings and Board of Directors meetings, as well as the comprehensive agenda books that were distributed at the latter. The collection also reflects the publishing activities of ASAHP as represented in the Journal of Allied Health, Allied Health Trends (later Trends), ASAHP Update, and the many reports and findings produced by the ASAHP throughout its existence. The collection also contains occasional committee reports, ASAHP photographs, and materials from the annual conference. Finding aid available in the Archives.

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.
Records, 1929-[ongoing].
UWM Manuscript Collection 139
Records of a Milwaukee-based professional medical organization. Formed in 1943 from the merger of the Society for the Study of Asthma and Allied Conditions and the American Association for the Study of Allergy, the organization was originally named the American Academy of Allergy (AAA); in 1982 the name changed to the American Academy of Allergy & Immunology (AAAI); the current name, the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) was adopted in 1995. Textual and photographic records exist in the collection from the two predecessor organizations, though the bulk of the material is from the AAA, the AAAI and the AAAAI. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Barbee, Lloyd A., 1925- .
Papers, 1933-1982.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 16 and Milwaukee Micro Collection 42

Papers of a civil rights activist, lawyer, and Wisconsin state legislator; including personal papers on his family and law practice; political campaigns records; files on organizations in which he participated such as Freedom Through Equality, Milwaukee Legal Services, the Milwaukee United School Integration Committee, and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Also contains legislative and subject files reflecting Barbee's interest in abortion, capital punishment, education, health care, and other areas; and research and legal files pertaining to the desegregation suit filed against the Milwaukee School Board by the NAACP in 1965 in which Barbee was lawyer for the plaintiffs. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Berger, David G., 1946- .

Papers, 1971-1982.

Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 96

Legislative papers of a Democrat from Milwaukee who served in the Wisconsin Assembly and Senate, 1971-1982. Alphabetically-arranged subject files contain press releases, newsletters, questionnaires, schedules, and writings as well as constituent correspondence and floor debate material on abortion, Milwaukee politics and government, probate reform, taxes, and other issues of legislative concern. Committee files document Berger's leadership of the Joint Committee for the Review of Administrative Rules, although the files are not the official committee records. Especially well documented is an investigation of the Bureau of Migrant and Rural Services by Senator Peter Bear's Legislative Oversight Subcommittee. Other notable committee files pertain to Berger's work on condominium legislation and product liability. Additional files inherited from Bear pertain to volunteerism, records from Jerome Martin pertain to the Senate Subcommittee on Small Business, and correspondence regarding the Department of Health and Human Services, and hospital closings. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Booth, Sherman M., 1812-1904.
Family papers, 1818-1908.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection BB
Papers of a 19th-century Wisconsin abolitionist agitator, politician, lecturer and publisher. Includes correspondence concerning Booth family affairs; miscellaneous school and church materials collected by Booth's daughters while living in Connecticut; Civil War soldiers' medical examination records; family diaries; and school notebooks of Lillian May Booth, one of Sherman Booth's daughters.

The majority of the collection concerns the family of Adeline P. Corss, mother of the second Mrs. Booth. The letters written during the Civil War almost completely ignore the conflict; they are instead concerned with the affairs of Booth and his family. Booth wrote only about 145 of the estimated 3,000 letters in the collection; these are mainly to his daughters and to Adeline Corss. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Brady East STD Clinic.
Records, 1972-2004.
UWM Manuscript Collection 238
Collection documents the development of the Brady East STD Clinic from its origin in 1974 as a program of the Gay Peoples Union, a prominent gay rights group in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to being a statewide leader in the battle against HIV/AIDS by the 1990s. The collection includes administrative records such as minutes, annual reports, correspondence, and newsletters, and well as general informational sources such as posters and brochures on human sexuality, sexually transmitted diseases, and HIV/AIDS prevention. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Constituent correspondence, 1959-1960.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection EL
Constituent correspondence of a Democratic State Senator from Milwaukee on a variety of topics, such as the family law code, labor, marijuana, and mental health. Finding aid available in the Archives.
Brookfield (Wis.). Board of Public Works.
Records, 1955-1957.
Waukesha Series 19
Records are primarily from 1955 and 1956 and concern matters brought before the Board including licensing, bids, and contracts. There are also records from city departments such as the City Engineer, Health Office, and the City's Attorney and from various committees including the Board of Review. The records include correspondence, minutes of board meetings, license applications, legal briefs, and other documents. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Brookfield (Wis.). Clerk.
City Clerk's records, 1955-1968.
Waukesha Series 22
General files of the city clerk include correspondence reports from city committees, commissions, and departments, petitions, liquor license applications, tax matters annexation requests, sewage district concerns, zoning, public health concerns, and other matters. Finding aid available in the Archives.

City Club of Milwaukee.
Records, 1909-1960.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection AS and Milwaukee Micro Collection 69
Records of a Milwaukee civic organization formed to study and promote better social, civic, and economic conditions. The bulk of the collection consists of background materials collected by study groups on many civic topics. The collection is subdivided by name of study group. The records for each committee typically include correspondence, reports, minutes, newsclippings, pamphlets, printed articles, notes, and charts.

Among the topics examined by the committees were: consolidation of city and county government; annexation of adjoining developed areas to Milwaukee; the establishment of the pay-as-you-go principle for financing of public improvements; World War II civil defense and post-war civic planning; opposition to repeated attempts to introduce political considerations into school administration; public health issues; advocation of Milwaukee's scientific street lighting, street naming, house numbering, and playground systems. Also contains special files on the Outdoor Life Group and the Milwaukee Civic Alliance, and the personal papers of Leo Tiefenthaler, the club's civic secretary from 1917 to 1974. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Clemens, Harold W., 1918- .
Papers, 1952-1970.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection EJ and PH Milwaukee Manuscript Collection EJ
Clemens served as a Republican State Assembly member from Waukesha County from 1956-1968, and served on a variety of committees. He resigned his seat to become State Treasurer. The papers relate exclusively to Clemens' activities as a legislator, and except for the 1963 legislative session, are fragmentary and incomplete. Most of the collection consists of both incoming and outgoing letters relating to specific bills before the Wisconsin State Assembly, including: increasing teachers' retirement benefits; merchandise trading stamps; public transportation for students in private schools; Blue Cross coverage for nursing care and dental and drug expenses; interstate transfer of mental patients; regulation of billboards; use of phosphates in detergents; protection of the Wolf River; fair housing laws; and the reading of rights to arrested suspects. Also included is the General Obligation Bond of 1970 which was signed by Clemens as State Treasurer, and photographs of Clemens signing the bond and State Assembly photographs from 1957-1958 and 1959-1960. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Conta, Dennis J., 1940- .
Papers, 1969-1976.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection EQ
Collection contains the subject files of a Democratic assemblyman representing the 25th District of North Milwaukee in the Wisconsin State legislature. Includes correspondence, notes, reference files, and reports, documenting Conta's special interests in social welfare, children, special education, mass transit, nursing homes, health insurance, the city of Milwaukee, and the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Czerwinski, Joseph C., 1944- .
Papers, 1965-1980.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 70
Legislative papers of a representative to the State Assembly from Milwaukee. Czerwinski, a Milwaukee Polish American who served from 1969-1981, led the drive for adoption of several noteworthy health care programs. The collection provides a comprehensive overview of Czerwinski's legislative career, with special emphasis on health and related issues, and includes legislative correspondence and records of committees, especially the Health and Social Services Committee and Medical Education Review Committee; conferences, and meetings; speeches; bill files; reference and subject files; and a few personal papers. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Glendale (Wis.). Clerk.
Subject files, 1957-1964.
Milwaukee Series 48
Series contains the Glendale city clerk's subject files from 1957-1964. The series includes budgets, wage study reports, plan commission meeting minutes, common council meeting minutes, board of appeals reports, and correspondence from city departments including the Health Department.

J. Martin Klotsche Center for Physical Education (Milwaukee, Wis.).
Publications, 1978-1992.
UWM Archival Collection 36
Publications of the J. Martin Klotsche Center include activity programs, guides, and handbooks. These materials describe the facilities; programs and activities; services; rules and regulations; and other general information, such as memberships and fees, and hours of operation.Finding aid available in the Archives.

Jackamonis, Edward G., 1939- .
Papers, 1970-1982.
Legislative papers of a Democrat from Waukesha, Wisconsin who served as Speaker of the Assembly from 1977 through 1982. Included are correspondence, legislative bill files, and microfilmed biographical clippings. The subject files contain a wide range of documentation on Jackamonis' involvement with most of the prominent issues of the period such as state and federal budgets, economic development of Wisconsin, taxation, and public employee labor issues, and on his political opposition to Governor Lee S. Dreyfus. There are also numerous files on his role on many standing and special committees concerned with regulation of cable television (on tape are two public hearings held on this issue), legislative oversight of executive agencies, lobbying, occupational licensing, health and social services, health care, mental health forums, as well as a variety of other issues. There is also extensive information on the improvements in internal Assembly operations for which Jackamonis was responsible and on his administration of the committee structure. Also included in the subject files are genre categories of his press releases and newsletters.

Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 87
Records of a Milwaukee social welfare organization which originally collected money and distributed it to the city's needy Jews, but expanded to include social work, job training, medical and dental services, immigrant resettlement, counseling, and care for emotionally disturbed children; including minutes, clippings, financial reports, case records, and organization histories; plus minutes (1893-1914) of the United Hebrew Charities; and annual reports, articles of organization, by-laws, and rules of order (1902-1925) of the Federated Jewish Charities of Milwaukee. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 100
Legislative papers of a conservative Republican who represented Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, in the assembly from 1966 through 1982. The collection consists of alphabetical subject files containing constituent correspondence, reference material, newsletters, and questionnaires. Topics which are well documented include abortion, aid to private schools, sex education, and Wauwatosa. There are some materials on hospitals and the Department of Health and Human Services. The collection also includes one box of distributions, conservative reprints and publications, which Klicka circulated with his personal endorsement. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Kouzmanoff, Kathy, 1945- .
Papers, 1972-2001.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 196

League of Women Voters of Greater Milwaukee (Wis.).
Records, 1920-1981.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 80
Records of a Milwaukee area civic group primarily for women, involved in studying local community and political issues, influencing political decision making, and encouraging voter participation. Included are general records such as minutes and reports of annual, executive board, and board of directors meetings, bulletins, by-laws, scattered committee records, some general correspondence, fiftieth anniversary records, a few financial records, membership records, some national and state LWV records, and scrapbooks. Local study issues illustrate societal and political concerns of the Milwaukee League, but files are incomplete. With the exception of a file on open housing dating from 1933, most local study materials date from the 1960s and 1970s, and cover such topics as the administration of justice, air pollution, city government, education, energy, environment, Equal Rights Amendment, foreign trade, housing, human rights, Lake Michigan water quality, land use, mental health, public health, reapportionment, sewerage, solid waste, transportation, voter registration and rights, and water resources.
Merkel, Kenneth J., 1926- .
Papers, 1964-1974.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 101
Papers of a conservative Republican legislator from Brookfield who served in the Wisconsin Assembly from 1965 through 1974. Included are correspondence and subject files on many issues with which Merkel was prominently involved including opposition to abortion, usurpation of local authority by state government, aid to private schools, mental health, taxation, anti-war demonstrations on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, and welfare costs. There are also extensive files pertaining to Merkel's efforts on behalf of fiscal conservatism on the Joint Committee on Finance as well as his work on the Assembly Select Committee on Inner City Problems and the Joint Committee to Visit State Properties. The collection also includes files on a number of initiatives supported by the John Birch Society of which Merkel was a member such as opposition to sex education in public schools and U.S. membership in the United Nations. There are small files of form letters, press releases, newsletters, speeches, and biographical material. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Metropolitan Milwaukee Civic Alliance.
Records, 1940-1966.
Milwaukee Micro Collection 5
Records of an association of service clubs devoted to the civic improvement of metropolitan Milwaukee; containing the constitution, by-laws, and articles of association; and minutes (1940-1966). Also includes miscellaneous materials on two projects sponsored by the Alliance: the war memorial (1944-1946) and community health and welfare survey (1947-1949). Finding aid available in the Archives.

Milwaukee County Industrial Union Council.
Records, 1938-1948.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection DU
Correspondence, financial records, and miscellaneous records of the council; documenting concerns over wage and price controls, including negotiations with the National Labor Relations Board, full employment, occupational health and safety, and military preparedness during World War II. Also contains materials on employees of Allis-Chalmers Corporation fired in 1947 for picketing, and on the Taft Hartley Act. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Milwaukee County Medical Society.
Minute book, 1846-1879.
Milwaukee Micro Collection 1
Minute book of the Milwaukee County Medical Society which includes the constitution, by-laws and list of original members of the Society.

Milwaukee County Mental Health Association.
Records, 1941-1966.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection BI
Records of the Association, formed in 1949 as the Milwaukee County Mental Health Committee. Organized by local health administrators and professionals, the committee was formed to provide a county-level organization that would work with the Wisconsin Association for Mental Health. Activities of the Association encompass an annual Mental Health Week, lectures and panel discussions, preparation of educational materials, and assistance of state and county mental health facilities. Includes office subject files (1941-1966), and the personal papers of Mrs. Lulu Wendel, former association secretary (1944-1966). Finding aid available in the Archives.

Milwaukee Metropolitan Study Commission.
Records, 1957-1963.
Wisconsin Series 1720
Records of a commission established in 1957 to study problems of providing metropolitan services in Milwaukee County. Series 1 contains the subject files of the full commission and its committees, including Executive, Intergovernment Cooperation with Fire and Health Departments, Land Use and Zoning, Metropolitan Functions, Police Protection, Refuse and Garbage Disposal, Research Coordinating and Revenue Sources and Distribution. The files contain correspondence, clippings, memoranda, news releases, newsletters, and study materials which relate to the commission's appropriations and budget. Series 2 contains reports of the commission and its committees, including an oversize atlas of land use and zoning in the Milwaukee area. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Milwaukee (Wis.). Mayor.
Records of the Emil Seidel administration, 1910-1912.
UWM Manuscript Collection 79

Contains miscellaneous records of Seidel's term as mayor of Milwaukee. Includes correspondence and reports on the origin and development of the Child Welfare Association of Milwaukee; efforts to create a municipal or "People's" university in the city; plans for modernizing the harbor; and the controversy over Seidel's appointment of a Health Commissioner. Also contains some preliminary plans for the University of Wisconsin's Institute of Municipal and Social Service; a personal memo from Judge Noyes stating his opposition to the building of a life-saving station on the lakefront; and some of Seidel's speeches on labor, the breaking of trusts, police corruption, and his acceptance speech as the Socialist Party's 1912 vice-presidential candidate. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Milwaukee (Wis.). Mayor.
Records of the Henry W. Maier Administration, 1960-1988.
Milwaukee Series 44 and Milwaukee Tape 1235A
Collection includes the official records of the Maier administration, including audio tapes, correspondence, memorabilia, memoranda, reports, and speeches. Most of the records were created by Maier's office staff, especially Richard J. Budelman, Bradley Carr, Bert Mulroy, and Robert J. Welch. A few records, mostly from city offices, dating 1959-1960, can also be found in the collection.

Milwaukee (Wis. : Town). Board of Health.
Records, 1905-1955.
Milwaukee Series 6
Minutes of the Board (1905-1955); monthly reports of the health officer and health nurse (1932-1951); and correspondence relating to health concerns, (1930-1951). Minutes include orders to abate nuisances, and rules and regulations adopted by the board. After the mid-1930s, the board became more active and developed a preventative health program. After September 1943, the monthly reports of the health officer include his correspondence and details of his investigations of school and public health programs, hospitalization of contagious patients, and sewage and sanitation problems.

Milwaukee (Wis. : Town). Board of Supervisors.
Ordinances, 1910-1955.
Milwaukee Series 24
Includes ordinances passed regulating highway travel, public health, commercial enterprises, street grades, building construction, and other matters.

Milwaukee (Wis. : Town). Clerk.
General file, 1920-1955.
Milwaukee Series 9
Correspondence, reports, petitions, and other papers created by or filed with the clerk relating to annexation, elections, schools, finances, and public services. Of special interest are files on the Special Committee Reports and Studies (1931-1951); and the Citizen's Governmental Research Bureau Town of Milwaukee Study (1954). Clerk's correspondence with the town attorney and other town, county, and state agencies and officials, neighborhood advancement associations, and with a variety of individuals. Correspondence with the town attorney is of special importance because the town relied heavily on his assistance with planning and zoning, enforcement of health codes, annexation, public improvements, and suburban growth.

Oconomowoc (Wis.). Board of Health.
Minutes, 1918-1960.
Waukesha Series 26
Record of the proceedings of the Board which is responsible for public health programs and which supervises the work of city sanitarians and public health courses. Collection includes records relating to the inspection of restaurants and other food-handling establishments, public health nuisances, milk inspection, control of infectious diseases, and school and public health nursing programs.

Otte, Carl, b. 1923.
Papers, 1970-1986.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 124

Polish Medical and Dental Association of America.
Program, 1940.
Milwaukee Small Collection 132
Program from the joint national convention in Milwaukee of the Polish Medical and Dental Association of America, the Polish American National Bar Association, and the National Federation of Polish Art Clubs; containing historical sketches, brief articles about Milwaukee and local Polish professionals and artists, and photographs.

Reuss, Henry S.
Papers, 1839-1982.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 112
Papers of a Democratic congressman who represented Wisconsin's Fifth Congressional District in the House of Representatives from 1955 through his retirement in 1982. The papers document Reuss' political career and contain the files of his field office in Milwaukee and congressional office in Washington. Most of the papers were created by Reuss and his administrative assistants during the years 1955 through 1982, and consist of constituent communications, correspondence, legislative issue files, memoranda, press releases, project files, reports, research materials, speeches, and studies. The collection also contains a small quantity of audiovisual material, including sound recordings, films, and videotapes of speeches, interviews, and announcements made by Reuss.

Ross, Will, 1888-1951.
Papers, 1914-1980.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 111 and Milwaukee Micro Collection 55
Fragmentary papers of a Milwaukee, Wisconsin businessman, civic leader, and tuberculosis health care activist. Includes biographical information and microfilmed clippings; correspondence; portraits and other photographs; articles and versions of his autobiography, concerning his determined recovery from tuberculosis; and subject files concerning his involvement in state and national tuberculosis associations, and the interest of his widow in the Will Ross Medal and other memorials to her husband. Portions of this collection are available only on microfilm.

Records, 1960-1980.
UWM Manuscript Collection 23

Tagliavia, Salvatore, d. 1966.
History, [ca. 1945]
Milwaukee Small Collection 72

United Community Services of Greater Milwaukee.
Records, 1903-1969.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection BG
There are restrictions on access to the collection; consult an archivist for details. Records of a Milwaukee-area community organization, mainly covering 1930-1961. The records consist of correspondence; minutes of meetings of the corporation and its various committees; studies concerning agencies and problems; annual reports; presidential speeches; materials concerning the various member agencies and their relation to the central agency; and various printed materials. The files document the organization's efforts to establish needed full-time judges for juvenile cases; health, recreation, veteran, and welfare services; a major 1949-1950 survey of social services; and professional training for social workers.

University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. Dept. of Health Sciences.
Records, 1973-1988.
UWM Archival Collection 61
Miscellaneous records of the Dept. of Health Sciences mainly consisting of executive committee and faculty meeting minutes documenting staffing, course and program developments, enrollment, budget, committee reports, and other announcements and matters of concern. The collection also contains planning documents, correspondence, a proposal, and faculty meeting minutes documenting the development of a bachelor of science degree in allied health. Finding aid available in the Archives.

University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. Dept. of Human Kinetics.
Records, 1981-1991.
UWM Archival Collection 53
Miscellaneous records consisting of executive and faculty minutes and a planning document. These records document staffing, budget, reports of committee activities, program developments and future goals of the department, and other announcements and issues of concern. Finding aid available in the Archives.

University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. Dept. of Physical Education, Recreation and Health Education. Office of the Chairperson.
Records, 1956-1980.
UWM Archival Collection 21
Miscellaneous records of the Dept. of Physical Education, Recreation and Health Education (PERHE) and its predecessor from 1956 to 1980. Most of the records date from the 1970s and appear to have been created or compiled by the department's chairperson. Included within the collection are records created by chairmen Herman Kluge and Ward K. Gates. One file contains correspondence of the department's chairperson documenting the changes in staffing, space needs, and the curriculum.

University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. Divisional Executive Committee Office.
Records, 1969-1993.
UWM Archival Collection 141
Records of the UWM Divisional Executive Committee Office, documenting the functions and activities of each of the four divisions within this office, which include the Division of Arts and Humanities, the Division of Natural Sciences, the Division of Professions, and the Division of Social Sciences. These committees function in advisory capacities to the dean of a college or a school on matters of faculty promotion and tenure. Included in the records are meeting minutes, incoming and outgoing memos, membership lists, election results, and criteria for promotion and tenure for each of the Divisions. There are a few records relating to the membership of the UWM Library, the Division of Urban Outreach, and the Health Sciences into the Division of Professions. Finding aid available in the Archives.

University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. Medical Record Administration Program.
Records, 1974-1988.
UWM Archival Collection 54
Miscellaneous records mainly consisting of meeting minutes documenting course and curriculum developments, admission policies, workshops, committee activities, space planning, budget, reports of student and faculty recruitment, and other department activities and matters of concern. The collection also contains a proposal for a bachelor of science degree in medical record administration. Finding aid available in the Archives.

University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. Medical Technology Program. Office of the Director.
Records, 1958-1988.
UWM Archival Collection 55
Records of the Medical Technology Program, the bulk of which consist of various meeting files and materials documenting the development of a master of science degree in medical technology. Many of the records were created or compiled by Edward A. Birge who served as chairman and director of the program. The earliest records document the development of the Medical Technology Program. The collection also documents course and curriculum developments, hospital affiliations and clinical training, enrollment, budget, staffing, space planning, and other matters of concern. The files regarding the establishment of a master of science degree in medical technology include proposals, a consultant's report, and correspondence. Finding aid available in the Archives.

University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. Occupational Therapy Program. Office of the Director.
Records, 1972-1988.
UWM Archival Collection 60
Records of the Occupational Therapy Program created or compiled by the director largely consisting of correspondence, faculty meeting minutes, accreditation and other program materials, including handbooks, news releases, and files regarding recruitment. The collection documents course and program developments, including a proposal for a bachelor of science degree in occupational therapy and an application for program accreditation; affiliations with health care facilities and field work placement; staffing and space needs; faculty and other department activities. Finding aid available in the Archives.

University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. Office of the Vice Chancellor.
Records, 1956-1985.
UWM Archival Collection 12
The collection consists of the Vice Provost's (1956-1965) and Vice Chancellor's (1965-1985) files. There are only a few records from the tenure of George A. Parkinson (1956-1958) and Charles Vevier (1963-1965) as Vice Provost. The number of records generated began increasing after Vevier became Vice Chancellor in 1965, but most of the records were created in the 1970s by Vice Chancellor William L. Walters. Only a few records postdate 1979. The majority of the collection documents the Vice Chancellor's administration of UWM's centers, colleges, and schools. The records usually concern accreditation, general policy issues, funding, new courses, organizational structure, plans for expansion, staffing, and other administrative affairs. The offices best documented in the collection include: the Center for Great Lakes Studies; College of Engineering and Applied Science; College of Letters & Science; Golda Meir Library; Graduate School; Instructional Media Laboratory; Office of Institutional Studies; School of Allied Health Professions; School of Architecture and Urban Planning; School of Business Administration; School of Education; School of Fine Arts; School of Library and Information Science; School of Nursing; and the School of Social Welfare. The records also contain numerous files concerning affirmative action for minorities and women on the UWM campus; the development of academic computing; the Caudill, Rowlett, and Scott master plan for UWM; and student protests during the Vietnam War. Finding aid available in the Archives.

University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. Peace Corps Training Center.
Records, 1960-1970.
UWM Archival Collection 66

Records of the Center's director and directors of the various projects. The Center was a federally designated educational institution for Peace Corps training programs. Particular projects, conducted between 1962 and 1967, were open to students of the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee as well as other universities for academic credit, fellowships and assistantships. The collection contains records of the following projects: Brazil 6 (1963); Brazil 12 (1964); Brazil Rural Community Action (1964); Columbia and Panama (1963); Ecuador 6 (1963); Ghana (1967); India 4 (1963); India 5A (1963); India 8 (1964); Kenya I (1964); Malawi (1967); Peru (1962-1963); Peru 12 (1963-1964). The federal government assigned numbers to projects to distinguish between grants issued to universities participating in the Peace Corps.

Project records typically contain a bibliography of materials for trainees; bulletins of general information for trainees; correspondence from various project and training directors to university staff and volunteers regarding training, functions and progress of programs; instructions for trainees; news releases; project reports; training program rosters; program syllabi and schedules of events; and information on volunteer support, graduation, medical concerns, technical training, and travel.

The Brazil general files include six reel-to-reel tapes of instructional material and interviews of Peace Corps volunteers and staff. Also included are general files relating to the projects and Peace Corps activities in other countries, general correspondence files dating from 1960 to 1968 and statements of Peace Corps policy. Material predating 1963 regards the establishment of the first training projects at UWM. Contains press releases, an evaluation study, reports, staff conferences, Service organization documents, copies of the Service Journal, a publication prepared by staff and trainees at UWM for individual programs and a proclamation from Milwaukee Mayor Henry W. Maier. Also contains restricted files on students (UWM and non-UWM) who served in the Peace Corps. Finding aid available in the Archives.

University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. School of Allied Health Professions. Office of the Dean.
Records, 1971-1988.
UWM Archival Collection 49
Records created or collected by the Dean of the School of Allied Health Professions containing brochures and bulletins; correspondence; faculty meeting minutes; various committee files, including miscellaneous search and screen committee records; and teaching evaluation summaries. The records largely document course and curriculum developments, including the development of a bachelor of science in allied health; staffing, budget, and space needs; and committee activities. Information about the departments within the School can also be found in the collection, particularly in the correspondence, minutes, and curriculum files. The collection also contains unclassified personnel records which are restricted. Finding aid available in the Archives.

University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. School of Nursing. Office of the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Program.
Records, 1969-1992.
UWM Archival Collection 168
Records of UWM's School of Nursing Associate Dean of Undergraduate Program mostly consisting of undergraduate curriculum committee minutes, as well as records documenting the creation of a series of instructional nursing videos. The collection also includes correspondence and minutes of the Nursing Students' Association and its predecessor the Student Nurse Organization, as well as similar materials for Alpha Tau Delta, the national fraternity for professional nursing. Finding aid available in the Archives.

University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. School of Nursing. Office of the Dean.
Records, 1955-1989.
UWM Archival Collection 4
The records document the administrations of Deans Francis H. Cunningham (Director of the Division of Nursing, 1965-1966 and Dean of the School of Nursing, 1966-1967), Inez G. Hinsvark (1967-1975), Mary E. Conway (1976-1980), Louise C. Smith (Acting, 1975-1976), and Norma M. Lang (1980-1992). Most of the records date from 1968-1979; the small number of records predating 1967 are from the Milwaukee School of Nursing, which was a division of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing. The records document the funding, accreditation, and development of the School of Nursing, the Instructional Media Program, the Nurse Utilization Project, and the School's Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects. There are numerous files on Milwaukee-area clinics, hospitals, nursing homes, and Planned Parenthood because the School conducted classes and placed interns in the organizations. The records document the meetings between officials of the organizations and the School, the information presented at the classes, and the use of School interns. Also well documented is the development of courses taught within the School, although much of the information on individual courses is scattered throughout the collection. Finding aid available in the Archives.

University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. Student Affairs. Office of the Assistant Chancellor.
Records, 1935-1996.
UWM Archival Collection 58
Records of the Assistant Chancellor's office, and its predecessors, the Dean of Student Affairs and Assistant Chancellor for Student Services and Special Programs. Most of the records date from 1970-1984. The majority of the collection consists of the files concerning the operations of ad hoc and standing committees, departments and programs within Student Affairs, including Admissions and Records, the Experimental Program in Higher Education, Financial Aid, High School and College Relations, Housing, International Scholars, Learning Skills, Placement and Career Development, Registration and Records, and Student Health. The files contain copies of correspondence, reports, and background materials either created by the assistant chancellor or sent to him from other offices documenting funding, staffing, and program development. The collection contains numerous records concerning the recruitment, retention, and quality of African American student life at UWM, including files on the Advisory Committee on Minority/Disadvantaged Student Life, the Experimental Program in Higher Education, and the Upward Bound Program. A variety of files concerning student housing at UWM document the development of on- and off-campus housing services, residence regulation, and costs of services. Also contains restricted faculty and unclassified staff personnel files.

University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. Urban Research Center.
Records, 1973-1995.
UWM Archival Collection 129
Publications and miscellaneous records of the Urban Research Center (URC) from 1973 to 1995. The research publications document health, economy, violence, ecology, development and other urban issues most often using Milwaukee as the area of study. The collection also contains papers delivered at URC sponsored conferences, including "The Crisis of Authority: Citizen Boards and the Governance of Public and Private Agencies" (1980), "Lethal Aspects of Urban Violence" (1977), "Milwaukee's Economy: Federal Programs, Local Resources and Community Action" (1977), and "Public Agency Accountability in an Urban Society" (1977). There is some correspondence dealing with the events leading up to the Center's formation and organization, and progress reports and newsletter publications which further document the Center's development. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Waukesha County (Wis.). Board of Supervisors.
Department annual reports, 1980-1984.
Waukesha Series 33
Annual reports of the county departments submitted to the Board of Supervisors, including the clerk of courts, health department, park and planning commission, University Extension, highway and transportation commission, library system, social services department, and others.

Wendel, Lulu, 1906- .
Papers, 1945-1978.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 125
Papers of a leading member of voluntary mental health organizations in Wisconsin and California whose efforts to aid institutionalized mental patients were spurred by her own recovery from mental illness. Included are organizational papers such as correspondence, minutes, memoranda, membership lists, reports, publicity materials, financial records, notes, and clippings pertaining to her involvement with the Contra Costa County Mental Health Association, the Milwaukee County Society for Mental Health, the National Academy of Religion and Mental Health, the Women's Court and Civic Conference (Milwaukee), and other organizations. Files of speeches and writings concern her personal experiences as a mental patient. There is also information on her interest in the Human Growth Institute during the l960s. Finding aid available in the Archives.

West Allis (Wis.). Clerk.
Subject files, 1902-1983.
Milwaukee Series 4
Correspondence, banks reports, bids, contracts, petitions, ordinances, and claims relating to such city business as elections, appointments, taxes, finance, public works, parks, schools, sanitation, and traffic. Files for 1926-1927 and M-Z of 1932-1933 are missing. Records are arranged by file number. Finding aid available in the Archives.

West Allis (Wis.). Police Dept.
Daily communications log, 1915-1963.
Milwaukee Series 12
Daily logs, arranged chronologically, of telephone calls and other communications from citizens and police officers with a summary record of the police response. The logs record primarily non-criminal incidents including family quarrels, lost children, traffic accidents, health emergencies, and other situations involving police officers. Finding aid available in the Archives.

West Bend (Wis.).
Municipal code, 1942.
Washington Series 9
Series contains the ordinances for the city of West Bend, Wisconsin. These ordinances govern boundaries; elected officials; appointed officials; boards and commitees; police department; fire department; traffic regulations; weights and measures; licenses and permits; streets, alleys and sidewalks; waterworks; sewers; parks and airports, zoning; building, electric wiring; plumbing and drain-laying; general municipal affairs; public health; sanitation and milk supply; offenses against public policy, safety, morals and peace; meetings, proceedings and rules of common council; and construction and election of ordinances.

Wisconsin Council for Mentally Retarded Children.
Records, 1949-1980.
UWM Manuscript Collection 22
Records, largely consisting of correspondence, documenting the group's attempts to change the established procedures for commitment of an individual to a mental health facility, and to reduce the financial responsibility placed on the parents of institutionalized children.

Wisconsin. County Court (Sheboygan County).
Sanity proceedings, 1898-1953.
Sheboygan Series 16
This collection is currently closed because the records are confidential materials. Bound volumes containing the petition for judicial inquiry; order appointing medical examiners; report of medical examiners; personal and family history; physical and mental examination results; and the adjudication of insanity and order for commitment. The series is arranged in three ways. The first method of arrangement, dating from 1898-1927, is by order of petition. The second method of arrangement, dating from 1932-1953, is by a sequential case file number which began in 1932. The third method of arrangement, dating 1951-1953, is by a case file number which began at the start of each volume.

Wisconsin Nurses Association. District 4 and 5 (Milwaukee).
Records, 1906-1964.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection ES
Records of the District, the Wisconsin Nurses Club and Directory, and some records of the Milwaukee District of the Wisconsin League of Nursing Education. Records include correspondence with hospitals, the state board of health and the Internal Revenue Service concerning programs, civic affairs, legislation, and general problems facing the nursing profession such as unemployment or shortages of trained personnel. Also includes materials on attempts at professional self-regulation, establishment of standard fees, improved working conditions, and reduction in hours of duty. Especially well documented are efforts to recruit and train nurses in World War II. Also contains minutes of the regular monthly meetings and the board of directors, and a few files from committees. Finding aid available in the Archives.

Women's Coalition, Inc. (Milwaukee, Wis.).
Records, 1972-1987.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 177

Women's Trade Union League of Milwaukee.
Records, 1948-1956.
Milwaukee Manuscript Collection 26
Records of the Milwaukee chapter of an organization formed to support trade unionism and to promote equality of women within the unions; including correspondence, minutes, financial and membership records; and bulletins, newsletters, and similar materials from other labor and social organizations. The records document efforts to obtain a medical health plan, securing equal rights in industry and government, and supporting local unions on strike. Finding aid available in the Archives.