University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Archives Department.

University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. School of Fine Arts. Office of the Dean.

Records, 1936-1994.

UWM Archival Collection 81 

14.0 cubic ft. (18 boxes)


ABSTRACT: Miscellaneous records of the Deans of the School and records of the departments that preceded the School's creation in 1963. Consists largely of correspondence with the School's departments of Film, Theatre and Dance, Art, and Music and with visiting artists concerning curriculum, budgeting and events planning. Contains meeting minutes, affirmative action material and minority program and retention material as well as items on urban services of the school. Also includes posters and programs of art exhibitions and performances. Unrestricted material from search and screen committees concern the hiring of two of the School's deans as well as various faculty positions. Includes calendars published in the 1930s by The Wisconsin Printmakers, an organization of Wisconsin Artists which featured artworks by students and faculty of Milwaukee State Teachers College.


ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: Except for boxes 10-14, 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).

The unclassified personnel files in boxes 10-14 are restricted in accordance with University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee (UWM) Personnel File Policy S-42. Access to the records is regulated by Section III.A.2 III.A.3. A folder level inventory of these boxes is available in the case file.  

SCOPE AND CONTENT: Miscellaneous records of the Deans of the School as well as records of the departments that preceded the School's creation in 1963. Collection documents is the development of curricula, budgeting of the departments and the School at large, planning of events, performances and art exhibitions. The majority of the records are correspondence sent to or by the Dean's office and the departments of Film, Theatre and Dance, Music, and Art. The files also contain agendas, minutes, and supporting materials from departmental ad hoc and standing committees, including the Academic Appeals Committee, the Anonymous Funds Committee, the Budget Advisory Committee, departmental Executive Committees, the Master of Fine Arts Planning Committee and the Promotion and Tenure Committee.

The files on Affirmative Action (1973-1978) consist of statistics on hiring in the School of Fine Arts and statistical breakdowns of the School's enrollment and Fine Arts Degrees awarded in the United States. These files also include guidelines set by the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare.

There is a folder of items regarding the Artists-In-Residence program. This program brought artists in music, painting, sculpture, dance, theatre and poetry to UWM. While at the University, the artists would offer performances or exhibitions, engage in informal discussion sessions and teach short classes in their respective media. The files contain correspondence between the School and the artists as well as some biographies of artists.

The Correspondence files contain the letters to and from the Dean with individuals regarding funding, staffing and policy issues. There are letters to and from artists, prospective faculty and deans of other Fine Arts Schools. There is some overlap in other correspondence items found in committee, departmental and program files.

Files on the Curriculum Committee contain minutes and agendas. The committee reviewed plans for majors and minors. The committee also reviewed matters regarding course addition or deletion and name changes as well as credit amounts and plans for inter-arts majors.

Fine Arts Quartet files contain performance programs, reviews of performances and correspondences. The group, which was originally the Fine Arts Quartet of Chicago, joined the UWM faculty in 1963.

The Fine Arts Center opened in 1968 with Inaugural Week of events that included a film festival, a play, several music performances and a dance concert. These files include event planning, correspondence, programs, and three lectures on audio reels.

Several folders of Posters and Related Materials include event flyers and posters announcing performances, exhibitions and symposia.

Search and Screen files contain meeting minutes and correspondence of several Search and Screen Committees, concerning the searches for two of the School's Deans (in 1974 and 1985) and various faculty and department chair positions.

Several files are included on the University Arts Council, which was involved in the arts activities of the University of Wisconsin System. This council was involved in events planning, administering surveys and distributing a monthly newsletter to Arts programs and schools.

The Wisconsin Artists Calendars were printed in the mid to late 1930s by The Wisconsin Printmakers, an artists' organization which supported the graphic arts. The calendars feature wood and linoleum cuts by artists who were students of the Milwaukee State Teachers College, a predecessor of UWM.

ARRANGEMENT: The files are organized alphabetically by personal name, name of office, or by subject, then chronologically. Files can contain a variety of materials, including correspondence, staff memos, and reports.

ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY: From 1956 (when the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee was established) to 1962, the departments of Music and Art answered to the College of Letters & Science and the School of Education, respectively.

In December 1962, the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents approved the creation of the School of Fine Arts at the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. The School of Fine Arts administered the newly created departments of Theatre, Dance, and Film. At the same time, the departments of Music and Art transferred into the School of Fine Arts. In 1982, Theatre and Dance were merged into one department.

The Deans of the School have been:

COLLECTION CITATION: This collection should be cited as:
University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. School of Fine Arts. Records, 1936-1994. UWM Archival Collection 81. University Archives. UWM Libraries. University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee.

RELATED COLLECTIONS:

Fine Arts Quartet. Records, 1910-1989. (UWM Manuscript Collection 30)

University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. College of Letters & Science. Office of the Dean. Records, 1948-1989. (UWM Archival Collection 1)

University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. Department of Dance. Office of the Chair. Records, 1962-1989. (UWM Archival Collection 30)

University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. Office of the Vice Chancellor. Records, 1956-1985. (UWM Archival Collection 12)

University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. Photographic Services. Records, 1898-1989. (UWM Archival Collection 6)

University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. School of Education. Office of the Dean. Records, 1928-1989. (UWM Archival Collection 5)

University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee.  Buildings blueprint Collection. Records, 1903-1985. (UWM Archival Collection 50)


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

PROCESSING: Bill Jackson processed the collection at the Archives in May through June 1994. The material in box 15 was added in September 1994. Christel Maass added a box of planning documents in November 1997 (box 17).

MARC RECORD SEARCH TERMS: The following terms were used in the online bibliographic MARC record to this collection:
UWM ARCHIVAL COLLECTION 81 BOX FOLDER
Academic Appeals Committee, 1974-1977 1 1
Academic Dean's Council, 1970-1974 1 2
Academic Staff Committee, 1977 1 3
Affirmative Action, 1973-1978 1 4
All-Campus Arts Festival, 1969-1970 1 5
American National Theatre and Academy, 1963-1970 1 6
Ann Arbor Film Festival, 1967 1 7
Anonymous Funds Committee, 1970-1972 1 8
Art Exhibitions Committee, 1967 1 9
Artists-in-Residence Program, 1959-1964 1 10
Artists-in-Residence Roundtable "The Artist and the University", 1966 [Audio reel (¼ in.) 1]9
Arts and Humanities Executive Committee, 1969-1974 1 11
Arts in Society, 1975-1976 1 12
Asian Art Show, 1977-1978 1 13
Bachelor of Arts Committee, 1979-1981 1 14
Biennial Budget Advisory Committee, 1973-1975 1 15
Brochures, 1979-1991 1 16
Budget Advisory Committee, 1974-1981 1 17-18
Budget Planning Document, 1982-1983 17 1
Budget Planning Document, 1994-1995, 1994 17 2
Calendars of Fine Arts Events, 1966-1992 1 19
Carnicus Project, 1976-1977 1 20
Center for Twentieth Century Studies, 1970-1973 1 21
Children's Performing Arts, Incorporated, 1967 1 22
Community Services, 1967-1973 1 23
Community Theatre Institute, 1970-1973 1 24
Composer's Showcase, 1973-1974 1 25
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act, 1977-1978 1 26
Conferences and Workshops, 1955-1972 1 27
Contemporary Arts Festival, 1965-1966 1 28
Coordinating Council for Higher Education, 1968-1970 1 29-30
Correspondence, 1959-1963 1 31
Correspondence, 1964 1 32
Correspondence, 1965 2 1
Correspondence, 1966 2 2
Correspondence, 1967 2 3
Correspondence, 1968 2 4
Correspondence, 1969 2 5
Correspondence, 1970-1973 2 6
Corrigan, Robert: Fullbright Award, 1977 2 7
Corrigan, Robert, University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee,  Foundation Reimbursements, 1975-1984 2 8-9
Creative Writing Department, 1964-1968 2 10
Curriculum, 1963-1970 2 11
Curriculum Committee, 1962-1982 2 12-13
Decorative Arts Forum, 1964-1965 2 14
Dean's Student Advisory Committee, 1968-1972 2 15
Department of Art, Audit and Review, 1976 2 16
Department of Art, Executive Committee, 1963-1974 2 17
Department of Dance, Correspondence, 1970-1972 2 18
Department of Dance, Curriculum, 1970-1971 2 19
Department of Dance, Financial Projections, 1965-1970 2 20
Department of Dance, News Releases, 1965-1975 2 21
Department of Music, Chairperson Correspondence, 1972-1975 2 22
Department of Music, Correspondence, 1969-1970 2 23
Department of Music, Correspondence, 1971 2 24
Department of Music, Correspondence, 1972 2 25
Department of Music, Correspondence, 1973 2 26
Department of Music, Curriculum, 1970-1972 2 27
Dept of Music, Executive Committee, 1963-1970 2 28
Department of Music, Meeting Minutes, 1969-1973 2 29
Department of Theatre and Dance, Executive Committee Minutes, 1984-1988 2 30
Department of Theatre Arts, Correspondence, 1969-1971 3 2
Department of Theatre Arts, Executive Committee, 1969-1976 3 31
Department of Theatre Arts, Executive Committee Meetings, 1966-1979 3 3
Department of Theatre Arts, Position Announcements, 1971 3 4
Department of Theatre Arts, Productions, 1971-1972 3 5
Departmental Profiles, 1972-1978 3 6
Departments of Art Meeting, 1972 3 7
Door County Cultural Center Committee, 1961-1962 3 8
Economics in School of Fine Arts, 1969-1970 3 9
Education Council, 1972-1977 3 10
Engelman Hall Remodeling Committee, 1969-1973 3 11
Event Announcements and Information, 1972 3 12
Event Announcements and Information, 1973 3 13
Executive Committee of Arts and Humanities, 1963-1974 3 14
Faculty Meeting Minutes, 1963-1981 3 15-16
Faculty Meetings, Agenda and Minutes, 1969-1976 3 17
Faculty Meetings, University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee, 1971-1974 3 18
Faculty and Student Advisory Committee Minutes, 1969-1976 3 19
Film Arts Undergraduate Major, 1973-1975 3 20
Fine Arts Core Curriculum, 1971-1972 3 21
Fine Arts Education Council, 1964-1976 3 22-23
Fine Arts, Education Jurisdictional Controversy, 1963-1965 3 24
Fine Arts Events, 1962-1970 3 25
Fine Arts Galleries, 1969-1973 3 26-28
Fine Arts Quartet, Letters and Memos, 1961-1976 3 29
Fine Arts Quartet, News Releases, 1960-1971 3 30
Fine Arts Quartet Programs, 1971-1987 4 1
Fine Arts Traveling Groups, 1966-1968 4 2
Fire Insurance Inventory, 1957-1975 4 3
Gifts, 1966-1972 4 4
Gifts to Fine Arts Gallery, 1975-1979 4 5
Graduate Program Committee, 1978-1983 4 6
Graduate Program in Art, Five Year Reviews, 1972-1977 4 7
Graduate Student Special Assistance Committee, 1978-1979 4 8
Growth Projections, 1969-1970 4 9
Human Relations Code Requirements, 1974-1975 4 10
Inaugural Week of Fine Arts Center, Correspondence, 1965-1968 4 11
Inaugural Week, Critic Correspondence, 1967-1968 4 12
Inaugural Week, Dance Concert, 1967-1968 4 13
Inaugural Week, Etler Correspondence, 1967-1968 4 14
Inaugural Week, Exhibition Catalog, 1968 4 15
Inaugural Week, Films, 1968 4 16
Inaugural Week, Hovhaness Correspondence, 1966-1968 4 17
Inaugural Week, Imbrie Correspondence, 1966-1968 4 18
Inaugural Week, Invitation, 1968 4 19
Inaugural Week, Lecture by Professor William Arrowsmith: "Euripedes' The Bacchae, or God Isn't Dead but Mad), 1968 [Audio reel (¼ in.) 2]9
Inaugural Week, Lecture on the Exhibition "Hang Ups and Put Downs", 1968 [Audio reel (¼ in.) 3]9
Inaugural Week, Orchestra Concert, 1968 4 20
Inaugural Week, Play, 1967-1968 4 21
Inaugural Week, Press Releases, 1967-1968 4 22
Inaugural Week, Programs, 1965-1968 4 23
Inaugural Week, Proposal, 1965 4 24
Inaugural Week, Sculpture, 1968 4 25
Inaugural Week, Symposium on the Arts "The Arts In An Age of Violence", 1968 [Audio reel (¼ in.) 4]9
Integrated Arts and Sciences Program Proposal, 1972 4 26
Inter-Arts Camp Projections, 1971 4 27
Jewish Art Lecture, 1980 [Audio reel (¼ in.) 5]9
Juris Gotshalks Memorial Fund, 1976 4 28
Kenilworth Building, 1972-1975 4 29
Knapp Bequest Committee, 1965-1975 4 30
Lectures Committee, 1962-1976 4 31
Lincoln Center for the Arts, 1979-1980 4 32
Lincoln Center for the Arts, 1980 4 33
Literature and the Other Arts Symposium, 1974 4 34
Martha Graham Dance Company, 1970 4 35
Master of Fine Arts Planning Committee, 1976 4 36
Mayor's Council on the Arts, 1965-1967 4 37
Merce Cunningham Dance Company Performance, 1971 4 38
Meredith Monk Dance Company Performance, 1971 4 39
Metropolitan Arts Council, 1961-1965 4 40
Metropolitan Arts Program Planning Document, 1983-1984 18 1
Milwaukee Ballet Company Concert, 1971 4 41
Milwaukee County Radio and Television Council, 1956-1964 4 42
Minority Programs, 1972-1973 4 43
Minority Retention, 1968-1982 4 44
Mitchell Hall Remodling, 1974 4 45
Music Opportunities Day, 1972 4 46
National Association of Schools of Music Self-Survey Report, 1974 4 47
National Association of Schools of Music Self-Survey Report, 1974 5 1
National Conference of Fine Arts Deans, 1965 5 2
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education Report, 1973 5 3
National Invitational Crafts Symposium, 1973 5 4
Newsletter, 1987-1988 5 5
Nominating Committee, 1975-1982 5 6
New American Cinema Proposal, 1973 5 7
Opera Theatre, 1970-1971 5 8
Parents' Weekend, 1972-1974 5 9
Planning and Budget Document, 1981-1982 17 3
Planning Document, 1982-1983 17 4
Planning Document, 1983-1984 17 5
Planning Document, 1987 5 10
Planning Document, 1995-1996, 1994 17 6
Planning Document, 1997-1998 18 2-3
Posters, 1983-1990 16
Posters and Related Materials, 1962 5 11
Posters and Related Materials, 1963 5 12
Posters and Related Materials, 1964 5 13
Posters and Related Materials, 1965 5 14
Posters and Related Materials, 1966 5 15
Posters and Related Materials, 1967 5 16
Posters and Related Materials, 1968 5 17
Posters and Related Materials, 1969 5 18
Posters and Related Materials, 1970 5 19
Posters and Related Materials, 1971 5 20
Posters and Related Materials, 1986-1989 5 21
Professional Theatre Training Program Brochure, 1989 18 4
Program Committee, 1970-1975 5 22
Programming Committee, 1966-1969 5 23
Promotion and Tenure Committee, 1965-1968 5 24
Proposals, 1968-1972 5 25
Proposals for Undergraduate Teaching Improvement Grants, 1971-1972 5 26
Publications, 1966-1988 6 1
Research Facilities Subcommittee, 1981 6 2
Rules and Regulations of University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee and University of Wisconsin System, 1958-1972 6 3
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, 1971 6 4
Scholastic Appeals Committee, 1976-1981 6 5
School of Education, 1971-1974 6 6
School of Fine Arts, Creation of, 1963-1968 6 7
Search and Screen Committee, Assistant Professor of Cello Search, 1979 6 8
Search and Acreen Committee, Assistant Professor of Film, 1979 6 9
Search and Screen Committee, Assistant Professor of Theory and Composition Search, 1980 6 10
Search and Screen Committee, Associate Dean Search, 1974-1975 6 11
Search and Screen Committee, Associate Professor Job Announcement, Forms A and B, 1978 6 12
Search and Screen Committee, Dean of Fine Arts, 1973-1974 6 13-14
Search and Screen Committee, Dean of Fine Arts, 1984-1985 6 15-17
Search and Screen Committee, Director of Bands Position Search, 1978 6 18
Search and Screen Committee, Film Department Chairperson Search, 1975-1976 6 19
Search and Screen Committee, Film Junior Faculty Position, 1976-1979 6 20
Search and Screen Committee, Music Therapy Position Search, 1978 6 21
Search and Screen Committee, Professor of String Pedagogy Search, 1979 6 22
Search and Screen Committee, Technical Director Job Announcement, Form A and B, 1978 6 23
Security Committee, 1978 6 24
State Arts Festival, 1965-1966 6 25
Stowell House, 1972-1973 6 26
Student Services, 1972-1975 6 27-28
Student Strike, 1970 6 29
Symphony on Campus Week, 1972 6 30
Summer Arts Festival, 1961 15 1
Summer Arts Festival, 1962 15 2
Summer Arts Festival, 1963 15 3
Summer Arts Festival, 1964 15 4
Summer Arts Festival, 1965 15 5
Summer Arts Festival, 1966 15 6
Summer Arts Festival, 1967 15 7
Summer Arts Festival, 1968-1969 15 8
Summer Arts Festival, 1970-1971 15 9
Summer Arts Festival, 1971 6 31-32
Summer Arts Festival, 1972 6 33-34
Summer Arts Festivals, 1972-1974 6 35
Summer Evenings of Music, 1955-1971 6 36
Sunday Evenings of Music, 1968-1973 6 37-38
Task Force for Long Range Planning, 1975 7 1
Tenth Anniversary, 1973 7 2-3
Ten Years: Ten Artists, 1973 7 4
Undergraduate Committee Minutes, 1971-1973 7 5
University Arts Council: All Campus Arts Festival, 1969-1970 7 6
University Arts Council: Arts Resources Survey, 1966-1967 7 7
University Arts Council: Correspondence, 1966-1968 7 8
University Arts Council Newsletter, 1966-1968 7 9
University Arts Council Newsletter, 1968-1970           7 10
University Arts Council Newsletter, 1970-1971 7 11
University Ballet, 1974 7 12
University Ballet Concert, 1972 7 13
University Committee, 1971-1973 7 14
University Extension, 1967-1975 7 15-16
University of Wisconsin System Correspondence, 1972-1975 7 17
University of Wisconsin System Policies, 1972-1973 7 18
Urban Planning Master's Degree Proposal, 1973 7 19
Urban Services, 1971-1972 7 20
Vanderbeek Workshop, 1970 7 21
Vilas Festival of Music, 1969-1970 7 22
Vilas String Quartet, 1971-1973 7 23
Wisconsin Art Education Association, 1972 7 24
Wisconsin Artists Calendars, 1936-1938 8
Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors Exhibition, 1972 7 25
Wisconsin Press Photographers Association/Alfred Eisenstaedt Show, 1972 7 26
Workshops, 1970-1973 7 27

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