Also included are proposals for formation of bachelor's degrees. Files pre-dating the department's creation in 1975 consist mainly of proposal and planning items and programs from the Milwaukee Film Circle, a society which held screenings at the UWM Union and had university faculty as its organizers. 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. 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.
The Department of Film officially began as an academic department of the School of Fine Arts in the fall of 1975. Dept. of Film. Office of the Chairman. UWM Archival Collection 86. School of Fine Arts.