Guide to the Association of UW Faculties Eau Claire Chapter Records,​ 1922-​1986

Overview of the Collection

Repository:
Special Collections & Archives
McIntyre Library
University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire
P.O. Box 4004
105 Garfield Ave.
Eau Claire, WI 54702 – 4004
(715) 836-2739
https://library.uwec.edu/archives/

Reference Code: USGZE AS 25

Accession Numbers: 84-180, 85-1, 85-144, 87-18, 88-127

Collection Number: Archives Series 25

Creators: Association of University of Wisconsin Faculties. Eau Claire (Wis.) Chapter

Title: Association of University of Wisconsin Faculties Eau Claire (Wis.) Chapter Records

Dates: 1922-1986, bulk 1964-1978

Quantity: 2 linear feet (2 records cartons)

Location of Collection: D3/3d-3e

Languages: Collection materials are in English

Summary: This series comprises records of a labor union for faculty and academic staff at the University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire. Records include governing documents, newsletters, meeting minutes, membership lists, questionnaires, and subject files for both the local chapter and the state organization.

Biographical / Historical Note

The Association of University of Wisconsin Faculties (TAUWF) exists to promote the general educational welfare of University of Wisconsin System universities and to promote the economic welfare of their faculty. The organization was founded in the 1920s as the Association of Wisconsin Normal School Teachers. In the 1950s, as the Wisconsin normal schools evolved into teachers’ colleges granting baccalaureate degrees in education and the liberal arts, its name changed to the Association of Wisconsin State College Faculties (AWSCF). In 1964, after the Wisconsin State Colleges developed graduate programs, the name changed again to the Association of Wisconsin State University Faculties (AWSUF). The 1972 merger of the Wisconsin State Universities and the University of Wisconsin under the University of Wisconsin System resulted in one more name change to The Association of University of Wisconsin Faculties.

TAUWF represents faculty and academic staff members employed by all of the University of Wisconsin System campuses except Madison. While the faculty and academic staff at these institutions are not unionized, TAUWF has been affiliated with the Wisconsin Federation of Teachers, as well as the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Throughout its existence, TAUWF has addressed faculty and academic staff labor issues, such as collective bargaining, tenure and promotion procedures, and salaries and benefits.

The Eau Claire chapter records date back to 1963, although the chapter appears not to have had a formal constitution until 1966. The local chapter addressed faculty concerns about tenure and promotion, faculty and academic staff salaries, and representation in university and UW System governance.

Content Description

The TAUWF records are divided into two subseries: Subseries 1 contains the records of the Eau Claire chapter, while Subseries 2 holds records of the state organization, presumably collected by, and in some cases produced by Eau Claire chapter members.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information: Transferred to the University Archives prior to March 2006.

Access Restrictions: Collection is open to the public

Use Restrictions: Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. Copyright not owned by the University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire.

Preferred Citation: Association of University of Wisconsin Faculties Eau Claire (Wis.) Chapter Records, 1922-1986. AS 25. Special Collections & Archives. McIntyre Library. University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire. Eau Claire, WI.

Processing Note: Processed by John Byczynski and Colleen McFarland in March 2008

Arrangement: By subseries, and thereunder alphabetical and chronological.

Subjects

Corporate Names:
Association of University of Wisconsin Faculties. Eau Claire (Wis.) Chapter -- Archives
Association of Wisconsin State University Faculties. Eau Claire (Wis.) Chapter -- Archives
Association of Wisconsin State College Faculties. Eau Claire (Wis.) Chapter -- Archives
Association of Wisconsin Normal School Teachers
Association of University of Wisconsin Faculties
Association of Wisconsin State University Faculties
Association of Wisconsin State College Faculties
University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire -- Faculty

Subject Terms:
College teachers’ unions – Wisconsin – Eau Claire
College teachers – Wisconsin – Eau Claire
College teachers – Promotion – Wisconsin
College teachers – Salaries, etc. – Wisconsin
College teachers – Tenure – Wisconsin

Detailed List of Contents

Subseries 1: Association of University of Wisconsin Faculties Eau Claire Chapter Records

Dates: 1963-1986

Extent: 0.5 linear feet (14 folders)

Includes governing documents, newsletters, meeting minutes, membership lists, and questionnaires capturing University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire opinions on tenure, reappointment procedures, orientation, and TAUWF.

Subseries 2: Association of University of Wisconsin Faculties Records Dates: 1922-1986

Extent: 1.5 linear feet (36 folders)

These records place the materials found in Subseries 1 in the statewide context of faculty labor issues. They include subject files on faculty grievances and appeals, collective bargaining, and salaries, as well as meeting minutes, presidents’ and treasurers’ reports, correspondence from the presidents and long-time executive secretary and University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire faculty member Edward Muzik, and newsletters and brochures.