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William Appleman Williams Papers, 1877-2012

1. Correspondence. 1946, 1954-1993.

Williams's correspondence, primarily with colleagues at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Oregon State University, are held in Series 1. Of particular note is a large volume of communications with Williams's literary editor, Gerard F. McCauley, as well as an extensive series of records documenting Williams's twenty-four-year affiliation with OSU. Family correspondence is likewise included, as are materials relating to the Organization of American Historians' Committee on Access to Documents and Open Information, which Williams founded.


6 boxes

Boxes 1.001 - 1.006 (Page: 1 - 6)



1.001.
Correspondence: A - M. 1954-1993, undated. 27 folders
1.1.
Alperovitz, Gar. 1990.

File includes four poems written by Alperovitz about Williams, June 9, 1990.

1.2.
Ambrose, Stephen E. 1980.
1.3.
Berger, Henry W. 1966-1971, 1973-1974, 1976, 1981, 1983, 1988-1989.
1.4.
Bonwit, Willard. undated.
1.5.
Bowden, Chuck. 1975-1977.
1.6.
Buhle, Paul. 1990.
1.7.
Cole, Wayne. 1977.
1.8.
Crapol, Edward P. 1962-1990, 1993.

The Crapol correspondence is restricted.

1.9.
Curti, Merle. 1967, 1978, 1990.
1.10.
Gardner, Lloyd. 1961, 1964, 1966-1967, 1973, 1980, 1984-1986, undated.
1.11.
Goldberg, Harvey. 1987.
1.12.
Govan, Thomas P. 1954.

Materials refer to an article written by Govan on the history of banking, and includes a referee's report written by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.

1.13.
Gressley, Gene M. 1966.
1.14.
Groshong, James W. 1989-1990.
1.15.
Harrington, Fred Harvey. 1969, 1982, 1985, 1989-1990.

File includes Typescript: "The Impact of Fred Harvey Harrington," by Walter LaFeber. Prepared for delivery at the Organization of American Historians meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 19, 1985.

1.16.
Hatfield, Mark. 1979, 1986.
1.17.
Hocking, William Ernest. 1959, 1962.
1.18.
Horowitz, David A. 1981, 1983-1985, 1987-1988.
1.19.
Kliewer, David D. 1984-1989.
1.20.
LaFeber, Walter. 1982-1987.
1.21.
LaFeber, Walter. 1989-1990.
1.21a.
Lindgren, Jim. 1980-1989.
1.22.
Mattersdorffs, Ellie and Gus. 1976-1977, 1990.
1.23.
McCarter, John. 1981-1983, 1986-1988.
1.24.
McCormick, Tom. 1990, 1992.
1.25.
McIlvenna, Donald. 1968-1969, 1974-1975, 1982-1991, undated.
1.26.
Morray, J. P. 1975.
1.27.
Assorted Correspondence: B - M. 1955-1956, 1958-1959, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980-1981, 1988-1990, 1992, undated.

1.002.
Correspondence: Gerard F. McCauley. 1965-1977. 6 folders

Gerard F. McCauley was Williams's literary agent. The McCauley files contain letters between McCauley and Williams, as well as third party materials related to Williams's publication endeavors.

2.1.
McCauley, Gerard F. 1965-1968.
2.2.
McCauley, Gerard F. 1969-1970.
2.3.
McCauley, Gerard F. 1971-1973.
2.4.
McCauley, Gerard F. 1974-1975.
2.5.
McCauley, Gerard F. 1976.
2.6.
McCauley, Gerard F. 1977.

1.003.
Correspondence: Gerard F. McCauley. 1978-1991. 11 folders
3.1.
McCauley, Gerard F. 1978-1979.
3.2.
McCauley, Gerard F. 1980.
3.3.
McCauley, Gerard F. 1981.
3.4.
McCauley, Gerard F. 1982.
3.5.
McCauley, Gerard F. 1983.
3.6.
McCauley, Gerard F. 1984.
3.7.
McCauley, Gerard F. 1985.
3.8.
McCauley, Gerard F. 1986.
3.9.
McCauley, Gerard F. 1987.
3.10.
McCauley, Gerard F. 1988-1991.
3.11.
Typescript, Notes: untitled lecture by Gerard McCauley on his interactions with William Appleman Williams. June 10, 1990.

1.004.
Correspondence: Oregon State University. 1966-1987, 1989-1990, undated. 23 folders
4.1.
Oregon State University. 1966.
4.2.
Oregon State University. 1967.
4.3.
Oregon State University. 1968.
4.4.
Oregon State University. 1969.
4.5.
Oregon State University. 1970.
4.6.
Oregon State University. 1971.
4.7.
Oregon State University. 1972.
4.8.
Oregon State University. 1973.
4.9.
Oregon State University. 1974.
4.10.
Oregon State University. 1975.
4.11.
Oregon State University. 1976.
4.12.
Oregon State University. 1977.
4.13.
Oregon State University. 1978.
4.14.
Oregon State University. 1979.
4.15.
Oregon State University. 1980.
4.16.
Oregon State University. 1981.
4.17.
Oregon State University. 1982.
4.18.
Oregon State University. 1983.
4.19.
Oregon State University. 1984.
4.20.
Oregon State University. 1985.
4.21.
Oregon State University. 1986-1987.
4.22.
Oregon State University. 1989-1990.
4.23.
Oregon State University. undated.

1.005.
Correspondence: Organization of American Historians - Committee on Access to Documents and Open Information. 1979-1983, undated. 6 folders

The Committee on Access to Documents and Open Information was created by Williams as President-Elect of the Organization of American Historians in 1979. The Committee files, collected by William Preston, include correspondence with Preston, Athan Theoharis and Robert Griffith, among others.

5.1.
Organization of American Historians - Committee on Access to Documents and Open Information. 1979.
5.2.
Organization of American Historians - Committee on Access to Documents and Open Information. 1980.
5.3.
Organization of American Historians - Committee on Access to Documents and Open Information. 1981.
5.4.
Organization of American Historians - Committee on Access to Documents and Open Information. 1982.
5.5.
Organization of American Historians - Committee on Access to Documents and Open Information. 1983.
5.6.
Organization of American Historians - Committee on Access to Documents and Open Information. undated.

File includes Manuscript: "The Committee on Access to Documents and Open Information: Its Origins and Purposes," by William Preston.


1.006.
Correspondence: N - W. 1946, 1957-1992, undated. 21 folders
6.1.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - Corpus Christi, Texas Branch. 1946.
6.2.
Powell, Colin. 1989.
6.3.
Rediker, Marcus. 1980.
6.4.
Riesman, David. 1963.
6.5.
Robbins, William. 1978-1982, 1985-1989, 1992.
6.6.
Roosevelt, Eleanor. 1959.
6.7.
Ruston, Alan R. and Rosemary. 1970, 1973, 1980, 1982-1990.

Rosemary Ruston was Williams's sister-in-law. File also contains correspondence with Williams's father- and mother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Tomlin.

6.8.
Safford, Jeffrey J. 1968-1971, 1973-1991.
6.9.
See, Doris and Robert. 1977-1980, 1985-1989.
6.10.
Shaw, Frank. 1988.
6.11.
Sherwin, Martin. 1977-1978.
6.12.
Sklar, Martin. 1990.
6.13.
Susman, Warren and Beatrice. 1957-1961, 1963, 1967, 1981, 1970, 1987.
6.14.
Unger, Frank. 1983-1985.
6.15.
Unger, Frank. 1986-1990.
6.17.
University of Wisconsin. 1968.
6.18.
Williams, Kyenne. undated.
6.19.
Williams, Wendy. undated.
6.20.
Young, Al. 1986.
6.21.
Assorted Correspondence: P - Y. 1967, 1971, 1974, 1980-1981, 1984, 1988-1989, 1992, undated.


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