George W. Williams papers, 1950-2005

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Summary

Creator:
Williams, George Walton, 1922-
Abstract:
George Williams taught in the English Department at Duke University. His collection includes lecture materials, correspondence, department and University correspondence, memoranda, and conference memorabilia.
Extent:
4.1 Linear Feet
5,000 Items
Language:
Material in English
Collection ID:
UA.29.02.0107
University Archives Record Group:
29 -- Papers of Faculty, Staff, and Associates
29 -- Papers of Faculty, Staff, and Associates > 02 -- Individuals

Background

Scope and content:

Contains personal correspondence, Graduate School and English Department memoranda, campus committee minutes and correspondence, conference programs and organizational materials, materials relating to Duke's program in Continuing Education for College Faculty.

Removed rubber bands for preservation, discarded 7 folders of student grades and employment records.

Biographical / historical:

George Walton Williams was born in 1922 in Charleston, SC. He fought in France and Germany during World War II. He received his A.B. from Yale in 1947 and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Virginia in 1949 and 1957, respectively. In the meantime, he also studied the history of his parish church and published a volume on the subject in 1951, entitled St. Michael's, Charleston, 1751-1951. Williams began teaching in the English Department at Duke in 1957, with specialties in Shakespeare and Richard Crashaw. In 1966, he was voted "Outstanding Professor" by the Duke student body. He is currently (2006) Professor Emeritus in Duke's English Department.

Acquisition information:
The George W. Williams Papers, 1950-2005 were received by the University Archives as a transfer in 1982, 1990-2002, and 2007.
Processing information:

Processed by Jessica Wood, October 2006

Encoded by Sherrie Bowser, October 2006

Updated by Sherrie Bowser, Accession UA2007-0052 added to inventory, September 2007.

Accessions were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.

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Names:
Duke University. Department of English -- Faculty
Duke University -- Faculty
Williams, George Walton, 1922-

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[Identification of item], George W. Williams Papers, 1950-2005, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.