Whiting Williams Papers, Series II 1899-1975

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Whiting Williams Papers, Series II 1899-1975

Whiting Williams (1878-1976) was an author and lecturer in Cleveland, Ohio, who was an expert on labor and management problems and served as a corporate consultant on personnel issues and public relations. The collection consists of correspondence, autobiographical essays, magazine articles he authored, newspaper clippings, some items relating to his daughter Caroline, a family genealogy, and a will. The collection is useful in detailing Williams' attitudes about unions, management philosophy, and social psychology, and reveals the personal life of Williams as well.

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Williams, Whiting, 1878-1975

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Charles Whiting Williams was born in Shelby, Ohio in 1878. He graduated from Oberlin College in 1899, undertaking graduate study in theology at the University of Berlin and Chicago Theological Seminary. In 1904, President Henry Churchill King named Williams Presidential Assistant. In 1912, Williams helped to form the Cleveland Federation of Charity and Philanthropy, serving as its executive secretary until 1918. Subsequently, he became a consultant and author in the field of labor- management re...