Joseph R. Williams Papers, 1827-1867.

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Joseph R. Williams Papers, 1827-1867.

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The first seventeen folders of this collection contain letters of correspondence with Williams prior to his acceptance of the presidency of the Michigan Agricultural College. Many of these letters are from his father and other family members. Folders 26 through 37 contain letters of application to M.A.C during the years 1857 and 1858. The remainder of the collection includes speeches, legal documents, patent materials, and biographical and autobiographical material.

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Michigan State University Libraries, Main Library

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Michigan State University Libraries, Main Library

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Williams, Sarah Langdon.

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Williams Family

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Williams, Joseph R. President. 1827-1867.

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The first president of the Michigan Agricultural College, Joseph Rickelson Williams, was born at Tauton, Massachussetts on November 14, 1808. Soon after his birth his parents moved to New Bedford. Williams was the oldest son of Captain Richard and Rebecca (Smith) Williams and a lineal descendant on his father's side of the Puritan Governor Winslow. Richard Williams was a highly respected shipmaster and after his retirement from the sea, he held the office of Postmaster of New Bedfor...

Michigan State University

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Michigan State University was established in 1855, and by 1862, it stood as the nation’s premier land-grant university. Over the decades, the university has continued to be a model of what a land-grant university can and should do. As a university of, for and by the people, Michigan State University began a long tradition of empowering people through educational opportunity....