Henry Horace William papers, 1861-1948.

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Henry Horace William papers, 1861-1948.

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Papers of Horace Williams include personal and professional correspondence; drafts of writings by Williams; and papers of the Williams estate. There are several notebooks kept by Williams during his student days at Yale and Harvard universities. Most of the correspondence is between Williams and former students, including novelist Thomas Wolfe, playwright Paul Green, U.S. Circuit Judge John H. Parker, U.S. Senator Josiah William Bailey, and historian and educator Albert Coates. The papers of the Williams estate include the correspondence of Francis Bradshaw, executor of the estate. Also included in the collection are some papers of Williams's wife, Bertha Colton Williams.

About 2000 items (5.0 linear ft.).

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Coates, Albert, 1896-1989

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Bailey, Josiah William, 1873-1946

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Parker, John Johnston, 1885-1958

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Williams, Henry Horace, 1858-1940

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Henry Horace Williams was professor of philosophy at the University of North Carolina, 1890-1940. From the description of Henry Horace William papers, 1861-1948. WorldCat record id: 23907217 Henry Horace Williams (1858-1940) was born in Gates County, N.C., and educated in the public schools of that area. He attended college at the University of North Carolina, graduating in 1883, when he was awarded the first earned advanced degree (a Master of Arts) in the coll...

Bradshaw, Francis Foster, 1893-1979

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University of North Carolina (1793-1962)

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Wolfe, Thomas, 1900-1938

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Williams, Bertha Colton.

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Green, Paul, 1894-1981

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