Papers, 1836-1947 (bulk 1904-1942).

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Papers, 1836-1947 (bulk 1904-1942).

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Chiefly correspondence but also includes diaries, reminiscences, subject files, legal and financial papers, writings and speeches, clippings, printed material, and photographs chiefly related to Williams' editorial career with the TUCSON CITIZEN and BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT. The last twenty years of his life are undocumented. Many letters criticize Woodrow Wilson and Josephus Daniels for their policies for military preparedness and foreign relations. Other topics are aviation; presidential elections of 1916, 1920, and 1924; Arizona's efforts to achieve statehood; Massachusetts politics; and peace and disarmament. A leading spokesman for the Republican Party, Williams corresponded with many public figures. Of particular note are Williams' opposition to the League of Nations and correspondence with its opponents including Henry Cabot Lodge, William Borah, Hiram Johnson, and Frank Brandegee. Warren G. Harding and Herbert Hoover are also represented. Other correspondents include: William Howard Taft, Leonard Wood, Nicholas Butler, Albert Beveridge, Calvin Coolidge, Frank Hitchcock, Charles Nagel, Theodore Roosevelt, and John Weeks. Also extensive family correspondence and material about the social life and political affairs in Greenville, S.C., where Williams' father was mayor.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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