Research Catalog
Franklin Williams papers
- Title
- Franklin Williams papers, 1917-1990.
- Author
- Williams, Franklin, 1917-1990.
- Supplementary Content
- Finding aid
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box 1 | Mixed material | Request in advance | Sc MG 378 Box 1 | Offsite | |
| Box 1A | Mixed material | Request in advance | Sc MG 378 Box 1A | Offsite | |
| Box 1B | Mixed material | Request in advance | Sc MG 378 Box 1B | Offsite | |
| Box 1C | Mixed material | Request in advance | Sc MG 378 Box 1C | Offsite | |
| Box 1D | Mixed material | Request in advance | Sc MG 378 Box 1D | Offsite | |
| Box 1E | Mixed material | Request in advance | Sc MG 378 Box 1E | Offsite | |
| Box 1F | Mixed material | Request in advance | Sc MG 378 Box 1F | Offsite | |
| Box 2 | Mixed material | Request in advance | Sc MG 378 Box 2 | Offsite | |
| Box 3 | Mixed material | Request in advance | Sc MG 378 Box 3 | Offsite | |
| Box 4 | Mixed material | Request in advance | Sc MG 378 Box 4 | Offsite | |
| Box 5 | Mixed material | Request in advance | Sc MG 378 Box 5 | Offsite | |
| Box 6 | Mixed material | Request in advance | Sc MG 378 Box 6 | Offsite | |
| Box 7 | Mixed material | Request in advance | Sc MG 378 Box 7 | Offsite | |
| Box 8 | Mixed material | Request in advance | Sc MG 378 Box 8 | Offsite | |
| Box 9 | Mixed material | Request in advance | Sc MG 378 Box 9 | Offsite | |
| Box 10 | Mixed material | Request in advance | Sc MG 378 Box 10 | Offsite | |
| Box 11 | Mixed material | Request in advance | Sc MG 378 Box 11 | Offsite | |
| Box 12 | Mixed material | Request in advance | Sc MG 378 Box 12 | Offsite | |
| Box 13 | Mixed material | Request in advance | Sc MG 378 Box 13 | Offsite | |
| Box 14 | Mixed material | Request in advance | Sc MG 378 Box 14 | Offsite |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Williams, Franklin, 1917-1990.
- Description
- 28.4 lin. ft. (67 archival boxes, 7 flat boxes)
- Summary
- The collection is divided into nine chronological series reflecting Williams' career and includes Personal Papers, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, California Attorney General's Office, Peace Corps, U.S. Ambassador to UNESCO, Ambassador To Ghana, Columbia University Urban Center, Phelps Stokes Fund Years and Writings and Miscellany. Very little of the material in the collection can be considered of a private nature. There is scattered correspondence with family members and close friends, the vast majority of the collection deals with Williams' public work.
- Subjects
- Scrapbooks
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- African Americans > Societies, etc
- Broadcast journalism > United States
- Council on Foreign Relations
- Associations, institutions, etc > African American membership
- African American diplomats
- Civil rights > United States
- United States Commission on Civil Rights > New York State Advisory Committee
- Africa > Economic conditions
- African Americans > Civil rights
- United States > Foreign relations
- United States > Supreme Court
- Diplomatic and consular service, American > Ghana
- National service > United States
- Civil rights > New York (State)
- African Americans and mass media
- Westinghouse Broadcasting Company
- Photoprints
- Phelps-Stokes Fund
- Peace Corps (U.S.)
- National News Council (U.S.)
- African Americans > Politics and government
- Interviews
- Endowments > United States
- United States > Social conditions > 1960-1980
- Fairness doctrine (Broadcasting) > United States
- NAACP Task Force on Africa
- Genre/Form
- Interviews.
- Scrapbooks.
- Photoprints.
- Source (note)
- Williams, Franklin H.
- Biography (note)
- Franklin Hall Williams was an African-American civil rights lawyer, diplomat, and foundation president who worked towards fostering better relations between the black and white communities in the U.S. and between the African-American community and Africa.
- Williams held many positions, among them was the West Coast regional director for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), 1951-1956; California Assistant Attorney General, 1959-1961; Special Assistant, Peace Corps, 1961-1963; U.S. Ambassador to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, 1963-1965; U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, 1965-1968; director, Columbia University Urban Center, 1968-1970; president of Phelps-Stokes Fund, 1970-1990. Williams died in 1990.
- Processing Action (note)
- Surveyed
- Processed
- Cataloging updated
- Call Number
- Sc MG 378
- OCLC
- NYPW89-A233
- Author
- Williams, Franklin, 1917-1990.
- Title
- Franklin Williams papers, 1917-1990.
- Biography
- Franklin Hall Williams was an African-American civil rights lawyer, diplomat, and foundation president who worked towards fostering better relations between the black and white communities in the U.S. and between the African-American community and Africa.Williams held many positions, among them was the West Coast regional director for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), 1951-1956; California Assistant Attorney General, 1959-1961; Special Assistant, Peace Corps, 1961-1963; U.S. Ambassador to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, 1963-1965; U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, 1965-1968; director, Columbia University Urban Center, 1968-1970; president of Phelps-Stokes Fund, 1970-1990. Williams died in 1990.
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- Added Author
- Williams, Franklin, 1917-1990.
- Research Call Number
- Sc MG 378