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Senator John J. Williams scrapbooks

11 oversize boxes (9.5 linear feet)

(1880 – 2011)

bulk 1946-1987

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier 2013.066
Creator(s) Williams, John J.
Acquisition

The Senator John J. Williams papers were donated to the Nabb Research Center by Louise Smith, October 2013.
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by Leslie M. Van Veen, October 2013.
Related Materials None
Separated Materials

Library materials have been cataloged and housed in the non-circulating collection of the Nabb Research Center.
Abstract

The Senator John J. Williams papers document his distinguished service as a United States Senator and his family history from Sussex County, Delaware1880-2011. Documenting materials include five scrapbooks that were compiled by Williams’ niece and former Salisbury City Council President Louise Smith document the extensive Williams family including the Senator’s parents and ten siblings through photographs, correspondence, and news clippings. In addition to the scrapbooks, national publications and audio-visual materials also contribute to the Senator’s political career and community involvement.

Biographical History

A United States Senator from Sussex County, Delaware, John J. Williams (1904-1988), was Delaware’s first four-term senator. He was born near Frankford, ninth of eleven children to Albert and Annie Williams. He moved to Millsboro in 1922 to work with his brother in the grain business, and in 1924 married Elsie Steele; they had one child, a daughter, Blanche. Senator Williams began his foray into politics when he was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate, where he would serve for the next 24 years. The Senator resigned his position on December 31, 1970. In the years following his career in the Senate, Senator Williams continued to serve his public through varying organizations and commissions. He died in January 1988. 

Arrangement Statement

The materials are arranged in the order by which they were compiled by former Salisbury City Council President Louise Smith. The scrapbooks are indexed by the person’s name and magazine publications by title and date. All other publications are noted by title and author.

 

 

Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Williams Family
  • Personal Names
    • Williams, John J. (1904-1988)
  • Location Terms
    • Millsboro (De.)
    • Sussex County (De.)

Inventory List

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Box 1

Scrapbook 1: Family Profile Part 1, 1880-2012

1.      Senator Williams’ Family History

2.      Albert Frank and Annie Elizabeth Williams

3.      Uncle Willie Hudson

4.      Aunt Lucy Hudson Daisey

5.      Uncle Charlie Williams

6.      Uncle Jimmy Williams

7.      Aunt Matilda Williams

 

Box 2

Scrapbook 2: Family Profile Part 2, 1923-2011

1.      Sara Ellen (Ella) Williams Evans

2.      Ida Smith Williams Barnett

3.      Mary Eva Williams Daisey

4.      Elbert Franklin Williams

5.      Harry Ezekiel Williams

 

Box 3

Scrapbook 3: Family Profile Part 3, 1926-2005

1.      Annie Katie Williams Esham

2.      Roxie May Williams Rickards

3.      Olive Miller Williams Rose

4.      John James Williams

 

Box 4

Scrapbook 4: Family Profile and Distinguished Career Part 4, 1979-2006

1.      Senator John James Williams

 

Box 5

Scrapbook 5: Family Profile Part 5, 1922-2002

1.      Blanche Avery Williams Smith

2.      Preston Lee Williams

 

Box 6-7: Magazine Supplements, 1951-1966

1.      Delaware Today, April-May 1966

2.      A Guide to the Papers of Senator John J. Williams of Delaware, undated

3.      Tim Magazine, 1952 October 13

4.      U.S. News & World Report, 1952 May 9

5.      Pathfinder News Magazine, 1952 February 6

6.      The American Magazine, February 1952

7.      Time Magazine, 1952 February 25

8.      U.S. News & World Report, 1951 December 7

9.      Time Magazine, 1951 November 5

 

Box 8: Magazine Supplements, 1951-1964

1.      Fortune, June 1964

2.      Life, 1951 November 19

3.      Look Magazine, 1951 December 18

4.      Saturday Evening Post, 1952 March 1

5.      Saturday Evening Post, 1952 August 16

6.      New York Times Magazine, 1964 February 9

7.      The Capitol Symbol of Freedom: a pictorial story of the Capitol, undated

 

Box 9: Magazine Supplements, 1951-1952

1.      Look, 1951 December 18

2.      Saturday Evening Post, 1952 March 1

3.      The Capitol, Symbol of Freedom: a pictorial story of the Capitol, undated

 

Box 10: Magazine Supplements, 1952-1988

1.      U.S.A: the Magazine of American Affairs, 1952 September

2.      Coronet, 1957 January

3.      Reader’s Digest, 1952 February

4.      Reader’s Digest, 1964 September

5.      Reader’s Digest, 1965 September

6.      Reader’s Digest, 1988 September

 

Box 11: Cookbook

1.      The Congressional Club Fourth Edition Cook Book, 1958 December 6

 

Box 12: Manuscript

1.      The Ezekiel Connection of Andrew Williams’ Lineage, Blanche Williams Outten

 

Box 13: Audio-Visual Materials

1.      VHS Tape, Interview, Senator John J. Williams, November 1987

2.      VHS Tape, Dedication Ceremony Senator John & Elsie Williams Conference Center, 1990 September 28

 

Library Materials

1.      The Ezekiel Connection of Andrew Williams’ Lineage, Blanche Williams Outten, 1990

2.      Honest John Williams: U.S. Senator from Delaware, Carol E. Hoffecker, 2000

                         

 

 

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