uawillgw Inventory of the George W. Williams Papers, 1950-2005. Processed by: Jessica Wood; machine-readable finding aid created by: Sherrie Bowser University Archives Duke University Durham, N.C., USA

2006 Duke University. All Rights Reserved.

Aleph Number: 003798145

 Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: October 2006Processed by Jessica Wood, October 2006; Finding Aid encoded by Sherrie Bowser, University Archives, Duke University, October 2006 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS and our local Style Guide Inventory of the George W. Williams Papers, 1950-2005. University Archives Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

2006 Duke University. All Rights Reserved.

 Descriptive Summary University Archives, Duke University Williams, George Walton, 1922-. George W. Williams Papers, 1950-2005. Material in English 4.1 Linear Feet 5,000 Items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. George Williams taught in the English Department at Duke University. His collection includes lecture materials, correspondence, department and University correspondence, memoranda, and conference memorabilia. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Patrons must sign the Acknowledgement of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.

For a period of twenty-five years from the origin of the material, permission in writing from the office of origin and the University Archivist is required for use. After twenty-five years, records that have been processed may be consulted with the permission of the University Archivist.

In off-site storage; 24 hours advance notice is required for use.

 Copyright Notice

Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

 Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], George W. Williams Papers, 1950-2005, University Archives, Duke University.

 Provenance

The George W. Williams Papers, 1950-2005 were received by the University Archives as a transfer in 1982, 1990-2002, and 2007.

Processing Information

Processed by Jessica Wood, October 2006

Encoded by Sherrie Bowser, October 2006

Updated by Sherrie Bowser, Accession UA2007-0052 added to inventory, September 2007.

Accessions were merged into one collection, described in this finding aid.

Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local Style Guide.

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

 Biographical Note

George Walton Williams was born in 1922 in Charleston, SC. He fought in France and Germany during World War II. He received his A.B. from Yale in 1947 and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Virginia in 1949 and 1957, respectively. In the meantime, he also studied the history of his parish church and published a volume on the subject in 1951, entitled St. Michael's, Charleston, 1751-1951. Williams began teaching in the English Department at Duke in 1957, with specialties in Shakespeare and Richard Crashaw. In 1966, he was voted "Outstanding Professor" by the Duke student body. He is currently (2006) Professor Emeritus in Duke's English Department.

 Collection Overview

Contains personal correspondence, Graduate School and English Department memoranda, campus committee minutes and correspondence, conference programs and organizational materials, materials relating to Duke's program in Continuing Education for College Faculty.

Removed rubber bands for preservation, discarded 7 folders of student grades and employment records.

 Subject Headings

These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.

Duke University. Dept. of English--Faculty. Duke University--Faculty. Williams, George Walton, 1922-. Related Material Department of English Records, 1926-ongoing. University Archives. Duke University. Frank C. Brown Papers, 1899-1943. University Archives. Duke University. Contents of Collection Container List 7 Boxes 1 Marshall Scholarship Committee Drama Committee Friends of the Library Correspondence with Terry Sanford Re: Shakespeare Controversy, 1982 East Campus English 123/143, 1957-1993 English 124/144, 1957-1993 Provost's Committee on Art Department Review East Art Museum, Long Range Planning Faculty Episcopalians Printing Exhibition Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1971-1989 University Business Correspondence and Memoranda MLA Shakespeare Division Papers Shakespeare Association of America Papers Nixon Library Correspondence, 1981 2 Addition: Papers, 1962-1972, 1978-1981 Summer Institute Application Form and Miscellaneous Information, 1965 College Entrance Examination Board: Committee on English Summer Institutes, 1962-1965 Correspondence, 1965-1966 Summer Institute, 1966 Summer Institute Correspondence, 1965 Summer Institute, 1972 Final Report, 1966-1967 National Defense Education Act Institute (NDEA) Budget NDEA - Measurement Research Center, 1966-1967 NDEA - Miscellaneous Advertising National Summer Institute, 1967, 1968 NDEA - Washington, 1965, 1966 NDEA - Workshops 3 South Atlantic Modern Language Association Nominations, 1970-1973 Executive Committee Memoranda and Correspondence, 1970-1973 General Correspondence, 1968 General Correspondence, 1979 Louisville Conference, 1981 1981 Course General Correspondence, 1982 Nominations, 1983 4 Duke Folger Institute, 1982 Folger Shakespeare Library, 1970-1973 East Campus Committee, 1980-1981 East Campus Committee, 1979-1980 East for Frosh: Student Essays Minutes, Memoranda, Etc. Concerning Hiring, 1985 - RESTRICTED Commencement Committee - RESTRICTED 5 Intergovernmental Council Curriculum Committee, 1966 Academic Council Correspondence, 1978-1981 University Faculty Council, Executive Committee - Personnel, 1981-1982 Building and Grounds Committee, Board of Trustees, 1980-1982 University Faculty Council of Arts and Sciences, Executive Committee, 1981-1982 University Faculty Council, Executive Committee Business, 1981-1982 Minutes of University Faculty Council Committees, 1980-1982 6 Miscellaneous Papers, undated Humanities Faculty Seminar, 1976 Lilly Seminar, 1976 Lilly Reformers, 1976-1977 [Salem Academy Visit, 1962-1963] [Academic Council, 1967-1975] [Southeastern Renaissance Conference, 1961] [Southeastern Renaissance Conference - Contributors' Correspondence, 1958-1960] [Correspondence Re: Press Variants, 1970-1972] S.A.M.L.A. Convention, 1980 S.A.M.L.A. /S.A.R. Editorial Board, 1982-1985 7 Committee on Sophomore English, 1965-1973 Freshman English Committee, 1969-70 Miscellaneous Duke Correspondence, 1994- Duke Correspondence re: Politics and University stuff, 1960-2001 Duke Correspondence re: Grounds, 1960-2005