Administrative/Biographical Note
Harold A. Williams served as a Baltimore Sun reporter and editor. In 1987 he wrote
a history of the Baltimore Sun to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the paper;
he is also well known for his 1954 book, "Baltimore Afire," about the 1904 fire that
destroyed a large part of downtown Baltimore.
Provenance Information
Provenance and Acquisition Information
In 1997 Williams donated 7 boxes of archival materials from his work and research
at the Sun, which Tom Beck received and accessioned that same year.
Processing Note
Collection unprocessed.
Descriptive Rules Used
Describing Archives: a Content Standard (DACS)
Archives Processing Manual: Description (2015): The processing manual used in Special Collections for all descriptive platforms, including
PastPerfect.
Access & Use
Finding Aids
Folder listing available.
Finding Aid: http://library.umbc.edu/speccoll/findingaids/coll033.php
Access Conditions
No restrictions.
Conditions Governing Reproductions and Use
Reproductions allowed for research purposes. Copyright maintained by the creator.
Subject Headings
Creators
Williams, Harold A., 1916-
Baltimore Sun
Subjects
Wagner, Philip M. (Philip Marshall), 1904-
Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956
Abbott, Berenice, 1898-1991
Baltimore sun
Newspaper Guild
Newspaper editors -- Maryland -- Baltimore
Baltimore (Md.) -- Newspapers
Williams, Harold A., 1916- -- Archives
