| Title: | Harold A. Williams papers |
| Call Number: | Coll033 |
| Creator: | Williams, Harold A., 1916- |
| Dates: | 1940-1970 |
| Size: | 5 boxes (6.25 linear feet) |
| Language: | English |
| Abstract: | Records from Harold A. Williams and his employment and research at the Baltimore Sun. Includes correspondence, clippings, reports, interview transcripts, memos, lectures, notes, photographs and illustrations, Baltimore Sun writings, and historical publications relating to the Baltimore Sun, Johns Hopkins University, and the Baltimore Sun Guild. |
| Citation: | Harold A. Williams papers, Baltimore Sun Archives, Collection 33, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD). |
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.
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.
Collection unprocessed.
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Folder listing available.
Finding Aid: http://library.umbc.edu/speccoll/findingaids/coll033.php
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Reproductions allowed for research purposes. Copyright maintained by the creator.
Williams, Harold A., 1916-
Baltimore Sun
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
