Overview
| 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). |
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.
Scope & Content
Arrangement
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)
Access & Use
Finding Aids
Folder listing available.
Finding Aid: /specialcollections/finding-aids/coll033/
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