{"id":4317,"date":"2026-08-17T21:08:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T21:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll033\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T15:11:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T15:11:14","slug":"coll033","status":"publish","type":"finding_aid","link":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll033\/","title":{"rendered":"Harold A. Williams papers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Overview<\/h1>\n
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Title:<\/td>\nHarold A. Williams papers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Call Number:<\/td>\nColl033<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Creator:<\/td>\nWilliams, Harold A., 1916-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dates:<\/td>\n1940-1970<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Size:<\/td>\n5 boxes (6.25 linear feet)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Language:<\/td>\nEnglish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Abstract:<\/td>\nRecords 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.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Citation:<\/td>\nHarold A. Williams papers, Baltimore Sun Archives, Collection 33, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n
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Administrative\/Biographical Note<\/h1>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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Scope & Content<\/h1>\n

Arrangement<\/h2>\n\n
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Provenance Information<\/h1>\n

Provenance and Acquisition Information<\/h2>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Processing Note<\/h2>\n

Collection unprocessed.<\/p>\n

Descriptive Rules Used<\/h2>\n

Describing Archives: a Content Standard (DACS)<\/p>\n

Archives Processing Manual: Description (2015)<\/a><\/p>\n

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Access & Use<\/h1>\n

Finding Aids<\/h2>\n

Folder listing available.<\/p>\n

Finding Aid: \/specialcollections\/finding-aids\/coll033\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Access Conditions<\/h2>\n

No restrictions.<\/p>\n

Conditions Governing Reproductions and Use<\/h2>\n

Reproductions allowed for research purposes. Copyright maintained by the creator.<\/p>\n

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Subject Headings<\/h1>\n

Creators<\/h2>\n

Williams, Harold A., 1916-<\/p>\n

Baltimore Sun<\/p>\n

Subjects<\/h2>\n

Wagner, Philip M. (Philip Marshall), 1904-<\/p>\n

Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956<\/p>\n

Abbott, Berenice, 1898-1991<\/p>\n

Baltimore sun<\/p>\n

Newspaper Guild<\/p>\n

Newspaper editors — Maryland — Baltimore<\/p>\n

Baltimore (Md.) — Newspapers<\/p>\n

Williams, Harold A., 1916- — Archives<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"class_list":["post-4317","finding_aid","type-finding_aid","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid\/4317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/finding_aid"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/finding_aid"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.umbc.edu\/specialcollections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}