Willarena Lamar Williams papers
Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00465
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of photographs, biographical material, correspondence pertaining to Williams' tenure as principal of Augustus R. Johnson Health Science and Engineering High School, a scrapbook covering Williams' life from elementary school through high school, a college journal (i.e. reflective essays on various topics), and drafts of speeches.
Dates of Materials
- 1941-2001
- Majority of material found within 1941-2001
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open with caveat: collection has not been fully processed and therefore may be somewhat difficult to use. College journal/scrapbook is closed due to fragility, has been photocopied for research purposes.
Box #2 is CLOSED due to visible mold.
Box #2 is CLOSED due to visible mold.
Conditions Governing Use
Willarena Williams and the Sophia Smith Collection both own copyright to the unpublished works created by her in this collection. Copyright to materials authored by others may be owned by those individuals or their heirs or assigns. Permission must be obtained to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use." It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.
Biographical / Historical
Willarena Lamar was born in 1932, attended Haines Normal and Industrial Institute beginning at age 4, and graduated as valedictorian in 1948. She earned an A. B. from Talladega College in 1952 and a M.S. in Biology from Case Western Reserve University in 1954. She married Tracy Evans Williams in 1956 and the couple had seven children; all four daughters attended Smith College (Serena Williams, 1981; Nita W. Walker, 1984; Mayme W. Nwaneri 1985; and Dollie W. Banks, 1987). Williams was a life-long resident of Augusta, Georgia and taught science at several area schools. From 1988 to 1992 she was principal of the Augustus R. Johnson Health Sciences and Engineering High School. She served on the board of the Augusta-Richmond County Museum and was a member of the Red Cross Auxiliary.
Extent
2 boxes (.75 linear feet)
Overview
Teacher, science; Principal. The papers consist of photographs, biographical material, correspondence pertaining to Williams' tenure as principal of Augustus R. Johnson Health Science and Engineering High School, a scrapbook covering Williams' life from elementary school through high school, a college journal (i.e. reflective essays on various topics), and drafts of speeches.
Other Finding Aids
OCLC Number: 51671916
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were donated to the Sophia Smith Collection by Nita Williams Walker in 2002.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection is comprised of the following accessions, some of which may not have accession records. Accession numbers: 02S-20. Accessions were received on the following dates: 2002-03-20.
Accruals
Periodic additions to collection are expected and may not be reflected in this record.
General
Contents list compiled by Nita Williams Walker, daughter of Willarena Lamar Williams. Numbers in parentheses correspond to Nita Williams Walker's list.
Processing Information
Accessioned by Burd Schlessinger, 2002
- Title
- Willarena Lamar Williams papers
- Subtitle
- Finding Aid
- Date
- 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 07/26/2017: This resource was modified by the ArchivesSpace Preprocessor developed by the Harvard Library (https://github.com/harvard-library/archivesspace-preprocessor)
- 2017-07-26T17:48:22-04:00: This record was migrated from InMagic DB Textworks to ArchivesSpace.
- Location of donor files
Repository Details
Part of the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History Repository
