J. D. Williams papers

Collection

Identifier: MS 0245

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The J. D. Williams papers (1936-2007) contain materials dealing mostly with political science. Included are correspondence, news clippings, notes, writings, and various materials concerning public elections, civil rights, state government, and the bicentennial of the constitution. Original folder titles given to the materials by Williams have been, for the most part, retained.

Dates

1936-2007

Creator

Williams, J. D. (John Daniel) (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Sketch

John Daniel Williams was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on 13 January 1926. He graduated from Stanford in 1946 and received a doctorate from Harvard in 1952. J. D. Williams came to the University of Utah as an instructor that same year and became head of the Hinckley Institute of Politics in 1965. He retired from teaching in 1992. J. D. Williams ran for the United States Senate in 1968 and the Utah State House of Representatives in 1976; in each occasion he lost. He died on 3 September 2007.

Extent

40 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The J. D. Williams papers (1936-2007) contain materials dealing mostly with political science. Included are correspondence, diaries, news clippings, notes, writings, class notes, scrapbooks, and various materials concerning public elections, civil rights, state government, and the bicentennial of the constitution. Williams came to the University of Utah as an instructor in 1952 and served as the director of the Hinckley Institute of Politics from 1965 to 1975. He retired from teaching in 1992.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by J. D. Williams (boxes 1-33) in 1980s.

Donated by J. D. Williams (boxes 35-37) in 1998.

Donated by J. D. Williams (boxes 38-40)in 2000.

Separated Materials

Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0135).

Separated Materials

Photographs have been transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0135).

Processing Information

Processed by Brad Bennion in 2000.

Addenda processed by Julia Huddleston in 2009.

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