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Robert A. Williams Collection, 1954-2001
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Williams, Robert A.
- Title
- Robert A. Williams Collection
- Dates
- 1954-2001 (inclusive)19542001
- Quantity
- 0.2 linear feet, (1 manuscript box)
- Collection Number
- WCMss.530
- Summary
- The Robert A. Williams collection, which dates from 1956 to 2001, contains photocopies of scrapbook pages with newspaper clippings about Williams, as well as audiotapes that hold interviews with Williams, recorded 2001.
- Repository
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Whitman College and Northwest Archives
Whitman College and Northwest Archives
Penrose Library, Room 130
345 Boyer Avenue
Walla Walla, WA
99362
Telephone: 5095275922
Fax: 5095264785
archives@whitman.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Robert A. Williams, born circa 1910 in Kennewick, Washington, graduated from Washington State College in 1936 with a degree in range management. He served with the United States Forest Service, the Extension Service, the Soil Conservation Service, and Spokane County, Washington Extension Service for a span of ten years, before spending eight years as the county extension agent for Columbia County, Washington. Subsequently, he transferred to Prosser, Washington in 1954, where he continued to work as a county extension agent until 1956, when he was elected chairman of the extension office for Walla Walla, Washington. During his career, Williams worked to better agricultural conditions, established various community and youth-focused organizations, and pushed for preservation of natural areas around the Blue Mountains. He received a Distinguished Service Award from the National County Agent Association and the National Association of County Agricultural Agents.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Robert A. Williams collection, which dates from 1956 to 2001, contains photocopies of scrapbook pages with newspaper clippings about Williams, as well as interviews with Williams recorded on cassette tapes in 2001.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Agriculture
Geographical Names
- Blue Mountains (Or. and Wash.)