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Preliminary Guide to the William Willard Papers, 1968-2004
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Willard, William
- Title
- Preliminary Guide to the William Willard Papers
- Dates
- 1968-2004 (inclusive)19682004
- Quantity
- 7 Linear feet, (7 Boxes)
- Collection Number
- MSSM.053 (collection)
- Summary
- This collection contains papers of Dr. William Willard, a Professor of Anthropology and Comparative American Cultures at Washington State University, from 1968 to 2004.
- Repository
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Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu - Access Restrictions
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This collection is open and available for research use.
- Languages
- English; Russian
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Dr. William Willard (1926-2016) was a professor of Cultural Anthropology at Washington State University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Arizona in 1970. Willard began his career at WSU in 1977, directing the Native American Studies program and holding a joint appointment with the Department of Anthropology and the Department of Comparative American Cultures. Willard also served as Chair of the Comparative American Cultures program and was a founding editor for the Wicazo Sa Review.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection contains papers of Dr. William Willard, a Professor of Anthropology and Comparative American Cultures at Washington State University, from 1968 to 2004. The collection primarily consists of materials related to his research on a variety of subjects, including United States policies for nuclear waste management in relation to its cultural, environmental, and economic impact on American Indian and migrant groups. The collection includes correspondence with officials at universities in the U.S. and Russia, representatives of American Indian tribes, and federal government offices. The collection also contains research files organized by subject, as well as copies of journals and magazines pertaining to American Indians, nuclear energy, and radiation contamination. Additionally, the collection includes photographs and other documentation of Willard's trip to St. Petersburg in 1992 with six other Washington State University professors to develop a public administration training program for local governments in Russia.
Preliminary Inventory:
MS.1999.23
Box 1: State and federal reports and correspondence pertaining to nuclear waste management and related health issues, copy of the The New York Times Magazine for October 9, 1888 (with cover article "Beyond the Bomb: Turmoil in the Labs), and other printed material.
Box 2: Teaching materials, research notes, newspaper clippings, and correspondence.
Box 3: Correspondence, reports, professional documents, and research notes.
Box 4: Environmental and cultural impact reports and inventories.
Box 5: Research materials and reports.
Box 6: State and federal reports pertaining to nuclear waste management and related health issues, photographs, copies of Willard's publications, and books.
Box 7: Issues of the journal Indian Historian (published by the American Indian Historical Society) from 1968 to 1979, teaching materials, research notes, newspaper clippings, and correspondence.
MS.2004.21
[location note: filed in box 7 of MS.1999.23]
Conference paper by Willard, titled "An American Indian Odyssey," about Archie Phinney. Presented at Honoring the Heritage of The Plateau People: Past, Present, and Future Conference, held at Washington State University in 2004.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions may apply.
Preferred Citation
[Item description]
Preliminary Guide to the William Willard Papers, 1968-2004 (MSSM.053)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
This is an unprocessed collection. Arrangement reflects a pre-existing order from the records’ creators or previous custodians.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Indians of North America -- Washington (State) -- Government relations.
- Natural resources -- Northwest, Pacific.
- Radioactive wastes.
- Washington State University -- Faculty -- Archives
- Water pollution -- Northwest, Pacific.
Personal Names
- Willard, William -- Records and correspondence.
Corporate Names
- Washington State University. Dept. of Anthropology
Geographical Names
- Hanford site (Wash.)
- Northwest, Pacific -- Economic conditions.
- Russia -- Study and teaching
- Washington (State) -- Emigration and immigration -- History.
Finding aid prepared by Jacki Tyler
2020
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
