AHJ_ah07318 Inventory of the Warren D. Williams papers, 1917-1974 Williams (Warren D.) Papers University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/
2013

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Ann Mulfort April 2013 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Williams, Warren D. Warren D. Williams papers 1917-1974 07318 4.22 cubic feet (4 boxes) + 1 envelope. University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Biography of Warren D. Williams

Warren D. Williams (1893-1974) was an American pilot and airline executive during the twentieth century. Born in Richland, Georgia, Williams learned to fly in the U.S. Army Air Service and served as a pilot in France during World War I. After the war, he served as an air mail pilot in the U.S. Air Mail Service (1920-1927). From 1927 to 1958, Williams worked for National Air Transport and its successor United Airlines, serving as a pilot based in Cleveland, Ohio (1927-1933), Assistant Chief Pilot - Eastern Division (1933-1935), Chief Pilot - Central Division (1935-1937), Eastern Regional Manager of Flight Operations (1942-1944), Western Regional Manager of Flight Operations (1944-1952), and Manager of Flight Operations - San Francisco, California (1952-1958). In 1947, he was co-pilot on a record breaking flight between Los Angeles and New York City.

 Scope and Content

Collection contains Warren D. Williams' personal correspondence, military records, two flight log books (1918-1920), a scrapbook created by Williams (concerning his career during the 1920s and 1930s), a photograph album of his 1947 record breaking flight between Los Angeles and New York City, and a few photographs (of Williams, his colleagues, and aircraft). Clippings (concerning Williams, the U.S. Air Mail Service, and United Airlines), a few periodicals (with articles concerning Williams), award certificates, two award plaques, two identification cards, and a poster of United Airlines pilots are in this collection as well.

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There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

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There are no known other archival collections created by Warren D. Williams at the date of processing.

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Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

 Access Terms United States. Army. Air Service. United States. Air Mail Service. United Airlines. Aeronautics, Military -- United States -- 20th century. Aeronautics, Commercial -- United States -- 20th century. Air mail service -- United States -- 20th century. Airlines -- United States -- 20th century. Air pilots -- United States -- 20th century. <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Politics, Government, and Law Military Business, Industry, Labor, and Commerce Businesses and Corporations Transportation Container List

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