UUM_Ms0245.xml Inventory of the J. D. Williams papers Williams (J. D.) papers Finding aid prepared by Brad Bennion. J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

2000 (last modified: 2009 and 2019)
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-10-24. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. 2009 Finding aid updated by Julia Huddleston. J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections J. D. Williams papers Williams, J. D. (John Daniel) MS 0245 40 linear feet 74 boxes 1936-2007 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. English

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.

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.

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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.

See also the J.D. Williams photograph collection (P0135) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

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 Utah--Politics and government--20th century--Sources United States--Politics and government--1945-1989--Sources United States--Politics and government--1989--Sources Electioneering--Utah Political Campaigns Correspondence Articles Political Materials Marilyn R. Allen 1 1-4

Includes correspondence, notes, and pamphlets.

 Calvin Rampton 1964 1 5-7

Includes campaign materials, correspondence, and news clippings.

 University of Utah Promotion 1959 1 8 University of Utah, Bureau of Community Development 1959 1 9 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) Assignment 1960 1 10 Gus Backman, Correspondence 1965 1 11 John Birch Society 1967 1 12 Correspondence Correspondence 1942-1952 2 Correspondence 1952-1954 3 Correspondence 1955-1956 4 Correspondence 1957 5 Home Rule Campaign 1957 Budget 6 1 Case Study and Notes 6 2 Charter Commission 6 3 Correspondence 6 4 "The Defeat of Home Rule," News Clippings and Report 6 5-6 Funding and Follow-up 6 7 History 6 8 Miscellaneous 6 9 Advertising 6 10 Strategy 6 11 Correspondence Correspondence 1958-1959 7 Correspondence 1960-1962 8 Correspondence 1962-1964 9 Correspondence 1965-1966 10 Correspondence 1967-1972 11 Correspondence 1972-1980 12 Correspondence 1981-1983 13 Newspaper Clippings and Other Materials Library of Congress Legislative Reference Service 1950-1952 14 Factors in Williams' Defeat 15 1 Newspaper Clippings 15 2-5 Correspondence 15 6 Democratic Party Statements 15 7 Publications 15 8 Senator Joseph McCarthy circa 1950 16

This box contains papers and news clippings dealing exclusively with Joseph McCarthy.

 Correspondence and Other Materials Correpsondence 1984-1986 17 Correspondence 1987-1988 18 1-2 Production Agencies, Orders 18 3 Mobilization, Eliott Bulletin 18 4 Economic Stabilization Agency 18 5 Various University of Utah Issues 1964-1988 War Organization Papers 19 1 Inflation, Notes and News Clippings 19 2 Art Censorship 1964 19 3 Divestment from North Africa 1986 19 4 University of Utah, News Clipping 1988 19 5 Public Elections and Correspondence 1980-1992 Elections 1980-1986 20 1-5 German News Release 1939 20 6 Correspondence 1988-1989 20 7-8 Lecture, "The Bill of Rights, A Memoir at 200" 1991 20 9 Lecture, "A 40 Year Memoir on My Life at the University of Utah" 1992 20 10 Lecture, "Freedom of Speech and the Press" 1991 20 11 Lecture, "Freedom of Religion and Separation of Church and State" 1991 20 12 Correspondence 1990 20 13 Founders Day 1992 20 14 Retirement 1992 20 15 Miscellaneous 20 16 John Birch Society and W. Cleon Skousen circa 1980s John Birch Society Materials 21 1-4 Fascism in Utah 21 5 W. Cleon Skousen Materials 21 6 Communism and Extreme Political Groups circa 1950s-1980s Ku Klux Klan 22 1 The New Right 1980s 22 2 Communism, A-Z 22 3-4 Communism in United States 1950s 22 5 Civil Rights circa 1960s-1970s Socialism 23 1 Civil Rights Speech 23 2 Blacks, A-M 23 3-5 Blacks, N-Z 24 1 Blacks, Mormon Doctrine 24 2 Blacks, Utah 24 3 Japanese Relocation Program 24 4 Candidacy for University of Utah Professor's Office 24 5 Candidacy for Utah House of Representatives 1976 24 6 Parties and Elections 24 7 Public Elections 1988-1991 Jimmy Carter, News Clippings 25 1 Congressional Materials 25 2 Congressional Investigations 25 3 Democratic Party, News Clippings 25 4 Public Elections 1988 1990 25 5-6 Public Election 1991 26 1 Hinkley Institute of Politics Materials 26 2 Richard M. Nixon, Notes 26 3 Watergate, Notes 26 4 Political Party Platforms 26 5-6 Reagan Watch 26 7 Ronald Regan, Notes 26 8 Ronald Reagan and Ezra Taft Benson 1944-1986 Impeachment 27 1 Irangate 27 2 Economy 27 3 Hostage Delay 27 4 Reapportionment 27 5 Republican Party 1944-1986 27 6 Ezra Taft Benson, Political History 27 7 Ezra Taft Benson and Other Materials 1970-1980 Ezra Taft Benson 1980 28 1-3

Includes theocracy speech and critique, as well as correspondence.

 Correspondence circa 1970 28 4 Department of Political Science 28 5 University of Utah Materials 28 6-7 Atomic Bomb 28 8 Bicentennial of the Constitution 1987 Proposal and University Professorship 29 1 Final Report 29 2 Arts 29 3 Banquets 29 4 Budget 29 5 Correspondence 29 6 Liberal Education 200 29 7 Critics 29 8 Fund Raising 29 9 Constitution Project Fundraising 29 10 Kudos 30 1 Lectures 30 2-3 Constitution Project Programs 30 4 Publicity 30 5 National Endowment for the Humanities 30 6 Thank You's 30 7 Utah Endowment for the Humanities 30 8 Research files

This series contains collected research materials on various topics. The materials in the following folders contains materials such as articles, news clippings, government documents, correspondence, pamphlets, and brochures. The items in this series may be originals or photocopies.

 Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) 1947-1989 31 1 Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) 1975-1987 31 2 Hoover Commission 1947-1964 31 3-4 Utah and the Hoover Commission 1965-1966 31 5 Separation of Church and State, A-C 1950-1992 31 6

This folder contains items pertaining to some of the following topics listed by Williams:

Abortion Assimilation-uniqueness theory of LDS Church in politics Benson, Ezra Taft Bill for establishing religious freedom Birch Society use of church Candidate endorsements Catholic Church Church involvement in politics Clark, J. Reuben

An original item has been removed and placed in Reserve. Access must be given by the Manuscripts Curator and by appointment. An archivist must remain with the item if being used. Photocopies are available in the collection for research use.

 Separation of Church and State, D-K 1950-1989 31 7

This folder contains items pertaining to some of the following topics listed by Williams:

Democracy and church impact Education Equal Rights Amendment Fundamentalism History of separation Issues Keller, Karl Separation of Church and State, L-O 1950-1998 32 1

This folder contains items pertaining to some of the following topics listed by Williams:

Law Observance and Enforcement Committee LDS Church Liberal in Zion Liquor laws Matheson, Scott MX Separation of Church and State, P-Z 1950-1990 32 2

This folder contains items pertaining to some of the following topics listed by Williams:

 LDS Church and the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) 1976-1982 32 3 LDS Church problems 1982-1991 32 4 Correspondence 1991 32 5-6 State Government circa 1977 New Deal 33 1 Community Development 33 2 Metro Government in Salt Lake County, History 33 3-4 Salt Lake City 33 5 Salt Lake County 33 6 United Nations and Model UN at University of Utah 33 7 United Nations, A-I 33 8-9 Phi Beta Kappa and Censorship 1950-1990s United Nations, K-Z 34 1 Phi Beta Kappa 1970s 34 2-4

Includes miscellaneous records, by-laws, and election studies.

 B. H. Roberts Society 34 5 Censorship Library 1979-1980 34 6 Censorship, Cable TV 1982-1985 34 7 Utah Senatorial Race 1950 34 8 Salt Lake City Power Structure 1950s-1990s 34 9 Olive Branch Campaign 1993 Olive Branch Campaign 1993 35 1 Correspondence 1993 35 2-3 Correspondence Correspondence 1992-1994 36 Correspondence 1995-1997 37 Impeachment of President William Jefferson Clinton 1991-1999 Clinton Philandering, Articles and Notes 1991-1997 38 1 Clinton Impeachment Materials 1998-1999 38 2-3 Articles 1998-1999 38 4 Correspondence Correspondence 1998-2000 39 Election Materials 1992-1998

Box 40 contains articles, news clippings, and personal notes collected about the 1992 through 1998 Elections, Ross Anderson and Bob Dole.

 Election Materials 1992-1998 40 1-6 Ross (Rocky) Anderson Materials 1996 40 7 Bob Dole Materials 1996 40 8 Personal Materials Correspondence from J.D. Williams to Rex Williams 1951 41 1 Correspondence 2000-2003 41 2-13 Correspondence 2003-2006 42 Diaries 1943-1956 43 Diaries 1943-1956 44 Diary 1957 45 1 Notes The Constitution 45 2 Constitutional Law 45 3-4 Cases, Civil Liberties 45 5-6 Constitutional Law, Cases 45 7-8 Constitution, Speech and Press, A-G 45 9 Constitution, Speech and Press, H-Z 46 1 Constitution, Lecture-Free Press 2000 46 2 Censorship Notes 46 3-4 Church and State Notes 46 5-7 Church and State, Religious History 47 1 Church and State, Prayer 47 2 Church and State, 1954 Utah Reapportionment 47 3 Civil Rights 47 4-5 Stocks 47 6 Democratic Party 47 7 Democratic Party, Strategy 47 8 Democratic Party, Writers 47 9 Diet 47 10 Dixie College, Lecture 2002 47 11-12 Drugs 47 13 Eagle Forum 1996 47 14 East High School Reunion 47 15 Education 1994-1996 48 1 England- History 48 2-3 Ensign Grade School, Reunion 48 4 Environment 48 5 Equal Rights Amendment 48 6 Europe Trip Reunion, 1970 48 7 Fascism and Ultra Right (Hate Groups) 1990-2000 48 8 Fascism, Germany 48 9 F.B.I 1992-1997 48 10 France 48 11 Fundraising 48 12 "Funny Things I've seen" 1950-1953 48 13 Fundraising-- Hinckley Institute of Politics 48 14 Fundraising-- Utah 48 15 Fundraising-- Washington D.C. 48 16 Funeral Plans 1995 48 17 Gardening 2003 48 18 Gil Williams 48 19 Harvard 1946-2003 48 20 Harvard Alumni Association of Utah 1991-2002 48 21 Harvard-- Prize Book Award 2003-2004 48 22 Hinckley Institute of Politics, University of Utah 1973-2006 48 23-24 Homosexuality 1996 48 25 International Relations-- Balkins 1993 49 1 International Relations-- China 1989-2001 49 2 International Relations-- Czechoslovakia 1969-1992 49 3 International Relations-- Communist Nations 1988-1990 49 4 International Relations-- Foreign Policy 1998-1999 49 5 International Relations-- India 2006 49 6 International Relations-- Islam 1994 49 7 International Relations-- Israel 1992-1993 49 8 International Relations-- Mexico 2000 49 9 International Relations-- Russia 1988-2000 49 10 Japanese Relocation 2000-2001 49 11 Job Contacts 1990-2003 49 12 "Laughs from Teaching" 1953-1965 49 13 Legislature 1953 49 14 Liberalism 1973-1998 49 15 Liberalism/Conservativism 1950s 49 16 Library of Congress and Legislative Reference Services 1947-1958 49 17 Limbaugh, Rush 1995 49 18 Minorities 1989-2000 49 19 NATO 1997 49 20 Negroes-- Civil Rights 1964-1999 49 21 Nuclear Defense 1982-2003 49 22 Parliamentary Procedure 49 23 Parties--"One Party State" 2001 49 24 Parties-- Lecture Notes 1952-1995 50 1 Parties-- Political Science 110 Materials 50 2 Parties-- Politics 1948 50 3 Politics--Campaigns 1998 50 4 Politics-- Candidacy 50 5 Notes, W 51 Notes, Civil Rights ABA Notes 52 1 Patriot Act 52 2 Gonzales, Alberto 52 3 Torture 52 4 Rule of Law 52 5 Civil Liberties Speech 52 6 National Security and Individual Rights Speech 52 7 Liberalism 52 8 Civil Rights and Terrorism Law 52 9-12 Ashcroft, John 52 13 Newspaper Clippings and Notes Newspaper Clippings 53 1-2 Notes 53 3 Magazines and Brochures 1936-2006 The Atlantic 1992 54 1 The British Constitution 1943 54 2 The Church the Proposed Equal Rights Amendment 1980 54 3 The Constitution of the United States 2000 54 4 Democratic National Committee Brochures 1993 54 5 Kennedy School of Government 2004 54 6 The Ku Klux Klan: A History of Racism and Violence 1991 54 7 National Geographic 2004 54 8 Newsweek 2005-2007 54 9 The Passing of Dual Federalism 1950 54 10 Political Responsibility : Revitalizing American Democracy 1991 54 11 Provisions of Federal Law Held Unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of the United States 1936 54 12 Secrecy in Government 1952 54 13 University of Utah Magazines 2001-2004 54 14 News Clippings 1988-2006 54 15 Notes 1944-2005 Notes, D-P 55 1 Negroes-- Mormon Doctrine 55 2 Personal Effects 55 3 Poverty 55 4 Stanford-- Admissions and Orientation Materials 1944-1947 55 5 Stanford Alumni Association 1946-2005 55 6 Stanford-- Athletics 1946 55 7 Stanford-- Student Newspaper 1946-1991 55 8 Stanford Today 1948-1968 55 9 Taylor Divorce 1994-1996 56 1 Taylor Job Search 1996 56 2 Teaching 1960-1968 56 3 Townships 56 4 Misc. Notes, T 1960s-2003 56 5 Illustrations of the United States 1941-1948 56 6 United Nations 1993-1996 56 7 U.N. Model 2004 56 8 University Life 1960 56 9 U of U 1998-2003 56 10 Utah History 1947-1997 56 11 Utah, A-L 1947-1997 56 12 Utah, Economic and Social 1990-2003 56 13 Volunteer Service 56 14 Notes, V 56 15 Trip Plans 1990-1992 57 Trip Plans 1990-1992 58 Affirmative Action 59 1 Bea, Mormonism 59 2 Book of Mormon 59 3 Christianity-- Morality, Divorce, Marriage 59 4 Corrections 59 5 Crime 59 6 Crime, Racial Profiling 59 7 Election 2000-2004 59 8-9 Electoral College 1976-1992 60 1 Environment 1981 60 2 Ethics 1988-1992 60 3 Ethics, Lectures 60 4 Finances, Campaign 60 5 Funerals 1964-1984 60 6 Fiscal Policy 1996 60 7 Gun Control 1993-2000 60 8 Guns 2000 60 9 Hatch, Orrin 60 10 Income Distribution 1952-1996 61 1 Jesus Christ 61 2 Labor Force 61 3 LDS, Authoritarian Rule 61 4 Leadership 61 5 Lobbying 61 6 Morality in Government 61 7-8 Motivation 61 9 NAFTA 62 1 Negro Doctrine 1948-1978 62 2 Negro, Priesthood Revelation 62 3 Phi Beta Cappa 62 4 Pictures of Historical People 62 5 Political Administration Notes 62 6 Political Administration 62 7 Political Administration Alums 62 8 Political Administration Lectures 62 9 Political Science Department 62 10 Poverty Problem 62 11 Powell, Colin 62 12 Practical Politics 63 1 Public Policy, General 63 2 Publicity, Campaign 63 3 Quotes 63 4 Racial Prejudice 63 5 Reapportionment 2007 63 6 Reganomics 63 7 Religion, A-D 63 8-9 Notes, Religion E-P 1946-2000 64 Religion, Q-Z 65 1-3 Religion, Satire 65 4 Reorganization 65 5 Roberts, B. H. 65 6 Roosevelt, Franklin D. 65 7 Rove, Karl 66 1 Notes, R 66 2 Salem, Toudy 66 3 Salt Lake City 66 4 Sex Education 66 5 South and Central America 66 6 Speech, Semantics and Debating 66 7 Stanford Club 66 8 Stanford Maps 66 9 Sunday School Classes 66 10 Surveys 66 11 Notes, S 66 12 Tactics 66 13 Vote Utah 66 14 Voting 66 15 Weddings 66 16 Welfare 66 17 Williams, Robert Kirk 66 18 Women's Issues 66 19 Hinckley Institute of Politics Scrapbook 1965-2005 67

Contains news clippings, letters, notes, and photographs related to the Hinckley Institute of Politics.

 Subject Files Awards, Recognitions and Certificates 1946-1993 68 1 Everett L. Cooley Oral History Project 1984 68 2 Life, "The Bill of Rights" 1991 68 3 Personal Management in Utah State Government 68 4 Presidential Engravings 68 5 National Security and Individual Rights 2002 68 6 Autumn Orme 2005-2007 68 7 Safe to Learn, Safe to Worship Act 1999-2000 68 8 Lecture Notes Constitutional Law 2000 69 1-2 "The Constitution at 200" 1987 69 3

Contains readings for an unknown class.

 Political Science 110 1992-2000 69 4-6 Salt Lake Community College 1960-1992 69 7 The Beauty of Freedom 1982 2000-2001 70 1 The Beauty of Freedom 1997-2001 70 2 The Articles of Confederation 70 3 Bill of Rights and Freedom of Religion 1999 70 4 Checks and Balances 1999 70 5 Civil Rights 70 6 Democracy and Pluralism 70 7 The Judiciary 1997 70 8 The Presidency 70 9 Transparencies 71 Transparencies 72 Transparencies 73 Transparencies 74