Series Three - Travel Memorabilia
Box 2
FF 1 - Columbia Herald clips and Daily Mo Editor - contains articles written by Walter Williams: life in Columbia, politics, churches, movement to remove university from Columbia, travel articles, and Missouri President Association meeting, 1890-1891 and 1896
FF 2 - World's President Parliament at the Universal Exposition, St. Louis - contains copy of paper bound book consisting of proceedings of Parliament (Walter Williams was Secretary of Executive Committee), 05/19-21/1904
FF 3 - Travel articles - contains manuscripts of articles printed in Herald - Articles 1-10 from England and Ireland are more of a political, social and economic commentary, 1913-1914
FF 4 - Travel articles 11-18 concern Russia, France, Germany, Higher Cost of Living, One Man One Vote, Not Peace But a Sword
FF 5 - Travel articles 19-30 are from Java, Australia, Yap-Caroline Islands, Philippine Islands, China, Japan, America in the East, India
FF 6 - Some Saints and Some Sinners in the Holy Land - contains hard-bound book regarding a journey in Palestine and has photos of party members that include Walter Williams, J.H. Moss, Shailer Mathews, Orr Wark, F.J. Galpin, Alfred W. Place, and Edgar C. Tullar, 1902
FF 7 - Kahn Foundation for Foreign Travels of American Teachers - contains copies of reports to trustees about "World's Journalism", "Impressions of the Art Ideals and Problems of the Orient", and "Current Manifestations of Nationalism," 1914-1929
FF 8 - Publicaciones de la Secretria de Educacion Publica, Mexico - contains publications in Spanish and text of speeches by Walter Williams: "Curso de Periodisms por el Doctor Walter Williams" and "Boletin de la University Nacional de Mexico," 1926-1927
FF 9 - La Revista Americana de Buenos Aires - contains "Conferencia del Dr. Walter Williams" in Spanish
FF 10 - Yenching University Yearbook, 1936
Series Four - Biographical Memorabilia
Box 2 (cont'd)
FF 1 - The I-Did-It-Club - contains hardback book published by Menu Committee of the Gridiron Club of Washington, D.C. (with political cartoons of 1916 Presidential election) of which Walter Williams was a member, 1916
FF 2 - "Walter Williams becomes University President", bound volumes 1 and 2 - contains news clippings, telegrams, congratulatory letters, flower enclosures, and a copy of his resignation (1934), ca. 1930
FF 3 - Walter Williams-Salary Reduction - contains copies of Board of Curators meeting minutes and Official Notice Board Action, news release, Walter Williams request to have his salary lowered as an economic measure during the Depression, 1930-1932
FF 4 - Resignation from Presidency - includes photo of Walter Williams and F.A. Middlebush, copies of Board Curators meeting minutes and actions, news clips, original draft of resignation, correspondence, Walter Williams' death and funeral, reaction around the country and the world, honors from State Legislature, 1934-1935
FF 5 - Sunday School Class - includes photocopies of songs used in class, news clip "Walter Williams class: Its alumni revive a tradition", copy of "Antennial Year Book and Directory: First Presbyterian Church," 1928-1938
FF 6 - Round Table Club - contains negative print giving signatures of members and brief history, Walter Williams article "Eating as a Means of Grace: a Dissertation by the Dictator," 1932
FF 7 - Publications belonging to S.L. Williams, 1937-1949 - contains copy of "Rules Governing Newspaper Style," 1937; "Current Newspaper Behavior as a Problem for Schools of Journalism," 1945; Journalism Quarterly, 1949
FF 8 - Two publications by Walter Williams: "The Blessings of Death," ca. 1915 and "Presbyterianism as a Factor in History" (an address given at the dedication of the Columbia Presbyterian Church), ca. 1896
Series Two - Photographs and Drawings (cont'd)
OSF 1
Item 1 - Envelope of news clippings
Item 2 - "Wondering what to do with congratulatory messages," 04/22/1930
Item 3 - Photo of drawing by Fitzpatrick - St. Louis Post Dispatch
Item 4 - Drawing by Ippei
Item 5 - Drawing by Sitruneor in "El Democrata" Mexico
Item 6 - Drawing signed by Pancho, 1950
Item 7 - Portrait-charcoal, by D.M. Shen
Portraits, pastel and ink, by N. Elteroff, Shanghai, 1927
Item 8 - Walter Williams' Boonville Public School Certificate, 05/30/1879
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