Lloyd H. and Ruth Elizabeth Williams Papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Terms of access:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

Lloyd H. and Ruth Elizabeth Williams Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
5 Linear Feet 4 record cartons.
Creator:
Williams, Lloyd H. (Williams, Lloyd Haynes), 1905-1959, Williams, Ruth Elizabeth, and Goodrich, E. E., (Mrs.)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Lloyd H. and Ruth Elizabeth Williams Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

Mss. Acc. 1998.21: Papers, (bulk 1947-1959), of Lloyd Haynes Williams, photographer and journalist. The largest part of the collection is financial in nature. Includes newspaper clippings concerning Williams, including an obituary and editorial at his death. Includes papers of Mrs. E. E. Goodrich. Also includes notes on sailing, shipbuilding, fishing, oystering and crab industries. There are many notes concerning piracy and a manuscript by Williams called "Blackbeard's Account."

Mss. Acc. 2007.66 (Addition), circa 1939-1960, consists of musical programs given at Bruton Parish Church and the Governor's Palace, plus newspaper articles written by Lloyd H. Williams about the music programs in Williamsburg, Virginia. Filed at end of Accession 1998.21.

Mss. Acc. 2015.146 (Addition), contains photographs, ephemera, VHS videotapes and other material related to the Williams family of Williamsburg, Virginia, most notably Lloyd Haynes Williams and his daughter, Ruth Elizabeth Williams. Included in the collection are photographs of scenes in Colonial Williamsburg, including the Bruton Parish Church and the Governor's Palace; photographs of local organizations such as the Pulaski Club and the Rotary Club; pamphlets and booklets from Colonial Williamsburg and the city of Williamsburg; and VHS videotapes of family gatherings. The collection also contains speeches by Lloyd H. Williams for the radio from 1947-1950 and research material for his book, Shipwrecks in Virginia.

Biographical / historical:

Williamsburg, Virginia photographer and journalist.

Acquisition information:
Acc. 1998.21 and 2007.66 are gifts Betty Williams through the Williamsburg Historic Records Association. Acc. 20015.146 is a gift of Barbara Harvell through the Williamsburg Historic Records Association..
Processing information:

Processed by Emily Hester in 1998

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard