Alpha Williams Papers

Collection

Identifier: MC 2648

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Content Description

The collection consists of correspondence, photographs, scrapbook pages, and other materials related to Alpha (Alphie) Williams and the Williams family of St. Paul, Arkansas. Included are materials related to the World War II service of her brothers, Earl and Mack Williams.

Dates

Creation: circa 1900-1986

Creator

Williams, Alpha, 1907-1993 (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Conditions Governing Use

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical / Historical

Alpha Madge (Alphie) Williams (1907-1993) was an Arkansas social worker.

Williams was born to Bethena Geraldine Keck and John Williams on April 15, 1907. She graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1937, and then attended graduate school at the University of Chicago before working as a social worker in Indiana, Missouri, and Arkansas. She eventually moved back to St. Paul, Arkansas, and settled in the home built by her brothers, Earl and Mack. Williams passed away on June 7, 1993, of cancer. She willed her family's property to the Ozark Highlands Trail Association, which maintained it until 2016 as the Williams Woods Nature Preserve.

Extent

1.5 Linear Feet (2 boxes and 1 oversize folder)

Additional Description

Arrangement

Materials are arranged by format and by topic.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Alpha Williams Papers were donated to Special Collections by Mary E. McCutchan of Grand Junction, Colorado, on February 24, 2023. McCutchan, a friend of Williams', acquired the materials while helping Williams pack up her homestead in St. Paul.