Williams family papers

The majority of the collection pertains to two memoirs written by Arthur V. Williams Jr., Tales of Charleston 1930s, and Tales of Clemson 1936-1940. The material includes multiple drafts of both books (including early versions titled Memories 1920-1930 and The Four Years before WW2), related correspondence, documents regarding publication agreements and preparation, and public relations for the books. The collection also contains family correspondence, mainly between Arthur V. Williams Sr., his wife Zerline Levy Williams, and Arthur V. Williams Jr.; photographs of the Williams family, primarily dating from the 1920s through the 1930s, with a smaller number from the 1940s; a small amount of financial records pertaining primarily to Arthur V. William Sr. and the mortgage on the family's home at 11 Rutledge Avenue in Charleston; and a detailed ledger of Arthur V. William Jr.'s monthly expenses from 1956 to 1959. The collection also includes a small number of genealogical files, awards, and U.S. Army documents regarding Arthur V. Williams Jr.'s service.

Typescripts and related working files for two memoirs written by Arthur V. Williams Jr., the nephrology textbook, Self-assessment of Current Knowledge in Nephrology, and an unpublished, incomplete memoir regarding his time in medical school.

Documents relating to Tales of Charleston 1930s, including correspondence, invoices, publishing agreements, drafts, proofs, and manuscripts.

Draft typescripts in various stages of production, including copies with handwritten edits and suggested revisions.

An early version of Tales of Charleston 1930s, titled Memories 1920-1930.

Documents pertaining to the editing, publishing, promotion, and sales of Tales of Charleston, 1930s, as well as post-publication materials such as reviews and fan mail.

Manuscript drafts and correspondence related to Arthur V. Williams Jr.'s memoir about his four years at Clemson University, as well as a small amount of related correspondence.

Includes early version of the typescript titled The Four Years Before WW2.

Includes early version of the typescript titled The Four Years Before WW2.

An unfinished, untitled memoir.

Contains family correspondence between Arthur V. Williams Sr. and his wife, Zerline Levy Williams, and their children Arthur V. Williams Jr. and Betty Williams Gendelman. Family correspondence includes discussion of Arthur Jr.'s engagement to Mary Jane Mendelsohn and his career progress, as well as visits between family members, injuries, and Arthur V. Williams Sr.'s health. Also includes business correspondence between Arthur V. Williams Sr.'s insurance policy clients and between New England Mutual and Zerline Williams after Arthur's death, in which she is told she cannot become a licensed employee of the company because she is a woman. Of note is a small amount of correspondence pertaining to Arthur V. Williams Sr.'s work with the Anti-Defamation League during World War II.