Albert Rhys Williams Papers, circa 1910s-1990s
Summary Information
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- MS#1695
- Bib ID:
- 6517282 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Williams, Albert Rhys, 1883-1962
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 25 linear feet (16 record storage cartons and 1 flat box)
- Language(s):
- Material is primarily in English, with a small amount of correspondence and published materials in Russian.
- Access:
- You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
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Material is unprocessed. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
Assessed November 2018, collection can be made available without further intervention.
Description
Summary
Collection includes material by and related to Albert Rhys Williams. The bulk of the materials in the collection appear to be Albert Rhys Williams' writings and published materials (in English and Russian). A small amount of correspondence, photographs, and other materials is also present in the collection.
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
Material is unprocessed. Please contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.
Assessed November 2018, collection can be made available without further intervention.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Albert Rhys Williams Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
519.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Biographical / Historical
Albert Rhys Williams was a minister, labor organizer, journalist, and communist political activist. Williams was born in Greenwich, Ohio on September 28, 1883 to David Thomas Williams, a Congregationalist minister, and Esther Rees (Rhys). Williams attended Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio, graduating in 1904 before moving on to study at the Hartford Theological Seminary. While in University, and later through his work as a journalist and minister, Williams became involved in Socialism, including a stint working on Eugene Debs's 1908 presidential campaign. He travelled to the Soviet Union where he witnessed the Russian Revolution. Williams, along with American Communist John Reed, worked for Leon Trotsky composing propaganda and editing the newspaper Die Russiche Revolution in Bildern (The Russian Revolution in Pictures). He later befriended Lenin, whom he continued to admire throughout the remainder of his life. Williams returned to North America in 1929, but continued to write widely on Russia. Albert Rhys Williams died in 1962.
Subject Headings
The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches for other collections at Columbia University, through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, and through ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.
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| Name | ||
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| Williams, Albert Rhys, 1883-1962 | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |
| Place | ||
| Soviet Union -- Social conditions | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |
| Subject | ||
| Communism -- Soviet Union | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |