Biographical / Historical
Scope and Contents
Conditions Governing Access
Conditions Governing Use
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Preferred Citation
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Barbara Williams papers
creator:
Williams, Barbara M., Captain
source:
Andrew Langer, Bookseller
Identifier/Call Number: M2218
Physical Description:
1.5 Linear Feet
one half box and one flat box
Date (inclusive): c. 1941-1954
Biographical / Historical
Captain Barbara M. Williams served in the U.S. Navy and was stationed at Pearl Harbor in the 1940s and 1950s. She was evidently
from California, as one signed photograph sent to her reads "Best regards to my fellow Californian Capt. Barbara M. Williams."
Scope and Contents
Archive, primarily photographs, chronicling the U.S. Navy career of Barbara Williams, much of what was spent stationed at
Pearl Harbor. Materials include a typescript first-hand account of the attack on Pearl Harbor, an album of photographs depicting
the attack of December 7, 1941, an album of photographs portraying Pearl Harbor in 1954, an Operation VIP Welcome Program
from 1954, four signed photos of prominent Navy personnel (including Admiral Felix B. Stump), two additional albums of photographs
portraying the career and places visited by Williams, and more.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
Conditions Governing Use
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization
to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction
beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/using-collections/permission-pub
lish
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase; 2013. Accession MSS 2017-124.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], Barbara Williams papers (M2218). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Williams, Barbara M., Captain
Andrew Langer, Bookseller