Spencer M. Williams papers, 1939-1970

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Summary

Creators:
Williams, Spencer M.
Abstract:
Correspondence, speeches, press releases, memoranda, reports, and clippings, relating to the unsuccessful election campaign of S. M. Williams for California attorney general in 1966, and to California state health and welfare policy during the gubernatorial administration of Ronald Reagan.
Extent:
9 manuscript boxes, memorabilia (3.6 Linear Feet)
Language:
In English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Spencer M. Williams papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

Correspondence, speeches, press releases, memoranda, reports, and clippings, relating to the unsuccessful election campaign of Spencer M. Williams for California attorney general in 1966, and to Williams' time as Administrator of the Health and Welfare Agency during the gubernatorial administration of Ronald Reagan.

Biographical / historical:

Administrator, California Health and Welfare Agency, 1967-1968; California secretary for human relations, 1968-1969.

Spencer Mortimer Williams (1922-2008)
Date Event
1922 February 24
Born
1943
Received a BA from University of California, Los Angeles
Married Mary Kathryn Bramlage
1948
Received a Bachelor of Laws from University of California, Berkeley
1955
Appointed County Counsel, Santa Clara County, California
1966
Unsuccessfully runs for office of California State Attorney General
1967-1970
Served as Administrator of the California Health and Welfare Agency
1971-2008
Served as Judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
2008 January 3
Died
Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1983.
Arrangement:

The collection has been organized into two series.

Series I. Health and Welfare Agency Materials, 1967-1970 Series II. Attorney General Campaign Materials, 1949-1969

Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Box OCM10 may not be used without permission of Archivist. The remainder of collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Spencer M. Williams papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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