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Arrangement Statement
Title: Spencer M. Williams papers
Date (inclusive): 1939-1970
Collection Number: 83092
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English
Physical Description:
9 manuscript boxes, memorabilia
(3.6 Linear Feet)
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.
Creator:
Williams, Spencer M.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
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.
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1983.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Spencer M. Williams papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical Note
Administrator, California Health and Welfare Agency, 1967-1968; California secretary for human relations, 1968-1969.
Spencer Mortimer Williams (1922-2008)
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 |
Scope and Content of Collection
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.
Arrangement Statement
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
Subjects and Indexing Terms
California -- Politics and government -- 1951-
Elections -- California
Public health -- California
Public welfare -- California
Reagan, Ronald
California. Health and Welfare Agency
California. Human Relations Agency