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Finding Aid for the Samuel Cole Williams Letters, 1919-1921


MS-2348

University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN


Encoded by: Elizabeth Dunham, July 5, 2006.

Summary Information
Title: Samuel Cole Williams Letters

Date/Date Range :   1919-1921

Extent: 0.2 linear feet

Abstract:
This collection contains a series of letters written by Samuel Cole Williams to his wife during June 1921. In addition, there is a letter from 1919, offering Williams the deanship of Emory University's School of Law (a position he accepted and held for six years).

Call number: MS-2348

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Access and Use
Aquisition Information:
This collection was donated to the Special Collections Library in September of 1998.
Access Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Copyright:
The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of Item], Samuel Cole Williams Letters, MS-2348. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Arrangement

Collection consists of two folders.


Biography / History

Samuel C. Williams was born in Gibson County, Tennessee, January 15, 1864. After graduating Vanderbilt School of Law, he moved to Johnson City, Tennessee. In 1913, he was appointed to the Tennessee Supreme Court. From 1919 to 1924, he served as the first dean of the Lamar School of Law at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, before retiring to Johnson City again. In addition to his career in law, he was also a scholar of Tennessee history, publishing many works on the subject, including History of the Lost State of Franklin. He died on December 14, 1947.


Collection Scope and Content Note

This collection contains a series of letters written by Samuel Cole Williams to his wife during June, 1921. In addition, there is a letter from 1919, offering Williams the deanship of Emory University's School of Law (a position he accepted and held for six years). The first folder consists of ten letters, written as Williams traveled north to take a ship to England. He writes a little of business, but mostly reports to his wife about people he has seen and what he has done. Several of the letters are on Tennessee National Bank letterhead from Johnson City-Williams served as chairman of the board for the bank. The second folder contains the letter from Emory University.

For further materials related to Samuel Cole Williams, see also UTK-MS-2297: Samuel C. Williams Collection.

Subject Terms

  • Williams, Samuel Cole, 1864-1947.
  • Emory University. School of Law.
  • United States -- Description and Travel.
  • England -- Description and Travel.
Contents List
Box   1     Folder   1    
Ten letters from Williams to his wife in Atlanta, 1921 June

Scope Note:

The first six letters are written by Williams traveling through Johnson City, Memphis and New York City, apparently on route to England. Three are written on board the Cunard R. M. S. Carmania. The last comes from Liverpool, after his arrival.
Box   1     Folder   2    
Letter from W. A. Canker (?) offering Williams the deanship of the Emory University School of Law, 1919 March 19