Scope and Contents
The D.W. Williams family papers contains financial records detailing real estate trust managment transactions administered by John Davis Williams and David Weld Williams of the Williams Market Corporation. Also included are transactions made by the Fenway Land Company involving parcels of land near the Fens and Boylston Street. There are account books, cash books, and ledgers dating predominantely from the late 1800s to early 1900s.
Dates
- Creation: 1810-1943
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials stored onsite. Please contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information regarding access procedures.
Extent
2.5 linear feet (5 boxes, 1 folder)Biographical / Historical
John Davis Williams was born in Boston May 17, 1845, the son of David Weld, a wine merchant, and Adelia Coffin Williams. He graduated from Harvard in 1866 and held various jobs until he became president of the Williams Market Corporation in 1875, a real estate trust management company. It's possible that he and his brother David Weld Williams, Jr., a lawyer and 1873 graduate of Harvard, were in the real estate trust managment business together.
Physical Location
MANU
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The D.W. Williams family papers were received by Baker Library Special Collections in 1987.
- Title
- D.W. Williams family papers, 1810-1943: A Finding Aid
- Author
- Ben Johnson
- Date
- August 2018
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- bak00581
Repository Details
Part of the Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School Repository
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