Papers of Anna Wessels Williams, 1846-1954 (inclusive), 1884-1954 (bulk)
Overview
Manuscript and typescript drafts, correspondence, notes, etc., of Anna Wessels Williams, physician.
Dates
- Creation: 1846-1954
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1884-1954
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright. Copyright in the papers created by Anna Wessels Williams as well as copyright in other papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns.
Copying. Papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures.
Extent
3 linear feet ((3 cartons) 1 folio+ folder, 1 folio photograph folder)The collection includes manuscript and typescript drafts, correspondence, notes, and some printed material used in compiling her unpublished autobiography; journal, 1884-1887; letters, including from her mother, c.1892; typescript and published research articles and short stories by Anna Wessels; photographs; certificates; and other material.
Folder headings in quotes are Williams's; others are by archivist, Katherine Kraft.
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Anna Wessels Williams was Assistant Director of New York City's Department of Health Research Laboratory from 1895 to 1934. A citation awarded her by the Department read, in part:
"Your discovery of the Klebs-Loeffler bacillus number eight, your method for the rapid diagnosis of rabies, your contribution to the more accurate diagnosis of trachoma and your outstanding research with streptococci, alone place you among the most eminent pioneers of medical science and benefactors of mankind."
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession numbers: 79-M182, 81-M157
The papers of Dr. Anna Wessels Williams were given to the Schlesinger Library by Dr. Annis Thomson in July 1979.
CONTAINER LIST
- Carton 1: Autobiography, Chapters 1-22.
- Carton 2: Autobiography, Chapters 23-27, and unnumbered folders
- Carton 3: Unnumbered Folders
- Folio+ folder: certificate, 1883
Processing Information
Processed: October 1979
By: Katherine Kraft
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Williams, Anna Wessels, 1863-1954. Papers of Anna Wessels Williams, 1846-1954 (inclusive), 1884-1954 (bulk): A Finding Aid
- Author
- Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- sch00968
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
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