Daniel Williams

Daniel Thomas Williams Jr. (1932–2010) was an American archivist and historian. He was the first African American to be honored as a fellow of the Society of American Archivists and was Head University Librarian at Tuskegee University from 1968 to 1999.

Personal life and education Williams was born on September 20, 1932, to Willie Mae and Daniel T. Williams Sr. and grew up in Miami, Florida.

He graduated from West Virginia State College, now University, in 1956 with majors in Spanish and History.

He retired in 1999 when he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. He died on June 24, 2010, in Hollywood, Florida.

Career With his master's, he was hired right after graduation at the Tuskegee Institute as a serials librarian in 1957. He later advanced to the position of Director of the university's Professional Libraries in 1966 and later, the University Archivist in 1969.

Among many projects and responsibilities at Tuskegee, he became the curator for the Daniel James Memorial Hall in 1987 . He also served as an Assistant Professor and continued to work in the Archives throughout his time there. He retired in 1999.

Affiliations

In 1972, Williams was part of the US Delegation of the World Congress on Archives, which met in Moscow. Consultant for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Social Change Consultant for the Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Awards

Academy of Certified Archivists, 1989 Fellow of the Society of American Archivists, 1992