Box 3
Container
Contains 19 Collections and/or Records:
Career and Activism, 1950-1987, undated
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 310, Series 5
Scope and Contents
Series includes records created and collected by Williams throughout the course of her career in health care, education, and counselling, and her civil rights activism. Materials include correspondence, newspaper articles, grant proposals, manuscripts, internal documents, financial records, hiring documents, research papers, and reports. Photographs from this series have been separated and placed in Series 7.
Dates:
1950-1987, undated
Activism, 1965-1981, undated
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 310, Series 5, Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents
Sub-series includes materials related to Williams' participation and interest in activist organizations in the South. Materials include publications, correspondence, reports, and a grant application.
Dates:
1965-1981, undated
"Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee", 1965, undated
File — Box: 3, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSP 310, Series 5, Sub-Series 2, File 3
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sub-series includes materials related to Williams' participation and interest in activist organizations in the South. Materials include publications, correspondence, reports, and a grant application.
Dates:
1965, undated
Mississippi Action for Progress and Head Start, 1966-1968, undated
Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 310, Series 5, Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents
Sub-series includes materials related to Williams' work with Head Start programs in Mississippi. This includes her work as an Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) consultant and as the director of Mississippi Action for Progress (MAP). Many of the materials document the racial tensions, inequality, and racism in Mississippi during this period, as well as attacks against civil rights groups. Materials include reports, contracts, correspondence, guides, procedural documents, meeting minutes,...
Dates:
1966-1968, undated
“MAP – Program Overview”, undated
File — Box: 3, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSP 310, Series 5, Sub-Series 3, File 1
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sub-series includes materials related to Williams' work with Head Start programs in Mississippi. This includes her work as an Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) consultant and as the director of Mississippi Action for Progress (MAP). Many of the materials document the racial tensions, inequality, and racism in Mississippi during this period, as well as attacks against civil rights groups. Materials include reports, contracts, correspondence, guides, procedural documents, meeting minutes,...
Dates:
undated
"OEO/LSI Agreement", August, 1966
File — Box: 3, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSP 310, Series 5, Sub-Series 3, File 2
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sub-series includes materials related to Williams' work with Head Start programs in Mississippi. This includes her work as an Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) consultant and as the director of Mississippi Action for Progress (MAP). Many of the materials document the racial tensions, inequality, and racism in Mississippi during this period, as well as attacks against civil rights groups. Materials include reports, contracts, correspondence, guides, procedural documents, meeting minutes,...
Dates:
August, 1966
OEO consultant materials, 1966 - 1967
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 310, Series 5, Sub-Series 3, File 3
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sub-series includes materials related to Williams' work with Head Start programs in Mississippi. This includes her work as an Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) consultant and as the director of Mississippi Action for Progress (MAP). Many of the materials document the racial tensions, inequality, and racism in Mississippi during this period, as well as attacks against civil rights groups. Materials include reports, contracts, correspondence, guides, procedural documents, meeting minutes,...
Dates:
1966 - 1967
Reports on Mississippi CAP and Head Start, 1967
File — Box: 3, Folder: 6
Identifier: MSP 310, Series 5, Sub-Series 3, File 5
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sub-series includes materials related to Williams' work with Head Start programs in Mississippi. This includes her work as an Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) consultant and as the director of Mississippi Action for Progress (MAP). Many of the materials document the racial tensions, inequality, and racism in Mississippi during this period, as well as attacks against civil rights groups. Materials include reports, contracts, correspondence, guides, procedural documents, meeting minutes,...
Dates:
1967
"MAP 'Know your community' local survey", undated
File — Box: 3, Folder: 7
Identifier: MSP 310, Series 5, Sub-Series 3, File 6
Scope and Contents
File includes a survey developed by Helen Bass Williams.
Dates:
undated
Department of H.E.W. Follow-through program, 1967, undated
File — Box: 3, Folder: 8
Identifier: MSP 310, Series 5, Sub-Series 3, File 8
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sub-series includes materials related to Williams' work with Head Start programs in Mississippi. This includes her work as an Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) consultant and as the director of Mississippi Action for Progress (MAP). Many of the materials document the racial tensions, inequality, and racism in Mississippi during this period, as well as attacks against civil rights groups. Materials include reports, contracts, correspondence, guides, procedural documents, meeting minutes,...
Dates:
1967, undated
Letters from colleagues regarding her departure, 1968
File — Box: 3, Folder: 9
Identifier: MSP 310, Series 5, Sub-Series 3, File 11
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sub-series includes materials related to Williams' work with Head Start programs in Mississippi. This includes her work as an Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) consultant and as the director of Mississippi Action for Progress (MAP). Many of the materials document the racial tensions, inequality, and racism in Mississippi during this period, as well as attacks against civil rights groups. Materials include reports, contracts, correspondence, guides, procedural documents, meeting minutes,...
Dates:
1968
"Head Start, 'How to apply' guidelines", undated
File — Box: 3, Folder: 10
Identifier: MSP 310, Series 5, Sub-Series 3, File 12
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sub-series includes materials related to Williams' work with Head Start programs in Mississippi. This includes her work as an Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) consultant and as the director of Mississippi Action for Progress (MAP). Many of the materials document the racial tensions, inequality, and racism in Mississippi during this period, as well as attacks against civil rights groups. Materials include reports, contracts, correspondence, guides, procedural documents, meeting minutes,...
Dates:
undated
"Head Start conference, Los Angeles", November 12, 1967 - November 17, 1967
File — Box: 3, Folder: 11
Identifier: MSP 310, Series 5, Sub-Series 3, File 13
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sub-series includes materials related to Williams' work with Head Start programs in Mississippi. This includes her work as an Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) consultant and as the director of Mississippi Action for Progress (MAP). Many of the materials document the racial tensions, inequality, and racism in Mississippi during this period, as well as attacks against civil rights groups. Materials include reports, contracts, correspondence, guides, procedural documents, meeting minutes,...
Dates:
November 12, 1967 - November 17, 1967
MAP era papers, miscellaneous, 1966 - 1968
File — Box: 3, Folder: 12
Identifier: MSP 310, Series 5, Sub-Series 3, File 14
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sub-series includes materials related to Williams' work with Head Start programs in Mississippi. This includes her work as an Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) consultant and as the director of Mississippi Action for Progress (MAP). Many of the materials document the racial tensions, inequality, and racism in Mississippi during this period, as well as attacks against civil rights groups. Materials include reports, contracts, correspondence, guides, procedural documents, meeting minutes,...
Dates:
1966 - 1968
Head Start, Physical Activities Guide, undated
File — Box: 3, Folder: 13
Identifier: MSP 310, Series 5, Sub-Series 3, File 15
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sub-series includes materials related to Williams' work with Head Start programs in Mississippi. This includes her work as an Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) consultant and as the director of Mississippi Action for Progress (MAP). Many of the materials document the racial tensions, inequality, and racism in Mississippi during this period, as well as attacks against civil rights groups. Materials include reports, contracts, correspondence, guides, procedural documents, meeting minutes,...
Dates:
undated
"Delta Research", March, 1967
File — Box: 3, Folder: 14
Identifier: MSP 310, Series 5, Sub-Series 3, File 16
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sub-series includes materials related to Williams' work with Head Start programs in Mississippi. This includes her work as an Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) consultant and as the director of Mississippi Action for Progress (MAP). Many of the materials document the racial tensions, inequality, and racism in Mississippi during this period, as well as attacks against civil rights groups. Materials include reports, contracts, correspondence, guides, procedural documents, meeting minutes,...
Dates:
March, 1967
"Program proposal for culturally disadvantaged pre-school children", undated
File — Box: 3, Folder: 15
Identifier: MSP 310, Series 5, Sub-Series 3, File 17
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sub-series includes materials related to Williams' work with Head Start programs in Mississippi. This includes her work as an Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) consultant and as the director of Mississippi Action for Progress (MAP). Many of the materials document the racial tensions, inequality, and racism in Mississippi during this period, as well as attacks against civil rights groups. Materials include reports, contracts, correspondence, guides, procedural documents, meeting minutes,...
Dates:
undated
Office of Economic Opportunity, Head Start/CAP Grant, approximately 1966-1967
File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 310, Series 5, Sub-Series 3, File 18
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Sub-series includes materials related to Williams' work with Head Start programs in Mississippi. This includes her work as an Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) consultant and as the director of Mississippi Action for Progress (MAP). Many of the materials document the racial tensions, inequality, and racism in Mississippi during this period, as well as attacks against civil rights groups. Materials include reports, contracts, correspondence, guides, procedural documents, meeting minutes,...
Dates:
approximately 1966-1967
Helen Bass Williams papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 310
Overview
This collection includes documents, correspondence, published materials, photographs, and audio recordings collected and created by Helen Bass Williams that document her personal life, education, and her work as a civil rights activist in the South, educator, and counselor and professor at Purdue University.
Dates:
1915 - 2004; Majority of material found within circa 1960s and 1970s