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Williams, Sam, 1905-1985

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Samuel Williams Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: WHC-M-670
Scope and Contents

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Cotton farmer. Correspondence (1909-1949) to and from Williams regarding the Beckham County, Oklahoma World War I relief and finance effort, including a letter (1918) from Gov. Robert L. Williams; correspondence regarding Williams' invention and patenting of a cotton cleaning machine; blueprints (ca. 1924) of the machine; a typescript (n.d.) by Williams regarding the Chisholm Trail in Beckham County; and official reports (1918-1919) regarding the Liberty Bond and Liberty Loan Drives in Beckham County. Samuel Williams Photograph Collection also in repository.

Dates: 1909-1949

Samuel Williams Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WHC-P-1463
Scope and Contents

Black and white original prints of cotton marketing and ginning activities at Cordell, Elk City, Erick, Frederick, Sayre, and Texola, Oklahoma and Shamrock, Texas. Samuel Williams Manuscript Collection also in repository.

Dates: 1908-1919