Alma Williams papers

Identity elements

Reference code

US US kmk 2017-18.005

Level of description

Collection

Title

Alma Williams papers

Date(s)

  • 1958-1985 (Creation)

Extent

0.66 Linear Feet, 2.00 Boxes

Name of creator

(1928-)

Biographical history

Alma Williams, O.B.E., is a long-standing contributor to the consumer movement in the United Kingdom and abroad, having worked in a myriad of capacities for a vast variety of organizations.  Born in 1928 to parents Alan and Edith Pratt at Wakefieldread more

Content and structure elements

Scope and content

Alma Williams, author of the 1975 book, Educating the Consumer: A Practical Guide, advocated for consumers around the world. Based in Great Britain, Williams was an active member of the International Organization of Consumers Unions (IOCU). Through herread more

System of arrangement

This collection is arranged in one series with folders in alphabetical order.  Folders with papers relating to specific organizations represented in quanitity in the collection (e.g. IOCU, the Council of Europe) have titles preceeded by the organization's name.

Conditions of access and use elements

Conditions governing access

No access restriction: All materials are open for research.

Conditions governing reproduction

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Languages of the material

  • English

Acquisition and appraisal elements

Immediate source of acquisition

Acqusition Source: Alma Williams
Acqusition Method: Richard L. D. Morse specifically asked Williams to donate her papers to the Consumer Movement Archives (CMA). A copy of that request is found in the donor file.
An accession number was not recorded at theread more

Specialized notes

  • Citation: [Item title], [item date], Alma Williams papers, Box [number], Folder [number or title], Consumer Movement Archives, Morse Department of Special Collections, Kansas State University Libraries.

Alternative identifier(s)

Archon Collection ID

299

Description control element

Rules or conventions

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Archivist's note

Finding Aid Author: Patrick C. Dittamo
Processing Info: Patrick C. Dittamo, graduate student at Kansas State University, processed the collection, and archivist Jane Schillie reviewed it, in July 2017.

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