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Wesley Williams papers

Title
Wesley Williams papers, 1909-1984, 1919-1984.
Author
Williams, Wesley A., 1896-1984.

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Box 3Mixed materialUse in library Sc MG 379 Box 3Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives
Box 2Mixed materialUse in library Sc MG 379 Box 2Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives
Box 1Mixed materialUse in library Sc MG 379 Box 1Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives

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.88 lin. ft.
Summary
Correspondence, news clippings, commendations for courageous actions and plaques reflecting Williams' career; material regarding the Vulcan Society; and information about Williams' father, James H. Williams, Chief of the Red Caps at Grand Central Station and Robert O. Lowery, first African-American fire commissioner in New York City.
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Note
  • Photographs transferred to Photographs and Prints Division.
Source (note)
  • Williams, James H. (son)
Biography (note)
  • New York City's first African-American fire fighter and fire official in the New York City Fire Department, ascending through the ranks from driver (1919), retiring as battalion chief (1952). He was a founder of the Vulcan Society, a black firemen's professional and social organization which sought better employment conditions.
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  • Accessioned
  • Cataloging updated
Call Number
Sc MG 379
OCLC
NYPW89-A234
Author
Williams, Wesley A., 1896-1984.
Title
Wesley Williams papers, 1909-1984, 1919-1984.
Biography
New York City's first African-American fire fighter and fire official in the New York City Fire Department, ascending through the ranks from driver (1919), retiring as battalion chief (1952). He was a founder of the Vulcan Society, a black firemen's professional and social organization which sought better employment conditions.
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