This event featured presentations by three scholars reflecting on the life and work of William Appleman Williams
(1921-1990), a major American historian and member of the History faculty at Oregon State University from 1968-1986. The presentations were as follows:
- "William Appleman Williams: An Archivist's View," Chris Petersen, Archivist for Oral History and Digital Projects, Oregon State University Libraries
- "Eight Turning Points in the Intellectual Life of William Appleman Williams," Dr. Richard Drake, Lucile Speer Research Chair in Politics and History, University of Montana
- "My Friend, William Appleman Williams," Dr. William G. Robbins, Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus, Oregon State University
The event was held in the reading room of the Special Collections and Archives Research Center in the Valley Library, and was sponsored in conjunction with Oregon Archives Month.
