Found 2 collections related to Williams, Franklin, 1917-1990

Franklin H. Williams Papers document the career of an African-American civil rights lawyer, diplomat, and foundation president. The collection is divided into six chronological series representing Williams' career paths; a seventh series is comprised of his writings, speeches, and other miscellaneous material. less

The Phelp-Stokes Fund Black U.S. Ambassadors Oral History audio collection consists of ten interviews with Black U.S. ambassadors to African and Caribbean nations, who are also referred to as Chiefs of Mission. Funded by the Ford Foundation and sponsored by the Phelps-Stokes Fund, the project documented the contribution of Black people to the shaping of U.S. foreign policy. Interviews were conducted by oral historians Celestine Tutt and Dr. Ruth Stuts Njiri. less