Williams, Winferd, collection, 1914-1930

Authors

Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library

Files

Description

This collection contains photographs of Winferd Williams and Grace (McBee) Williams.

Winferd Merl Williams was born March 28, 1895 in Winfield, Kansas. Winferd married Grace McBee (b. 1897 - d. 1961) on June 6, 1920. He attended school in Winfield and later graduated from Phillips University in Enid, Oklahoma. He taught industrial arts at Pittsburg High School, and then ran a farm implement dealership until World War II. During the war years, Winferd served on the East Coast and had a short stint in England. After the war, Winferd and Grace ran an antique business from their home in Pittsburg, Kansas. Winferd and Grace both died in an automobile accident in Harrisonville, Missouri in 1961.

Publication Date

2-16-2022

Keywords

Social Life and Customs

Disciplines

History

Size of Collection

.4 linear feet

Dates of Collection

1914-1930

Manuscript Number

SpC MS 0369

Recommended Citation

Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library, "Williams, Winferd, collection, 1914-1930" (2022). Finding Aids. 371.
https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/fa/371