Clanton Ware Williams sitting next to A. D. Bruce

Date: approximately 1956-approximately 1960
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  • University of Houston
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  • Clanton Ware Williams sitting next to A. D. Bruce
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  • 1956~/1960~
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  • Clanton Ware Williams sitting at a table next to A. D. Bruce. Clanton Ware Williams served as the fourth president of the University of Houston from 1956-1960. He received a BA in philosophy from Davidson College in 1927. He received both an MA in history from the University of Alabama and a PhD in history from Vanderbilt University in 1938. Williams joined the University of Houston as Vice-President for Academic Affairs in January 1955. He was named president of the University at the December 10, 1956 meeting of the Board of Regents. At this same meeting, A.D. Bruce was named chancellor and chief executive officer of the university. With this new reporting structure, the president was entrusted with the internal affairs while the chancellor was charged with both external relationships and overall responsibility. From August 11, 1960 to September 1, 1961, Williams retained the title of president, but was on a leave of absence. Clanton Ware Williams died on November 10, 1975, at Montgomery Air Force Base Hospital, Montgomery, Alabama. A pallbearer at his funeral was his longtime friend, Philip G. Hoffman, who succeeded him as president of the University of Houston.
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  • 1969-037, Box 16, Folder 70
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  • University of Houston
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  • ark:/84475/do9897ks53g