Alice Tapp Williams papers

Collection – Multiple Containers

Identifier: MS-0168

Staff Only

Collection Overview

Abstract

The collection consists of two volumes spanning the time between July 1, 1914 and October 5, 1918.

Dates

Creation: July 1, 1914-October 5, 1918

Extent

0.23 Cubic Feet (1 half legal manuscript box)

1 Reels (1 reel of 35mm microfilm)

Creator

Williams, Alice Tapp (Person)

Biographical / Historical

Alice Tapp Williams, daughter of Walter (Louis) and Florence Stannard Tapp was born on November 24, 1893. Nothing is known of her early life. In 1911, she, along with her widowed mother and her brothers Lewis Preston (born December 7, 1891) and Bert, moved to Toledo, Ohio. Both Alice and her mother worked intermittently, she as a clerk at various clothing stores (including A. S. Hickok and Milners) and her mother as a seamstress. Preston worked as an assembler, but was employed only occasionally due to poor health.

On July 6, 1915, Alice and her mother moved to Prairie Depot, Wood County, Ohio to live with the Stannards because of financial difficulties. Florence Tapp continued to work while Alice kept house. Alice lived in Prairie Depot until February 19, 1916 when she married Clyde O. Williams, a plumber in Toledo. They had one son, James Stannard Williams, born December 21, 1917. The Williams family rented a house on Point Place Road, Toledo and resided there until Alice's death on December 28, 1918. Both she and her brother Preston (who died on January 1, 1917) suffered from pulmonary tuberculosis. Her husband, Clyde, eventually remarried and continued to reside in Toledo until his death on June 17, 1972.

Conditions Governing Access

No known access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Alice Tapp Williams Diaries were transferred to the Center for Archival Collections, Bowling Green State University in February 1981 with the cooperation of Blake Tyson of Wayne, Ohio to whom the originals have been returned.

Processing Information

The finding aid for the Alice Tapp Williams Diaries was prepared by Jare R. Cardinal, graduate assistant, History Department, Bowling Green State University.