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{{Short description|American historian and author (1909–1979)}}
'''Thomas Harry Williams''' (May 19, 1909 — July 8, 1979) was an American academic and author. For the majority of his academic career between the 1930s to 1970s, Williams taught history at [[Louisiana State University]]. While at LSU, Williams was a Boyd Professor of History from 1953 to 1979. Near the end of his tenure at LSU, the university created the T. Harry Williams Chair of American History. Additional academic institutes Williams taught at include [[extension school|extension schools]], in Wisconsin and at the [[University of Omaha|Municipal University of Omaha]]. ▼
▲'''Thomas Harry Williams''' (May 19, 1909 — July 8, 1979) was an American
As an author, Williams wrote biographical works between the 1940s to 1970s. For his works, Williams published multiple books on [[Abraham Lincoln]] and [[Rutherford B. Hayes]]. He also wrote about [[P. G. T. Beauregard]], the [[American Civil War]] and [[Huey Long]]. In 1970, Williams won the [[Pulitzer Prize for Biography]] and the [[National Book Award]] in the History and Autobiography category with ''Huey Long''. Apart from his books, Williams received a [[Guggenheim Fellowship]] in 1956.▼
▲As an author, Williams wrote biographical works between the 1940s to 1970s
Williams received a [[Guggenheim Fellowship]] in 1956.
==Early life and education==
Williams was born in [[Vinegar Hill Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois|Vinegar Hill]], [[Illinois]] on May 19, 1909.<ref name=Brennan1999>{{cite book |last1=Brennan |first1=Elizabeth A. |last2=Clarage |first2=Elizabeth C. |title=Who's who of Pulitzer Prize winners |date=1999 |publisher=The Oryx Press |location=Phoenix |isbn=1573561118 |page=37 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=63nvmt4HqTEC&pg=PA37 |access-date=April 11, 2022}}</ref>
In the 1930s, Williams completed his post-secondary education at [[Platteville State Teachers College]] and the [[University of Wisconsin]].<ref name=Evory1981>{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Williams, T(homas) Harry 1909-1979 |encyclopedia=Contemporary Authors |publisher=Gale Research Company |location=Detroit |url=https://archive.org/details/contemporaryauth03anne/page/600/mode/2up |editor-last=Evory |editor-first=Ann |series=New Revision |volume=3 |page=601 |isbn=0810319322 |year=1981 |access-date=May 28, 2022}}</ref> ==Career==
===Teaching===
During his studies at Wisconsin, Williams became an [[teacher|instructor]] in 1936.<ref name=Evory1981/> While teaching history for their [[extension school|extension schools]], Williams was dismissed from his position at [[Wausau, Wisconsin]] in November 1936.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wausau Vets Flay Extension Teacher |work=The Rhinelander Daily News |date=November 13, 1936 |page=2}}</ref> After his dismissal, Williams said his comments about the [[Gettysburg Address]] and [[Abraham Lincoln]] were "misquoted and misrepresented".<ref>{{cite news |title=Dismissed Instructor Gives Reply |work=The Hartford Daily Courant |agency=Associated Press |date=November 14, 1936 |page=8}}</ref> The following month, Williams
In 1941, Williams began at [[Louisiana State University]] (LSU) as a history [[professor]].<ref>{{cite news |title=T. Harry Williams Coming to Millsaps |work=The Clarion-Ledger |date=January 20, 1971 |page=5}}</ref> While there, Williams taught about the Civil War.<ref>Dawson III 1983, p. 434</ref> He was named a Boyd professor for the university in 1953.<ref>{{cite news |title=Three LSU Profs Are Honored By Boyd Appointments |work=The Daily Herald |agency=Associated Press |date=June 2, 1953 |location=Biloxi and Gulfport, Mississippi Coast |page=Nine}}</ref> Williams continued to hold the position of Boyd Professor of History for Louisiana State until 1979.<ref name=Brennan1999/> In May of that year, Williams ended his tenure with LSU.<ref>{{cite news |title=T. Harry Williams In Critical Condition |work=The Town Talk |agency=Associated Press |date=June 3, 1979 |page=B-12}}</ref>
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While at Louisiana State, Williams
For individual historical works, Williams published a 1962 book of collected essays about generals in the [[American Civil War]] called ''McClellan, Sherman, and Grant''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Of Generalship |work=The Progress-Index |date=December 20, 1962 |location=Petersburg-Colonial Heights, Virginia |page=4}}</ref>
Apart from the Civil War, Williams
==Writing process==
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