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This is a guide to some sources for the history of {{outdated}}==Williams History 101 - The Essentials==* From Williams. The College provides a edu, the [http://www.williams.edu/home/about_historyhistory.php official brief history], along with detailed biographies of its [http://www.williams.edu/home/about_presidents.php Presidentsthe college]. See [http://www.williams.edu/library/archives/ewilliamsexhibit/ here] for an overview of the life of Ephraim * From Williams. The College Archives provide [http://www.williams.edu/library/archives/williamshistory/williamshistory.html other material], see in particular [http://www.williams.edu/libraryhome/archivestraditions/williamshistory/groups.html this history a brief background on our traditions,] of some of such as the most important people Purple Cow and events from the College's past"[[The Mountains]]."

==Williams History 201 - On specific subjects==* From the Archives: [http://archives.williams.edu/ewilliamsexhibit/ The Life of Ephraim Williams, Jr.]* From the Administration: [http://committees.williams.edu/ Information on the Committees that study and propose college policy]Williams's lobbying and investment activities.*From the thesis archive, [http://library.williams.edu/theses/pdf.php?id=166 The Elimination of Fraternities at Williams College] (PDF).**Additional information is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elimination_of_fraternities_at_Williams_College here.]* From the archives, a [http://archives.williams.edu/timeline.php timelin] of Williams's history.  ==Williams History 301 - For the intrepid and curious==* From the History of Science Program: [http://www.williams.edu/resources/sciencecenter/center/histscipub.html The History of Science at Williams] (LONG)* From Guidestar.com, [http://www.ephblog.com/2009/07/27/williams-forms-990-available-history/ Williams's financial disclosure to the government]**This document is chock full of information relating to Williams as a non-profit organization. Besides compensation information, it reports on Williams's lobbying and investment activities.*From the thesis archive, [http://library.williams.edu/theses/pdf.php?id=165 Voices of Change (1987)].**Black students at Williams**The 1969 occupation of Hopkins Hall*From the archive, [http://archives.williams.edu/williamshistory/documentindex.php our founding documents] ==Books to Read==*[http://francis.williams.edu/search~S0?/aRudolph%2C+Frederick/arudolph+frederick/-3%2C-1%2C0%2CB/frameset&FF=arudolph+frederick&10%2C%2C16 Perspectives: A Williams Anthology]*[http://francis.williams.edu/search~S0?/aRudolph%2C+Frederick/arudolph+frederick/-3%2C-1%2C0%2CB/frameset&FF=arudolph+frederick&8%2C%2C16 Mark Hopkins and the Log: Williams from 1836 to 1872]  ===Previous Version of Page===[[Category:Guides]][[Category:History]] This is a guide to some sources on the history of Williams. The College provides a [http://www.williams.edu/home/history.php brief history], along with detailed biographies of its [http://www.williams.edu/home/presidents.php Presidents]. There is also an [http://www.williams.edu/library/archives/ewilliamsexhibit/ overview of the life of Ephraim Williams]. The Archives contain [http://www.williams.edu/library/archives/williamshistory/williamshistory.html other material], see in particular the history of [http://www.williams.edu/library/archives/williamshistory/groups.html some of the most important people and events] from the College's past. This [http://www.williams.edu/resources/sciencecenter/center/histscipub.html history of the sciences at Williams], the result of a collaborative effort among the students in History of Science 240 during the spring of 1992, is a fine example of what more could be done. Also see the [http://www.geneabios.com/williams/williams.htm biographies of the members of the Williams class of 1863], created in conjunction with their 40th reunion. Unfortunately, the most important book on the history of Williams --- "[http://francis.williams.edu/search/tMark+Hopkins+and+the+Log/tmark+hopkins+and+the+log/1%2C2%2C2%2CE/frameset&FF=tmark+hopkins+and+the+log+williams+college+1836+1872&1%2C1%2C Mark Hopkins and The Log: Williams College, 1836-1872]" , by Emeritus Professor Frederick Rudolph '42 --- is not avaiable available on the web. [[Form 990]]s filed by the College are also available.