Preliminary Inventory of the William W. Phillips Papers

Collection

Identifier: 1988-00017-2018-05596

Scope and Content Note

This collection houses annual reports, statistical reports, faculty information, correspondence, committee records, and other materials documenting William W. Phillips's American history research and Arizona State University's Department of History and College of Liberal Arts. Among the subjects discussed are North Dakota history; constitutional history; such historical figures as Martin Luther, Abraham Lincoln, Asle Gronna, Benjamin Franklin Daniels, and Barry Goldwater; Professor Morris Starsky's termination; and the centennial of the College of Liberal Arts. This collection has not been processed in full and can be viewed only by appointment. Contact Ask an Archivist for more information.

Dates

Creation: 1915-1987

Language of Materials

Material in English

Access Restrictions

To view this collection, make an appointment at least five business days prior to your visit by contacting Ask an Archivist or calling (480) 965-4932. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Monday through Friday. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability.

Copyright

Arizona State University does not own the copyright to this collection. We recognize that it is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to publish information from this collection from the owner of the copyright.

Biographical Note

Historian William Weiland Phillips was born to Neptune Seraphine and Lulu Mae (Christian) Phillips in Grand Forks, North Dakota on August 4, 1925. He married Marlene Lillian March (1931-) in 1949. Phillips earned his Bachelor of Philosophy (1951) and Master of Arts (1952) from the University of North Dakota and his PhD from the University of Missouri (1958). He began his career as an Assistant Professor of History at North Dakota State Teachers College in Minot in 1955, where he remained until coming to Arizona State University as an Associate Professor of History in 1965. Phillips retired from ASU on July 4, 1987.