William Appleman Williams

12 Jun 1921 – 5 Mar 1990

William Appleman Williams (1921-1990), an influential American historian and writer, was a member of the History faculty at Oregon State University from 1968-1986. He is regarded to be a founder of the "revisionist school" of American diplomatic history. A prolific author, Williams's The Contours of American History (1961), was named, by the Modern Library, one of the 100 best non-fiction books written in English in the twentieth century. The Williams Papers consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings, books, photographs and memorabilia.-OSU

• The Tragedy of American Diplomacy
• Empire as a way of life
• The contours of American history
• THE TRAGEDY OF AMERICAN DIPLOMACY
• America in Vietnam
• American-Russian relations, 1781-1947
• Americans in a changing world
• From colony to empire
• The great evasion
• The roots of the modern American empire
• The United States, Cuba, and Castro
• A William Appleman Williams reader