William H. Williams Dies

Noted Delaware historian, author, and University of Delaware professor died April 7, 2007. An article on his life appeared in the Wilmington News-Journal for April 10 on page B3.

His books include:

America's First Hospital the Pennsylvania Hospital 1741-1841. 1976.
The Pennsylvania Hospital1751-1801. 1971 c 1972.
Constitutional Documents of the First State. [1987?].
Delaware, the First State an Illustrated History. 1999.
Delmarva's Chicken Industry. [1998].
The First State an Illustrated History of Delaware. 1985.
The Garden of American Methodism 1769-1820. 1984.
A History of Wesley U.M. Church, Georgetown, 1779-1978. 1978.
Slavery and Freedom in Delaware, 1639-1865. 1996.

His latest book, on Delaware's environmental legacy, will be published in the fall.

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