Background
Williams, Benjamin Buford was born on April 28, 1923 in New York City. Son of Royal Haywood and Edith (Ballou) Williams.
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Literary History of Alabama: The Nineteenth Century
(A biographical, bibliographical, generic, critical, and c...)
A biographical, bibliographical, generic, critical, and chronological survey of nineteenth-century Alabama authors. Presents a vivid picture of life in the South in 19th-century America.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/083862054X/?tag=2022091-20
Benjamin Buford Williams
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor of Arts Alabama, 1948. Master of Arts, University Alabama, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, Vanderbilt University, 1971.
Career
Instructor, U. Alabama, Mobile, 1950;
assistant professor, Martin College, Pulaski, Tennessee, 1952-1953;
assistant professor, U. Alabama, Montgomery, 1957-1968;
assistant professor, Auburn U., Montgomery, 1968-1971;
associate professor, Auburn U., Montgomery, 1971-1980;
professor, Auburn U., Montgomery, 1980-1991;
professor emeritus, Auburn U., Montgomery, since 1991. Consultant Secretary Alabama Senate, Montgomery, 1977-1978. Member steering committee Read Alabama, National Endowment for Humanities, Auburn, Alabama, 1988-1990.
Graduate coordinator School of Liberal Arts, Auburn U., 1988-1991.
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Literary History of Alabama: The Nineteenth Century
(A biographical, bibliographical, generic, critical, and c...)
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Literary History of Alabama: The Nineteenth Century
Membership
President Department Alabama Reserve Officers Association, 1971-1972, Shakespeare Players, Montgomery, 1973-1974, Old South History Society, Montgomery, 1975-1976, Montgomery chapter Air Force Association, 1977-1980. With United States Army, 1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations, World World War II. Colonel United States Air Force Reserve, 1948-1978.
Member National Education Association (chapter president 1980-1981), Alabama Education Association, Modern Language Association, National Council Teachers English, Alabama History Association, Phi Alpha Theta, Sigma Tau Delta, Phi Kappa Phi (newsletter editor).
Interests
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Married Marilyn Moores Simpson, June 3, 1953. Children: Julianne Williams Sinclair, Benjamin Buford III, Randall Simpson, Marilyn Williams Best.
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Episcopalian
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1948
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1950
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1971