Background
Williams, Franklin Cadmus was born on July 30, 1941 in Palestine, Texas, United States. Son of Franklin Cadmus and Cathryn Lucille (Pessoney) Williams.
Williams, Franklin Cadmus was born on July 30, 1941 in Palestine, Texas, United States. Son of Franklin Cadmus and Cathryn Lucille (Pessoney) Williams.
Bachelor, Baylor University, 1963; Master of Arts, Stephen F. Austin State University, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1975.
Teaching fellow, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas, 1964-1965;
teaching fellow, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1965-1968;
instructor English, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee, 1970-1971;
adjunct assistant professor, East Texas State University, Commerce, 1975;
assistant Professor of English, Jarvis Christian College, Hawkins, Texas, 1976-1978, 79-81;
independent scholar, Palestine, Texas, since 1981;
owner, bibliographer, Goldsmith Archive, Palestine, since 1981. Consultant Diocese of Galveston-Houston, 1977-1984, Texas State History Association, Austin, 1988. Speaker, editor Jarvis Christian College, Hawkins, Texas, 1976-1978, 79-81.
National teaching fellow Office Education, Washington, 1976-1977. Delegate to Baylor University, University of Wisconsin System, Madison, 1981.
Member Modern Language Association, Texas State History Association, Texas Catholic History Society, Baylor Alumni Association (life), Wisconsin Alumni Association (life), Sigma Tau Delta.