Background
Williams, Mary Lou Newman was born on December 21, 1918 in Harleton, Texas, United States. Daughter of Ray Maxie and Corine (Baker) Newman.
museum and archives coordinator
Williams, Mary Lou Newman was born on December 21, 1918 in Harleton, Texas, United States. Daughter of Ray Maxie and Corine (Baker) Newman.
Associate of Arts, College Marshall, 1935. Bachelor, Mary Hardin-Baylor University, 1937. Postgraduate, University Texas, Austin, 1938.
Master of Arts, East Texas State University, Commerce, 1961.
Junior English instructor Paris Junior College, Texas, 1953—1968, chairman, communications division, 1965—1968. English instructor East Texas State University, 1970—1974. Development coordinator A.M. & Welma Aikin Regional Archives, 1977—1983, R.F. Voyer Regional Museum, Honey Grove, Texas, 1977—1984.
District board National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Member Young Women’s Christian Association, Lamar County History Commission. President McCuistion Regional Medical Center Auxiliary, 1975—1977.
Member of League of Women Voters, American Association of University Women, Texas Association Museums, Paris History Landmark Preservation Committee, North-East Texas Genealogical Society, Texas State History Association, American Association Museums, Society of America Archivists, American Association State & Local History, Mary Emma Bible Club (president 1975, 1980), Garden Study Club 1955, Cosmos Club 1977, Paris Garden Club 1944, Phi Theta Kappa (honorary).
Married Louis Booth Williams, October 15, 1938. Children: Joanne Williams Click, Louis B., Junior.