Document Type
Image
Publication Date
8-1972
Abstract/ Summary
Photograph of Beryl Warner Williams at the 1972 University of Maine commencement ceremony where Williams was awarded a honorary Doctorate of Pedagogy. Williams, a Bangor native attended UMaine in the 1930s. She was the first Black person to earn a bachelor’s degree in mathematics at the University in 1935. She went on to earn a master’s degree in mathematics from UMaine in 1940.
In May 2021, University of Maine System Board of Trustees approved renaming Little Hall to Beryl Warner Williams Hall.
Identifier
Racial Justice_Williams_2021_07_28
Repository Citation
University of Maine, "Photograph of Beryl Warner Williams" (1972). Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. 588.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/social_justice/588
Version
publisher's version of the published document
Rights and Access Note
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Comments
Scanned item from William's alumni file created by the University of Maine Alumni Association and preserved by Raymond H. Fogler Special Collection's Department.