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1. Russell C. Williams presented with honorary degree at 1964 Commencement, Western Michigan University

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President James Miller conferring an honorary Doctor of Humanities to Russell C. Williams at Commencement on June 6, 1964. Behind James Miller and Russell Williams sits faculty in academic regalia. A blinded World War II Veteran, Williams was the first Chief of the Blind Rehabilitation Section of the Veterans Administration's Department of Medicine and Surgery. Williams had been serving as a counselor for blinded soldiers at Valley Forge, and also participated in both blind rehabilitation training programs at Valley Forge and Avon Old Farms.
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1964-06-06T00:00:00Z
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Western Michigan University. Libraries
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Western Michigan University Archives Photograph Collection