New SF Collection at Kansas State University

(Photo: Sara Morgan, Robert J. Sawyer, Roger Adams)

On Tuesday, December 4, 2007, Robert J. Sawyer gave the keynote address ("Science Fiction as a Mirror for Reality") at the Dedication Ceremony of the David J. Williams III Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Collection, at Kansas State University. The collection, consisting of 3,000 items, includes a complete run of Arkham House volumes.

Williams, who lived in Richmond, Kentucky, worked for the U.S. National Security Agency and passed away in 2001. The dedication ceremony was attended by his sister Sara Morgan, who orchestrated K-State's acquisition of the material, in conjuction with Roger Adams of the Special Collections department of K-State's Hale Library, where the Williams Collection is now housed.

The David J. Williams III Collection

Coverage of Sawyer's talk from the K-State newspaper

The Robert J. Sawyer Web Site