Collection: William G. "Bill" Simpson papers | Welcome to the Mississippi State University Libraries

Scope and Content Note

The Bill Simpson collection contains a number of materials related to his time as a lobbysit, Congressional staffer, and Deputy White House Chief of Staff. The collection contains speeches from 1964-1968; Appointment books from 1982-2003; Correspondence from 1961-2004; Subject Files from 1962 to 2002; as well as various pieces of memorabilia, photographs, publications, newsclippings, and programs.

Dates

1961 - 2005
Majority of material found within 1979 - 1983

Creator

Simpson, William G. "Bill", 1923-2003 (Person)

Biographical Note

William G. "Bill" Simspon, Jr. was born in Gulfport Mississippi in 1923. He was an administrative assistant to Mississippi Senator James O. Eastland and a former Deputy to the White House Chief of Staff in the President Jimmy Carter White House. He attended the University of Mississippi and the U. S. Merchant Marine Academy and served in the Navy during World War II. He returned to Mississippi after the war where he owned a seafood company and served on the Mississippi Marine Conservation Commission. He died in Washington DC on November 20, 2003.