This series contains (1) newspaper clippings, (2) unidentified photographs, (3) personal and professional correspondence, (4) telegrams, (5) brochures, (6) journals, (7) copies of speeches, (8) award certificates, (9) personal papers, (10) fraternity membership cards, (11) biographical sketches and other material documenting, at least in part, the administration of Mr. William M. Hicks and his work with the Vocational-Technical Program in Georgia. Mr. Hicks was appointed Assistant State Supervisor of Trade and Industrial Education in September in 1947, and served in that capacity until 1952, when he was appointed State Supervisor of Trade and Industrial Education. During his term as State Supervisor, he was nationally recognized for his work in vocational education. The Diversified Cooperative Training (DCT) Program was greatly expanded, and he was instrumental in the development of the Area Vocational-Technical School System and the Area Vocational High School System. Mr. Hick’s contribution to the state’s education system was widely appreciated by the political powers in Georgia as many letters in his correspondence attest. South Georgia Tech, located in Americus, has named a building in his honor and his personal collection of books, plaques, etc., has been deposited there.