William Tidwell was a professor of Microbiology at San Jose State University from 1955 to 1988. The bulk of this collection of papers, however, is from his time working as a consultant on State College Affairs to the California State Employees' Association in the 1960s. Also included are papers from his time as chair to the SJSU Academic Senate in the early 1980s. This collection consists of correspondence, newsletters, publications, papers from conferences and meetings, papers regarding legislation, and a few newspaper clippings.