Louttit, W. Easton (William Easton), 1904-1973

William Easton Louttit (1904-1973), graduated from Brown University 1925. Served as a member of the Board of Trustees, 1945-1957, and Board of Fellows, 1957-1970; appointed Archivist of the University in 1938. President of What Cheer Laundry; book collector, specializing in Rhode Island history, John Hay, and the Legend of the Wandering Jew.

Brown University class of 1925. Served at different times as Archivist of the University, Trustee, and member of the Board of Fellows. Head of the largest laundry in Rhode Island. Benefactor to the libraries of Brown University. As a collector of rare books and manuscripts his special interests included material relating to John Hay and his associates, the Legend of the Wandering Jew, Rhode Island history, and Dard Hunter.

The Grolier Club is a society of bibliophiles, founded in New York City in January, 1884, the oldest such club in North America. The club is named after Jean Grolier de Servières, Viscount d'Aguisy, Treasurer General of France. The Grolier Club has had three locations since being founded in 1884. In 1890 the Grolier Club moved into a Romanesque Revival building at 29 East 32nd Street. Since 1917, the club has been located at 47 East 60th Street. The Grolier Club maintains a library specializing in books, printing, binding, illustration and bookselling. The Grolier Club also facilitates public exhibitions which often include its library collections and the collections of its members.