Papers, 1856-1975, [ca.1900]-1975 (bulk)

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Papers, 1856-1975, [ca.1900]-1975 (bulk)

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Clippings, photographs, publications, programs, correspondence, and other material documenting Wills' involvement in Brooklyn theater, journalism, legal affairs, government service, and civic affairs. Includes photographs, clippings, and programs relating to Cellar Theater and Dilettante Players, 1900-1907, and New York Lyceum Bureau, theatrical agency run by Wills, ca. 1904; copies of FICTION, monthly published by Wills, 1901-1903, as well as clippings and other material related to FICTION and "Fossils," amateur journalism club, 1927-1970; material on Wills' legal career, 1905-1970, including clippings and correspondence on Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn Lawyers' Club, and clippings on estate law; material on Wills'service on Long Island Tercentenary Commission, 1936-1937, as chair of National Recovery Administration in Brooklyn, 1933, and with other public bodies; material on involvement in Red Cross, 1916-1972, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, 1933-1973, Downtown Brooklyn Association, 1936-1971, Industrial Home for the Blind, 1943-1974, and other charitable associations. Collection also includes military records of Wills' father, Anthony, 1856-1877; material on career as playwright, actor, and producer of Wills's brother, Anthony E., including plays, programs, photos and obituaries; many memoirs and autobiographical accounts by Wills; and obituaries following his death.

10 cubic ft.

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Downtown Brooklyn Association.

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Wills, Louis, 1884-1975.

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Lawyer, businessman, philanthropist. From the description of Papers, 1856-1975, [ca.1900]-1975 (bulk) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155451852 ...

United States. National Recovery Administration

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American National Red Cross

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American charitable organization. From the description of American National Red Cross records, 1906-1995. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754867267 Historical Note The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principals of the International Red Cross Movement. The Federal Charter states it is a nonprofit, tax-exempt, charitable organizat...

Wills, Anthony B.

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New York Lyceum Bureau.

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Brooklyn Law School

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In colonial New York, young people primarily received education through private schoolmasters and tutors, and free schooling was available to poor families through the Dutch Reformed and Catholic churches. Following the establishment of a state government, the Regents of the University of the State of New York granted charters for secondary schools in the state; the first charter, in 1768, was for Erasmus Hall Academy, located in the present-day Brooklyn neighborhood of Flatbush. In...

Dilettante Players.

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Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce.

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Industrial Home for the Blind

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Founded in 1883 by Eben P. Morford, who had been blinded as a child by an accident with a firearm, the mission of the Industrial Home for the Blind was to provide education, skills training, job opportunities, and community for the blind in Brooklyn. Originally located at 96 Lexington Avenue, the Home subsequently expanded several times, adding new facilities in different locations, and ultimately establishing its general offices at 57 Willoughby Street, where as of 2010 it continues to operate ...

Cellar Theater.

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Wills, Anthony E., 1880-

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Louis Charles Wills (1884-1975), was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. In his youth, he was involved in amateur theater and published an amateur fiction magazine with his older brother, Anthony E. Wills (1879-1912), who later became a playwright, novelist, and actor. At his family's urging, Wills attended the Brooklyn Law School of Saint Lawrence University, to which he was admitted in 1903 as a member of the school's third graduating class. He was admitted to the bar in 1906 and joined the la...

Long Island Tercentenary Commission.

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