Walter Francis Willcox papers, 1886-1960.

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Walter Francis Willcox papers, 1886-1960.

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Correspondence, tributes, printed and draft articles and notes, and genealogies and other family papers. Subjects include Willcox's involvement in the United States census of 1900, the International Statistical Institute, Amherst College alumni activity, and statistical analysis of various social problems, including the registration of births and deaths and voter registration, Afro-American crime statistics, race relations, and Prohibition. The collection also includes tape recordings celebrating Willcox's 90th, 95th, and 100th birthdays; family correspondence, including letters to and from Alice Eloise Work (Mrs. Walter Willcox), and his son Bertram F. who was in France with the American Ambulance Field Service. Also, material relating to his work with the William Allen White Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies, comment on American political practices and statecraft, addresses and articles pertaining to Cornell University, and work concerning Congressional reapportionment. Tape recordings pertain to Andrew Dickson White, Jacob Gould Schurman, and Charles Kendall Adams.

7 cubic ft.; 16 reels negative microfilm; 4 tape recordings; 4 folders.

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Cornell University Library

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Amherst College

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Founded in 1821, Amherst College developed out of the secondary school Amherst Academy. The college was originally suggested as an alternative to Williams College, which was struggling to stay open. Although Williams survived, Amherst was formed and diverged into its own institution....

White, Andrew Dickson, 1832-1918

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The second International Peace Conference was held at the Hague in 1907. From the description of Hague Peace Conference documents, 1907. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64052217 Ambassador to Russia; first president of Cornell University. From the description of Andrew Dickson White papers, 1901-1902. (New York State Historical Documents). WorldCat record id: 155410378 Andrew Dickson White was born at Homer, New York, November 7, 1832. ...

American Ambulance Field Service.

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Cornell University. Dept. of Economics.

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Willcox, Walter Francis, 1861-1964

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Statistician and professor of economics. From the description of Walter Francis Willcox papers, 1851-1965 (bulk 1886-1940). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 708649617 Professor of economics and statistics at Cornell University. From the description of Walter Francis Willcox papers, 1886-1960. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63534630 From the guide to the Walter Francis Willcox papers, 1886-1960., (Division of Rare and Manuscript Collectio...

International Statistical Institute.

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William Allen White Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies.

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Schurman, Jacob Gould, 1854-1942

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Jacob Gould Schurman was born May 22, 1854 on Prince Edward Island. He was Professor of Philosophy at Acadia College and Dalhousie College; Cornell University's Sage Professor of Philosophy, 1886-92, and President, 1892-1920; President of the first U.S. Philippine Commission, 1899; U.S. Minister to Greece and Montenegro during the Balkan Wars; and was a diplomat involved with foreign policy making in China, the Far East, and Germany. From the description of Jacob Gould Schurman paper...

Adams, Charles Kendall, 1835-1902

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Historian, President of Cornell University, 1885-1892. From the description of Charles Kendall Adams papers, 1882-1892. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63935288 ...

Willcox family.

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Cornell University

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Work, Alice Eloise.

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Work family.

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Willcox, Bertram F.

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Bertram Francis Willcox, (B.A., Cornell University, 1917, LL.B., Harvard University, 1922) was professor emeritus of law at Cornell University, where he taught most of his academic career (1946-1967). Willcox was also the McRoberts professor in the administration of law at Cornell (1954-1967.) Prior to his teaching career, Willcox practiced with Hughes, Rounds, Schurman & Dwight and was a partner in Schurman, Wiley & Willcox and successor firms (1923-1943). Professor Willcox also served ...