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Scrapbook, "William F. Willoughby Personal Record", 1885-1943

 Item — Box: 8, Item: 2
Identifier: id148507

Scope and Contents

Scrapbook, "William F. Willoughby Personal Record," includes diploma, 1885, from District of Columbia Public Schools, program, 1885, of high school commencement; certificate, 1885, of matriculation at Johns Hopkins; passport, 1889; admission to bar, 1893; letters, 1894-1900, of introduction; appointments, 1894-1899, as statistical expert for Department of Labor; election, 1895, to Cosmos Club, Washington, D.C.; marriage invitation, 1897; appointment, 1900, as member of International Jury of Awards, Paris Exposition; apponitments, 1900-1901, as Instructor in Economics at Harvard; clippings, 1901, concerning St. Louis World's Fair; letters, 1901-1905, concerning appointment as Treasurer of Puerto Rico (including letter signed by Theodore Roosevelt); appointment, 1907, as secretary of Puerto Rico (including letter signed by Elihu Root); resolutions, 1909, service on Executive Council of Puerto Rico; appointment, 1909, as assistant director of the U.S. Census (signed by William Howard Taft); letter, 1910, of Mirza-Ali-Kuli-Khan asking Willoughby to go to Persia; letters, 1911, of William Howard Taft asking Willoughby to become a member of the Commission on Economy and Efficiency and appointing him; letter, 1911, of Charles Nagel, Secretary of Commerce and Labor; elections, 1912, as McCormick Professor of Jurisdprudence at Princeton; passport, 1914, signed by Walter Hine page; passport, 1914, of introduction signed by William Jennings Bryan; contract (written in English and Chinese), 1913, between Chinese Government (bearing signature of Hsu Shih-chang), Frank Johnson Godnour and Willoughby; telegram and letter, 1916, concerning appointment as Director of Institute for Government Research; letter, 1921, of Warren G. Harding to James W. Good (concerning scheduling interview with Willoughby; appointment, 1920, as lecturer in political Science at Johns Hopkins; letter, 1921, and Decoration of Third Class of the Order of the Chia-Ho (Golden Grain) for work at Conference on the Limitation of Armaments; letter, 1923, of Lao K. Alfred asking Willoughby to go to China for six months; certificate, 1932, of election as Fellow of American Academy of Arts and Sciences; appointment, 1932, as lecturer in political science at Johns Hopkins; appointments, 1940, as consultant in political science at Library of Congress; letter, 1907, of Beekman Winthrop concerning [Regis H.] Post and Puerto Rican politics; and letter, 1936, of Felix Frankfurter.

Dates

  • Creation: 1885-1943

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

Conditions Governing Access:

Collection is open to all researchers. Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Manuscripts and Rare Books Librarian, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Extent

From the Collection: 2.90 Linear Feet

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository

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