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Scope and Contents Scrapbook, "William F. Willoughby Newspaper Clippings"; includes biographical sketches of William Franklin Willoughby (including biographical information concerning Westel Woodbury Willoughby) from National Cyclopedia of American Biography and Who's Who in America as well as newspaper clippings, 1884-1925, concerning his high school and college career at Johns Hopkins, and concerning his appointments (and service) as treasurer of Puerto Rico, as assistant director of U.S. Census; to Commission on Economy and Efficiency; as deputy legal advisory to ruler of China, and as Director of Institute for Government Research; cartoon sketch of Willoughby by unidentified French artist; clippings, 1909, concerning Unionist Party of Puerto Rico; clipping, 1908, concerning fire aboard S.V. Luckenbach; clipping, [1909], concerning U.S. citizenship for Puerto Ricans; clipping, 1903, concerning resignation of John S. Hord as head of Internal Revenue for Puerto Rico; clipping, undated, giving Willoughby's reply to Samuel Gompers concerning labor in Puerto Rico; Willoughby's views on child labor; ticket, 1868, to impeachment of Andrew Johnson; menus, 1894-1914; music and theatrical programs (including cover, 1900, by Alphonse Marie Mucha); and marriage invitations and marriage announcement, 1897-1956, and undated of members of Willoughby family.

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.