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Collection Overview

This collection consists of papers, both business and personal, which belonged to the family of Blanche Willis Trerise of Parishville, NY. Most items are addressed or made out to members of the Willis & Perkins family, such as Frank Willis and C.B. Willis. Included are invitations, invoices, receipts, a menu, a ticket and some ephemera. The Potsdam Normal School invitations represented within the collection often include lists of classmates, faculty members and trustees of the school. While the invoices and receipts are made out to Potsdam businesses and Frank Willis, respectively. Of intrigue is a menu for the Potsdam Sporting Club and a ticket to the Chicago World’s Fair attended by Frank and Alice Perkins Willis.

Collection Number:  2024.028

Collection Length:  0.223 linear feet

Collection Start Year:  1888

Collection End Year:  1913

Finding Aid:  Willis Family Papers fa (103 KB)