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Ben C. Willis Addresses and Article, 1972, 1986

 

Summary

Creator:
Willis, Ben C. (Benjamin Cawthon) (Benjamin Cawthon Willis)
Extent:
3.00 items 3 Folders
0 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], Ben C. Willis Addresses and Article, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-2008-022

Background

Scope and content:

Addresses delivered by former Florida Circuit Judge Ben C. Willis and an article written by Willis for the Florida Heritage Foundation News and Views. These materials are useful to researchers studying Tallahassee life during the 1930s. According to Lee Willis, these addresses were probably given at the Exchange Club in Tallahassee, which met at the Cherokee Hotel until it closed.

Biographical / historical:

Ben C. Willis, Florida's longest-reigning chief circuit judge, was born in Quincy, FL, October 7, 1913. According to his son, Lee Willis, he attended Emory University for his freshman year but transferred to the University of Florida Law School in 1936, his sophomore year, where it took him five years to get the LLB Degree.

Acquisition information:
Given by Mr. and Mrs. Lee Willis, Tallahassee, Florida.
Processing information:

Processed by Burt Altman in October 2008.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open to all researchers.

This collection is in an offsite storage location. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu with requests for access or for more information.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], Ben C. Willis Addresses and Article, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-2008-022

Location of this collection:
116 Honors Way
Tallahassee
FL
32306-2047
USA