- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1924 - 1971", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1924/1971"}
{"value"=>"Undated", "type"=>"inclusive"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1924
- date_inclusive_end
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1971
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Sub-series 1 - Photographs"}
- physdesc
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{"value"=>"2.75 boxes", "format"=>"simple"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>A number of the photographs document Willard’s life—some from childhood through 1971, including portraits, by Murray Korman and W. Latwaite, and a few informal photos of Avery Willard during the Shubert tour of <span class=\"title\">The Merry Widow</span>in 1944. There are numerous photographs of his mother, Mary King Willard Grissom. Subjects of personal and professional interest include exhibitions, holiday cards, and a photograph of a check from Peggy Lee.</p> <p>Included are many of the negatives he made of Hollywood film stills, as well as his autographed photos (by unknown photographers) of celebrities such as Ralph Bellamy, Candice Bergen, Charles Boyer, Joan Crawford, Dennis Day, Alfred Lunt and Lynne Fontanne, Robert Stack, Laurette Taylor, and Fred Waring. There is also a scrapbook of photos of Willard and friends in the 1940s.</p>"}
- arrangement
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{"value"=>"<p>By Topic, then Chronological</p>"}
- unitid
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{"type"=>"local_mss", "value"=>"709380"}
- date_start
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1924
- date_end
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1971
- keydate
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1924