Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. According to U.S. Census records, “Clyda E Willis” is the correct spelling of Mrs. Willis’s name, meaning that the LA Times spelling of “Claudia E. Willis” was a misprint. Photograph of Mrs. Clyda E Willis whispering to her husband, Superior Judge Henry. M. Willis. They are sitting inside a room with a wall full of books. Clyda wears a hat, gloves, and a large flower, while Henry wears a suit, tie, and glasses. This photograph appears with the article, “Shaw Will Get Coliseum Data,” Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 1935: A1. Text from negative sleeve: 2344—Judge Henry M. Willis, Mrs. Clyda E. Willis 9-26-35. Gale Glys Forgery Case. [Stamped:] OCT 3—1935. Handwritten on negative: LtR—Judge Henry M. Willis—Mrs. Clyda E. Willis- 9-26-35. Text from newspaper caption: Superior Judge Henry M. Willis in court with his wife, Mrs. Claudia E. Willis, whose testimony figured in Edith Lane, housemaid, being held for trial on six counts of forging sales slips on department-store charge accounts.
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image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_8768 ark:/21198/zz002dgq6k
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Law & legal affairs--California--Los Angeles Judges--California--Los Angeles Books Willis, Clyda Ellen, 1885-1977 Willis, Henry M., 1871-1960
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