William M. Ivins, Sr.
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Ivins, William Mills, 1881-1961
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content: William Mills Ivins papers
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content: William Mills Ivins papers / Series 5: Ivins Family Papers
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1885-1924
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.ivinwill, Subseries 5.9
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: William M. Ivins, Sr., (1851-1915), father of William M. Ivins, Jr., was a lawyer and politician and was addressed as Will. He spent a great deal of time in Europe and South America as a corporate lawyer. In 1905, he ran unsuccessfully for mayor of New York City. Business correspondence includes a letter from Mme. Blavatsky, with clippings and photographic portrait. Letters from relatives include those from Emma Yard Ivins [wife]; Katharine Ivins [daughter]; Margaret Ivins Holmes [daughter]; Sarah Mills Ivins [mother]; William M. Ivins, Jr. [son]; Annie Perrine [cousin]; James S. Yard [father-in-law]. Miscellaneous material includes biographical notes; clippings by and about WMI Sr., including an obituary; and miscellaneous notes copied from an unidentified publication.