Description
William (Bill) Gaddis was born in
Berkeley, California in 1920. Gaddis was about ten years old when his father, a Captain in
the United States Navy, was posted to command a ship on the China Station. He spent two
years in Shanghai and Manila with his mother and sister while his father was at sea. While
in Manila, Gaddis attended the American School and participated in local theater. During his
travels he collected a number of playbills, menus, business cards, and maps which he
organized into scrapbooks.
Background
William (Bill) Gaddis was born in Berkeley, California, in 1920. Gaddis was about twelve
years old when his father, a Captain in the United States Navy, was posted to command a ship
on the China Station. He spent two years in Shanghai with his mother and sister while his
father was at sea. While in Shanghai, Gaddis attended the American School and participated
in local theater. He assembled a collection of playbills, menus, business cards, and maps
which he organized into two scrapbooks.
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Availability
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