Reba Will
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Title
Reba Will
Subject
Will, Reba Allene (1912-2013)
Description
Photograph of Reba Will as a young girl with a large bow in her hair.
Born in Forestville, she was the daughter of Marvin Wilbur and Ada Rebecca (Shutters) Will. Her father worked for the U.S. State Department in Washington D.C.
She was a graduate of Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, Maryland, and majored in piano. She also received a Bachelor of Science from Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, and a Masters Degree in Choral Music from New York University, New York City, NY.
Reba never married. She taught Choral music in the District of Columbia Public Schools for more than 35 years.
She is buried in Forestville, Virginia.
Born in Forestville, she was the daughter of Marvin Wilbur and Ada Rebecca (Shutters) Will. Her father worked for the U.S. State Department in Washington D.C.
She was a graduate of Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, Maryland, and majored in piano. She also received a Bachelor of Science from Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, and a Masters Degree in Choral Music from New York University, New York City, NY.
Reba never married. She taught Choral music in the District of Columbia Public Schools for more than 35 years.
She is buried in Forestville, Virginia.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Jan 1917".
Contributor
Identified in 2023 by Kenna Fansler who was a family friend and remembered that Reba always wore a big bow in her hair.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
025728
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Reba Will,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/55396.
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