George Williams College (Chicago) George Williams College (Chicago) George Williams College was a college located in the northwestern corner of Hyde Park, Chicago. The college was an expansion of a summer camp founded by the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) on the shores of Geneva Lake, Wisconsin in 1886. The college remained in Hyde Park from its founding in 1890 until 1965, when it moved to Downers Grove, Illinois. Subsequently, the Hyde Park campus was demolished in 1989. George Williams College can trace its origin to a summer camp founded on the shores of Geneva Lake, Wisconsin by YMCA leaders I. E. Brown, William
Arthur Williams (actor) in "Our Boys". In 1914, Williams wrote a memoir about his years in the theatre. Williams died the following year at the age of 70, having played over 1,000 roles in his career. As a playwright, Williams wrote several farces, including "Leave it to Me" (1872, with Colin Henry Hazlewood, in which Williams also appeared on stage), "Funnibone's Fix" (1892 at the Britannia Theatre, in which Williams also appeared on stage), and "Oh! What a Day", as well as some dramas, including " Christmas Chimes" and "The Secret of a Life". Arthur Williams (actor) Arthur Williams (9 December 1844 –