Thomas Huston Macbride photograph collection, circa 1880-1920

Overview of the Collection

Collector
Macbride, Thomas H. (Thomas Huston), 1848-1934
Title
Thomas Huston Macbride photograph collection
Dates
circa 1880-1920 (inclusive)
Quantity
1100 photographic prints, including 5 albums (3 boxes)
Collection Number
PH0161
Summary
Family photographs, circa 1880-1920
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

The collection is open to the public.

Additional Reference Guides

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Thomas Huston Macbride (1848-1934) was a botanist and the 10th President of the State University of Iowa, serving from 1914 to 1916. He had also worked on the campus for over 50 years as a professor and conservationist, and head of the Department of Botany from 1887 to 1893. He was the first president of the Iowa Park and Forestry Association, and he founded the Lakeside Laboratory at Lake Okoboji in northwest Iowa. Macbride married Harriet Diffenderfer on December 31, 1875, and they had four children. Later in life, he moved to Seattle, Washington where he died on March 27, 1934, at age 85. He was the father of Philip D. Macbride.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Collection consists of 5 photograph albums and loose photos, mainly portraits of family and friends.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

 

BOX CONTENTS

BOX 1:
FOLDER 1: Ephemera.
FOLDER 2: Family outings, picnics, camping. Graduation from university (Not University of Washington)
FOLDER 3: Diffenderfer Family
FOLDER 4: Thomas Huston Macbride
FOLDER 5: Mrs. W.J. Suther
FOLDER 6: Francis Macbride (?)
FOLDER 7: M.D. Cornelius
FOLDER 8: Jean Macbride
FOLDER 9: Philip Macbride
FOLDER 10: Philip Cormany, James Macbride, Hazel Scott, Mary Lytle, Frank Sauer, Mrs. Howe
FOLDER 11: Unidentified woman
FOLDER 12: Unidentified woman (Mary Macbride ?)
FOLDER 13: Unidentified Women
FOLDER 14: Unidentified men
FOLDER 15: Unidentified children

BOX 2:
Album 1: 88 photographs. Family photographs, late 19th century.
Album 2: 368 postcards - Iowa, Washington, D.C., Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, California, Michigan, Florida, Europe.
Loose images and newspaper clippings from Album 3: photographs of friends of Macbride (Philip?), newspaper articles on the marriage of Philip and Miss Edith Ball in Iowa (1909)
Album 4: 45 photographs. Family portraits. Late 19th century
Album 5: 41 tintypes and carte de visites. Family portraits. Late 19th century

BOX 3:
Album 3: 175 photographs of friends of Macbride (Philip?)
Oversize photograph: House with horse drawn carriage in front by S.R. Fisher
Oversize photograph: Group portrait of women

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Personal Names

  • Macbride, Frances Waltemeyer--Photographs
  • Macbride, Philip D. (Philip Douglas), 1887-1965--Photographs
  • Macbride, Thomas H. (Thomas Huston), 1848-1934--Photographs

Family Names

  • Diffenderfer family--Photographs
  • Macbride family--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographic prints

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)