Thomas Huston Macbride photograph collection, approximately 1880-1920
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Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Macbride, Thomas H. (Thomas Huston), 1848-1934
- Title
- Thomas Huston Macbride photograph collection
- Dates
- approximately 1880-1920 (inclusive)
- Quantity
- 1.13 cubic feet, (1100 photographic prints, including 5 albums (4 boxes))
- Collection Number
- PH0161
- Summary
- Family photographs, circa 1880-1920
- Repository
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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
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No restrictions on access.
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
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 Description
Collection consists of 5 photograph albums and loose photos, mainly portraits of family and friends.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.
Administrative Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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Thomas Huston Macbride photograph collection
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Description: EphemeraContainer: Box PH0161 Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: Family outings, picnics, camping. Graduation from university (Not University of Washington)Container: Box PH0161 Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: Diffenderfer FamilyContainer: Box PH0161 Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: Thomas Huston MacbrideContainer: Box PH0161 Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: Mrs. W.J. SutherContainer: Box PH0161 Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: Francis Macbride (?)Container: Box PH0161 Box 1, Folder 6
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Description: M.D. CorneliusContainer: Box PH0161 Box 1, Folder 7
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Description: Jean MacbrideContainer: Box PH0161 Box 1, Folder 8
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Description: Philip MacbrideContainer: Box PH0161 Box 1, Folder 9
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Description: Philip Cormany, James Macbride, Hazel Scott, Mary Lytle, Frank Sauer, Mrs. HoweContainer: Box PH0161 Box 1, Folder 10
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Description: Unidentified womanContainer: Box PH0161 Box 1, Folder 11
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Description: Unidentified woman (Mary Macbride ?)Container: Box PH0161 Box 1, Folder 12
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Description: Unidentified WomenContainer: Box PH0161 Box 1, Folder 13
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Description: Unidentified menContainer: Box PH0161 Box 1, Folder 14
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Description: Unidentified childrenContainer: Box PH0161 Box 1, Folder 15
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Description: Landscape photographs of houses, grave of Elizabeth Cormany, and various sceneriesContainer: Box PH0161 Box 1, Folder 16
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Description: Family photos, camping, swimming. Graduation from university (Not University of Washington)Container: Box PH0161 Box 1, Folder 17
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Description: Album 1
88 photographs. Family photographs, late 19th century.
Container: Box PH0161 Box 2 -
Description: photographs of friends of Macbride (Philip?), newspaper articles on the marriage of Philip and Miss Edith Ball in Iowa (1909)
Loose images and newspaper clippings from Album 3
Container: Box PH0161 Box 2 -
Description: Album 4
45 photographs. Family portraits. Late 19th century
Container: Box PH0161 Box 2 -
Description: Album 5
41 tintypes and carte de visites. Family portraits. Late 19th century
Container: Box PH0161 Box 2 -
Description: Album 2
368 postcards - Iowa, Washington, D.C., Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, California, Michigan, Florida, Europe.
Container: Box PH0161 Box 3 -
Description: 15 envelopes of small travel snapshots - including a trip to Oxford UniversityContainer: Box PH0161 Box 3
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Description: Portrait of Philip D. MacbrideContainer: Box PH0161 Box 4
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Description: Family PortraitContainer: Box PH0161 Box 4
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Description: Unidentified manContainer: Box PH0161 Box 4
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Description: Photograph of Thomas Huston Macbride at his desk (potentially at university, though not the University of Washington)Container: Box PH0161 Box 4
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Description: Group portrait of womenContainer: Box PH0161 Box 4
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Description: House with horse drawn carriage in front by S.R. FisherContainer: Box PH0161 Box 4
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Description: Album 3
175 Photographs of friends of Macbride (Philip?)
Container: Box Ph0161 Box 4
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