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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)18751925
- Quantity
- 1100 photographic prints, including 5 albums (3 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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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)