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Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard). University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections 4551 (Accession No. 4551-001) Seagrave, Mabel Mabel Seagrave papers 1870-1935 .45 cubic feet (2 boxes) and one vertical file Collection materials are in English. Clippings, photographs, letters and related items of a Seattle physician

Mabel Seagrave (January 3, 1882 – November 10, 1935) was an American doctor who directed a hospital in France during World War I, and was decorated by the French government for her service.

She was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming and raised in Seattle, Washington, the daughter of Arthur Amasa Seagrave and Selina Stone Glass Seagrave. Her father built and operated the Occidental Hotel in Seattle. She was valedictorian at Seattle High School in 1900. She attended Wellesley College, graduating in 1905, and Johns Hopkins University, where she earned her medical degree in 1912.

Immediately after medical school, Seagrave focused on oral surgery at the Municipal Clinic of Seattle. Seagrave joined the staff of Women's Oversea Hospitals (W. O. H.) in 1918, and was first posted to a refugee hospital in the south of France. After the armistice, she worked at a Red Cross hospital at Foug, and headed the Hopital Jeanne D'Arc at Nancy, France. She was presented with a medal from the French government in 1919.

After the war, Seagrave concentrated on obstetric and gynecological surgery. She was elected to the American College of Surgeons in 1928. She was active in the Women's Overseas Service League and the Women's University Club of Seattle. At the time of her death in 1935, she was Chief of Staff at Seattle General Hospital.

More info at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mabel_Seagrave

Clippings, photographs, letters, 1918; and related items of this Seattle physician; 1918-1935. Also includes character references for her father, A.A. Seagrave; 1882.

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Donated by J. Tate Mason, 1/19/1996.

Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington) Seagrave, Mabel--Archives Seagrave, Arthur Amasa Wellesley College--Alumni and alumnae Johns Hopkins University--Alumni and alumnae Seattle General Hospital (Seattle, Wash.)--Employees Physicians--Washington (State)--Seattle--20th century Physicians nited States--20th century Women physicians--Washington (State)--Seattle--20th century Women physicians nited States--20th century Women surgeons--Washington (State)--Seattle--20th century Women surgeons--United States--20th century Women Photographs Medicine and Health

Series 1 Personal papers 1/1 Biographical features 1/2 Outgoing letters 1918 1/3-4 Photographs 1/5 Passport 1928 1/6 Letters of condolence 1935 1/7 Clippings circa 1935 2 Photograph album circa 1918-1919

Album of photographs and ephemera from Seagrave's time in Southern France during WWI with the Overseas Hospital Service.

Series 2 Arthur Amasa Seagrave 1/8 Letters of reference 1882 1/9 Clippings circa 1927 Oversize folder Certificate circa 1870

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