Corbitt family scrapbooks, 1910-1947
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Corbitt, Marsh Morgan; Craig, Helen Dorothy Corbitt
- Title
- Corbitt family scrapbooks
- Dates
- 1910-1947 (inclusive)19101947
1914-1921 (bulk)19141921 - Quantity
- 1.98 cubic feet (2 boxes containing 3 scrapbooks)
- Collection Number
- UW Resource No. 6404 (Accession No. 6404-001)
- Summary
- Scrapbooks of University of Washington students, including photographs of Willis Corbitt's service during WWI
- 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.
Scrapbook one is black and bound with black string. One the front is stamped Photographs. Scrapbook 2 says Willis G. Corbitt. Scrapbook 3 is purple with a yellow W. Scrapbook 3 is delicate with several pasted items and a weak binding.
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
Marsh Corbitt graduated from the University of Washington in 1917 (B.Ed., College of Education), Helen Corbitt in 1918 (B.A., Library School), and Willis Corbitt in 1920 (B.S. Forestry, College of Forestry). Both Marsh and Willis (as well as their brother Hugh) served in WWI.
Content Description
One scrapbook and two photo albums from siblings Helen Dorothy Corbitt Craig, Willis Gregg Corbitt, and Marsh Morgan Corbitt. One scrapbook is Helen's collection of ephemera, photographs and postcards from her time at the University of Washington (Scrapbook 3). One album contains photographs of the Corbitt family, Forestry activities at the UW, and the graduations of Marsh and Willis (Scrapbook 1). The second album contains photographs from Willis' service in Europe during the First World War as well as images from the UW campus (Scrapbook 2).
There are graphic depictions of war and death in the Scrapbook 2.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.
Administrative Information
Arrangement
Arranged in 3 series.
- Series 1, Scrapbook 1, 1910-1946
- Series 2, Scrapbook 2, 1916-1947
- Series 3, Scrapbook 3, 1913-1918
Preservation Note
Scrapbook one is black and bound with black string. One the front is stamped Photographs. Scrapbook 2 says Willis G. Corbitt. Scrapbook 3 is purple with a yellow W. Scrapbook 3 is delicate with several pasted items and a weak binding.
Acquisition Information
Lee Robinson (grandson of Marsh Corbitt)
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Series 1: Scrapbook 1, 1910-1946
Container: Box 1
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Description: Forestry Hall
Donald Hathaway Clark MS B.S.
Dates: 1917Container: Page 1 -
Description: Xi Sigma Pi
D. Clark, V. Evans, Hulton Dufee, Arthur Bevan, Karl Schmelzley, Faulkner, D. Studley, Xi Sigma Pi banquet, Garett, Powers, Oass, and initiates.
Dates: 1915-1917Container: Page 2 -
Description: Xi Sigma Pi
McGrew, Moody, Hayward, Kline, initiates, serving lunch, E.T. Clark, B.L. Grondal, and annual convention.
Dates: 1920-1921Container: Page 3 -
Description: Xi Sigma Pi
"The Larva" Fogelquist, Weston, Wood, Sweison, Uphos, Marsh. "The Bold Bad Noodsmen". "The Tools they carries". "And the Signs they Wore".
Dates: 1921Container: Page 4 -
Description: Portraits
Arthur Roberts and Joe Brinkley, and Mrs. I Babcock (secretary to Dean of Forestry).
Dates: 1917, 1920Container: Page 5 -
Description: Portraits
Joe Blunt and W.G.C, Jesmond D Balmer, Alt Oass and Wes Roberts, Andrew Lind, W.H. Wirt, and Clifford Wright.
Container: Page 6 -
Description: Forestry
Alf Oass, Editor of UW Forest Club Annual, Sidney Johnston, Lewis A Rees and W.G. Corbitt, Foresters Booth, trademark Contest for Fir lumber, UW Short Horns.
Dates: 1917, 1920Container: Page 7 -
Description: Model Forest location
Nine photos of the model forest location at UW
Dates: 1920Container: Page 8 -
Description: Working on UW Forest
Building a Charcoal Pile, Foresters open house, using a planting board to transplant fir trees, forest nursery of UW.
Dates: 1920Container: Page 9 -
Description: Forester Bridge
Foresters Bridge 73 feet long 6 feet high, Bent bridge of Alderwood, W.G. Corbitt engineer.
Dates: 1919Container: Page 10 -
Description: Will Gregg Corbitt cross country
Photos of Will Gregg Corbitt participating in cross county and pole vault. Pictures of the cross county cup.
Dates: 1910, 1920Container: Page 11 -
Description: Portraits of Mrs. and Mr. Corbitt
Mrs. and Mr. C.H. Corbitt at Cascades Mountains, C.H.C and C.A.C at Paradise Inn.
Dates: 1921-1924Container: Page 12 -
Description: Portraits of Mrs. Corbitt
Three photos of Mrs. Corbitt outside.
Dates: 1923-1924Container: Page 13 -
Description: Portraits of Mr. Corbitt
Four photos of Mr. C.H. Corbitt outside.
Dates: 1924-1925, 1934Container: Page 14 -
Description: Family portraits
Helen D and Chas H Corbitt, Cora A Corbitt, Chas and Cora Corbitt at Granit Falls.
Dates: 1925, 1926, 1928Container: Page 15 -
Description: Family portraits
Home grown cantaloupe and Mrs. Corbitt.
Dates: 1926Container: Page 16 -
Description: Family portraits
C.H. Corbitt, Janet Craig, and C.A. Corbitt, Thomas A Mitchell, Ann Archer and Grace Glasgow.
Dates: 1928-1929Container: Page 17 -
Description: Family portraits
Mrs. C.H. Corbitt, Helen Craig, Janet Craig, W.G. Corbitt at Crown Willamette Paper Co., Cora Adaline Corbitt
Dates: 1939, 1940, 1943, 1945Container: Page 18 -
Description: Grave site
Flowers for Chas H Corbitt
Dates: 1935Container: Page 19 -
Description: Bothell Slough
C.E. Remsberg launch picnic
Dates: 1916Container: Page 20 -
Description: Graduation photos
Hug B Corbitt, A.A. Philips and M.M. Corbitt, W.G. Corbitt, Mrs. Chas H Corbitt, Helen D Corbitt
Dates: 1917, 1919, 1920Container: Page 21 -
Description: Graduation photos
Marsh M Corbitt, "The Fight is on", W.G. Corbitt, Ben Tid Ball, Almon Bogardus, and Elon Gilbert.
Dates: 1917, 1920Container: Page 22 -
Description: Marsh Morgan Corbitt
Nine photos of Marsh Corbitt in a tux and by a mountain.
Dates: 1917Container: Page 23 -
Description: Portraits
Unknown, Alan Phillips, Helen D Corbitt, "still kids", "Cheer Up", Ottolegard, and Geneva Hartman-Ketchum.
Container: Page 24 -
Description: Group Portraits
H.D. Corbitt, Owen, and Elanor Owen, Mrs. Corbitt, T Michell, S.D. Wilkens, and Mr. Corbitt, W.G. Corbitt, and Mrs. A.M.I. and Mrs. Corbitt.
Dates: 1920Container: Page 25-26 -
Description: To Yakima via Sunset Highway
S.L. Johnston, C.A. Corbitt, and H.D. Corbitt having a picnic lunch, W.G. Corbitt, at Denny Creek campgrounds, ice cream party at Yakima, Mrs. A.M.I, Mr. A.M.I, C.J. and Sydney L. Johnston.
Dates: 1920Container: Page 27 -
Description: Sunset Highway and Lake Keechelus
Nine photos of the Sunset Highway, the Dam at Lake Keechelus, and Denny Creek Campground.
Dates: 1920Container: Page 28 -
Description: Snoqualmie Fall
Elon Gilbert in strawberry patch, south fork of Snoqualmie river, Snoqualmie Falls and resort.
Dates: 1920, 1946Container: Page 29 -
Description: Nature sceneContainer: Page 30
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Series 2: Scrapbook 2, 1916-1947
Container: Box 1
Willis C. Corbitt (born 1892) photograph album, including phtographs of his time serving during WWI. He served from January 1918 to August 1919 when he was honerably discharged. He served with the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF).
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Description: King Station, London
W.C. Corbitt going to World War One
Dates: 1917Container: Page 1 -
Description: Off to war
Troop train from Seattle, Naval maritime camp UW, drafted men leaving for camp, cooks and mess hall, Camp Lewis, Marsh M. Corbitt.
Dates: 1917Container: Page 2-3 -
Description: Camp Lewis
Barracks, mess hall, parade grounds, inspection drills, "dropping the handkerchief", Alma Gulch, soldiers marching, departing troops.
Dates: 1917Container: Page 4-5 -
Description: W.G. Corbitt Washington D.C.Dates: 1917-1918Container: Page 6-7
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Description: Solider portraits
W.G. Corbitt, Paul Niel, M.M. Corbitt, R. Einer.
Dates: 1917Container: Page 8 -
Description: Camp photos
Camp Lewis, Mississippi River at St. Paul Minneapolis, Richard Einer.
Dates: 1917Container: Page 9 -
Description: Fort Myers
Officer barracks, Arlington cemetery, W.G. Corbitt, Roubach and Geo. Debucko, H.B. Corbitt,
Dates: 1917Container: Page 10-11 -
Description: Delaware River and Santenoge, Haute Marne, France
Ice on Delaware river, hunting at Santenoge, Porter, White, Dorward, and Eberley.
Dates: 1918Container: Page 12-13 -
Description: Santenoge, Haute Marne, France
Town and winter scenes
Dates: 1918, 1919Container: Page 14-15 -
Description: Photographs
Emma Bertat, Marie Louise Marlot, Genavive Bertat, W.G. Corbitt
Dates: 1918, 1919Container: Page 16-17 -
Description: Grancey, FranceDates: 1918, 1919Container: Page 18-19
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Description: Grancey Forest
Photos of forests in Grancey, France
Dates: 1918Container: Page 20-21 -
Description: La Faye Forest
Hauling wood, wood for charcoal, woodpiles in La Faye Coupell
Dates: 1919Container: Page 22 -
Description: Cussey, France
Nature scenes, perfume factory, hauling and sawing wood, hop poles and wild narcissus.
Dates: 1919Container: Page 23-25 -
Description: Cussey Forge and portraits
Votrot, Minot, Votrot and Morrisot house.
Dates: 1919Container: Page 26-27 -
Description: Vernois, France
Piles of wood Chamberceau forest
Dates: 1918, 1919Container: Page 28-29 -
Description: Foncegrive, FranceDates: 1919Container: Page 30-31
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Description: Mazareth TaggardDates: 1919Container: Page 32
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Description: Vernois, France
Town scenes and water wheel
Dates: 1918Container: Page 33 -
Description: Marye Sur Tille, France
Town scenes, Germaine and Suzanne Gelot, M. Louise Gelot.
Dates: 1919Container: Page 34-35 -
Description: Gelot Family portraits
S. Gelot, lieutenant Allen, M. Gelot, Captain Rogers, G. Gelot, W.G. Corbitt
Dates: 1919Container: Page 36-37 -
Description: Photographs
J. Dempsey, J.K. Mciver, Pat Murray.
Dates: 1919Container: Page 38 -
Description: Saffre, France
Logging photos
Dates: 1918Container: Page 39 -
Description: Camp Williams
Result of an explosion, Is-sur Tille, France.
Dates: 1919Container: Page 40-44 -
Description: Is-sur-Tille, France
Panoramic of Camp Williams and town.
Dates: 1919Container: Page 45 -
Description: Nice, France and MonacoDates: 1918Container: Page 46
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Description: Paris, FranceDates: 1919Container: Page 47
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Description: Pershing Stadium opening dayDates: 1919Container: Page 48-49
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Description: Chateau Thierry
Ruined city
Dates: 1919Container: Page 50 -
Description: Belleau Attack
Dug outs and trenches, German prisoners of war
Dates: 1919Container: Page 51-52 -
Description: Soissons, France
Battle scenes, W.G. Corbitt on a train, trenches and dugouts
sensitive materials
Dates: 1919Container: Page 53-55 -
Description: Ainzy, France
Woods on Monkey Hill
Dates: 1919Container: Page 56 -
Description: Reims, France
Grave site and city views
sensitive materials
Dates: 1919Container: Page 57-58 -
Description: Verdun, France
City views, trenches
sensitive materials
Dates: 1919Container: Page 59 -
Description: Trench Warfare
Dead soldiers
sensitive materials
Dates: 1916, undatedContainer: Page 60 -
Description: War machinery
Machine gun on German plane, German anti-aircraft gun, planes, German observation balloon, trench Mort
Container: Page 61-62 -
Description: Ireland
Blarney Castle, Howth Castle, Giants Causeway
Dates: 1919Container: Page 63-65 -
Description: Scotland
Loch Lomand, Glasgow, Loch Katrine, Loch Achray, Firth of Fourth Bridge, Hihgland fair and castle
Dates: 1919Container: Page 66-69 -
Description: Paris, France
War spoils, Officers of 323 Service Abbot, Fridge, Wasnson, McSwain, S. Hall, Franiqun, Fulgraff, Arenberg
Dates: 1919Container: Page 69-70 -
Description: Brest, Paris
Street scenes
Dates: 1919Container: Page 71 -
Description: Zeppelin boat
"Last picture of France" Officers on Welldeck of Zeppelin
Dates: 1919Container: Page 72 -
Description: Returning to New York
George Hipkoe, Harold Moore, Almon Gogardus, Frank Harrison, Woolworth Building
Dates: 1919Container: Page 73 -
Description: Jeanne LaRenotiere and Celina Votrot
Celina Votrot, Jeanne LaRenotiere's home, group soldier picture, and the Marlots
Dates: 1918-1919Container: Page 74-75 -
Description: Photographs
Genavieve, Andre and Emma Bertot, Morie Louis Marlot, Genavieve Harper, and Mrs. Henry Bertat. The Minot family, Mr. Osterman and Michael and Marie Osterman, Jean Osterman.
Dates: 1920, 1958, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1946, 1947Container: Page 76-80 -
Description: New York Welcoming
Mayor's welcoming committee, Hudson River, Potomac River, Statue of Liberty.
Dates: 1919Container: Page 81 -
Description: Washington D.C. and Mount Vernon
Various buildings and statues in Washington D.C. and Mount Vernon
Dates: 1919Container: Page 82-85 -
Description: Portraits
Sargent H.B. Corbitt, Mrs. O.K Corbitt, A.D. Long, Granmore Doc Connor Gage, Mildred Mitchell, Mrs. S.D. Wilkins, Helen and Doc Inghram.
Dates: 1919Container: Page 86-87 -
Description: Family Homes
A.D. Long home in Iowa, Corbitt home Fairfield Iowa, School house in Iowa, Henry B Mitchell home Fairfield Iowa, J.B. Steven home in Fairfield Iowa, Paul and Ed Stoner, and Effie Stoner, Stoner family home, Inghram hone Osceola Iowa, U.B. Rogers home in Des Moines Iowa.
Dates: 1919Container: Page 88-90 -
Description: Train ride through Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and California
Omaha Nebraska, Denver Colorado, Golden Colorado, Royal Gorge Colorado, Salida Colorado, Gilluly Utah, Ogden Utah, Salt Lake Utah, Montella Nevada, Benecia California, San Francisco California.
Dates: 1919Container: Page 91-98 -
Description: San Francisco and T.A. Mitchell
Golden Gate park and Soutra baths, T.A. Mitchell and family, Marsh, Eleta, Ashley, and Bob, T.A. Mitchell home in Oakland, Robert Bruce Mitchell, W.G. Corbitt at San Francisco Art Museum, China Town.
Dates: 1919Container: Page 99-105 -
Description: Portraits
Eleta, W.G. Corbitt
Dates: 1917, 1918, 1920Container: Page 106-107 -
Description: W.G. CorbittDates: 1916, 1919Container: Page 108
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Description: Southern Pacific Railroad California, Oregon
Sisson California, Rogue River Valley Oregon, Columbia River
Dates: 1919Container: Page 109-110 -
Description: Photographs
Anna Larson, Richard and Marceline Larson, Arthur Bevan, S. Johnston
Dates: 1919Container: Page 111 -
Description: The End of a Long Journey
Photos of W.G. Corbitt and Dot and Sid J.
Dates: 1919Container: Page 112-113 -
Description: He Came, He met, He Conquered. In Gob Lots
Photographs
Container: Page 114-115 -
Description: M.J.B. Why?
Service flag
Container: Page 116 -
Description: Who Won the War?
Before and after photos of Hugh B Corbitt, Marsh, Wills, Helen
Container: Page 117 -
Description: Dots and Dashes
Photographs, Eleanor Owens and Helen Corbitt
Container: Page 118-119 -
Description: Portraits
Helen Corbitt, Dot, Mrs. Owen, W.G. Corbitt, Mary and Jack Osborn
Dates: 1921Container: Page 220-221 -
Description: Edinburgh CastleDates: 1919Container: Page 222
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Description: France
Church in Soissons, Coast of Brittany, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy de Dome, Grancey le Chateau (postcard)
Container: Page 223-226
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Series 3: Scrapbook 3, 1913-1918
Container: Box 2
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Description: List of Names and Happy ThoughtsContainer: Page 1-4
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Description: Comparative Athletics RecordsContainer: Page 5
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Description: School and Social Functions, Clubs and Societies, Memorable Trips, and Entertainments, Lectures, PlaysContainer: Page 6-7
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Description: My Favorites and Professors MetContainer: Page 8
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Description: Alpha Gamma Delta MenusContainer: Page 9-10
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Description: Alpha Gamma Delta DanceContainer: Page 11-13
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Description: Greek life name tagsContainer: Page 14-16
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Description: Ticket StubsContainer: Page 16
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Description: Miscellaneous Tags and CardsContainer: Page 17-18
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Description: LettersContainer: Page 19-20
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Description: Election of Subject SheetsContainer: Page 21
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Description: Alpha Gamma Delta InvitationsContainer: Page 22
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Description: Greek Life Name TagsContainer: Page 23
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Description: Dance PhotosDates: 1914Container: Page 24
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Description: Washington v. California Game and Sophomore Picnic PhotosDates: 1915Container: Page 25
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Description: Photographs of the University of WashingtonContainer: Page 26
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Description: Photos of Soldiers and Madera County LibraryContainer: Page 27
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Description: Public Library PostcardsContainer: Page 27-28
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Description: Programs and University Songs, Inaugurations and Junior DayContainer: Page 29-31
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Description: Newspaper ClippingsContainer: Page 31-34
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Subject Terms
- University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- University of Washington. University Archives
