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Edward Baker Scriven photograph collection, 1916-1951

Overview of the Collection

Collector
Scriven, Edward Baker
Title
Edward Baker Scriven photograph collection
Dates
1916-1951 (inclusive)
1916-1918, 1934-1941 (bulk)
Quantity
Photograph album containing 248 photographs and 22 loose photographs (1 box) ; various sizes
Collection Number
PH0781
Summary
Photographs taken by mainly Edward Baker Scriven while serving in the First World War, as well as photographs of his time with the Seattle Civic Opera and the Ralston Male Chorus
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.

Request at UW

Additional Reference Guides

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Edward Baker Scriven (1896-1970) was born in Newark, New Jersey. He attended the Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia, and served in France during World War I (ca. 1917-1918). After the war ended (1918-1919) Scriven appeared in France with an entertainment troupe at RSO shows. He moved to Seattle, Washington, in 1924. He worked as a contractor in Seattle and was the vice-president of F.T. Crowe & Co. a building specialty firm. He also served as the president of the Seattle Construction Council. He became a member of the Ralston Club's Male Chorus in about 1930 and was also an active member of the Seattle Civic Opera. Scriven appeared as a baritone inMignon(Giarno, 1934),Romeo and Juliet(Benvolio, 1935),Lucia Di Lammermoor(Bide the Bent, 1937), andThe Merry Widow(Baron Popoff, 1942), as well as several others.

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Content Description

The collection consists of photographs depicting scenes of WWI in Europe as well as photographs from the Seattle Civic Opera and the Ralston Male Chorus.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

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

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Donor: Mrs. Edward Baker Scriven, March 15, 1971

Processing Note

Processed by Marion Brown, 2008; Erin Mettling, 2011

The album cover had deteriorated, so the pages were foldered and the album order retained.

Transferred from the Edward Baker Scriven Papers, Acc. No. 1562, 1990.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Personal Names

  • Scriven, Edward--Photographs

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Subject Terms

  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
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