Henry Clark Corbin Papers 1864-1980 (bulk 1898-1909)

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Henry Clark Corbin Papers 1864-1980 (bulk 1898-1909)

Army officer. Correspondence, memoranda, reports, typescripts of speeches, autograph albums, scrapbooks, photographs, and other papers concerning Corbin’s military career and his life in Washington, D.C., as an officer and prominent resident. Includes personal matter such as photograph albums, scrapbooks, and memorabilia relating to his wife, Edythe Agnes Patten Corbin, and the Patten family.

2,000 items; 12 containers plus 12 oversize; 5 linear feet

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