The Papers of Harry F. Corbin. 1949-1963.

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The Papers of Harry F. Corbin. 1949-1963.

The collection contains administrative files on Corbin's tenure as President of Wichita State University (1949-1963).

25.9 linear feet.

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Wichita State University. Office of the President.

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Corbin, Harry Finch, 1917-1990.

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Harry Finch Corbin was born February 7, 1912 in Latham, Kansas. He moved to Wichita with his family in 1921 and attended Park Grade School, Central Intermediate School, and North and East High Schools. He was awarded a Rhodes scholarship in 1937, but his father's death forced Corbin to leave school in order to run the family oil brokerage business in Mattoon, Illinois. Three years later he returned to Wichita and continued his studies. He received his bachelor of arts de...

Wichita state university

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