Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Fred A. Corr personal archive
- Dates:
- 1918-1932, bulk bulk
- Creators:
- Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
- Extent:
- 0.5 Linear Feet (1 half box)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item], Fred A. Corr personal archive (M2319). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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One binder
Materials consist primarily of letters sent by Corr to his family in the United States, mostly to his brother Edgar D. Corr and Edgar's family. Corr's letters include descriptions of life along the river, including of American commerce (Standard Oil's and Socony's operations), and of the beauty of the gorges. They also detail family issues related to money and insurance. Most letters typewritten (a few handwritten) many on "USS Isabel Yangtze Patrol United States Asiatic Fleet" letterhead, some on paper with printed Chinese motifs; all signed "Fred." Other ships and locations from which letters were mailed include: Dollar Steamship Line; US Naval Hospital Canacao PI; USS Colorado; Receiving Barracks, Hampton Roads, Va; USS Sirius; USS Pittsburgh; USS Guam; and USS Tutuilla. Other items include: Fourth of July 1918 celebration program, USS Wilhelmina; Ship's Ball Programme December 5, 1918, Hotel Biltmore NY; Theatre Party and Banquet, USS Kentuckian, June 12, 1919, Globe Theatre, NY; 10 black and white photographs taken by Corr in China; Christmas Card 1927; and Christmas Dinner Menu, USS Isabel December 1928, with Rear Admiral Stirling, Commander Yangtze Patrol listed.
- Biographical / historical:
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Frederick A. Corr (1889-1932) was the Chief Pharmacist's Mate on the USS Tutuilla and USS Isabel on the Yangtze Patrol in the 1920s. The Yangtze Patrol Force protected US interests and citizens on the river for nearly a century, from the 1850s to the 1940s, one of the longest continuous US military operations. Corr was married to Lila Mae Corr (nÊe Murphy). His wife was killed by her father in June 1928, and Corr received the news in a letter from his mother-in-law, which he mentions in a letter to his brother Edgar.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchase; 2014. Accession MSS 2018-071.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2018-05-24 12:59:03 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
- Terms of access:
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There are no restrictions on use of public domain materials.
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item], Fred A. Corr personal archive (M2319). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California.
- Location of this collection:
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Department of Special Collections, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6004, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022