Box Over-sized Manuscripts 2

Collection-level Scope and Content Note From the Collection: The Edythe Patten Corbin Papers consist of correspondence sent to Edythe Patten Corbin, the wife of General Henry C. Corbin. One of the famous Patten sisters of Washington, D.C., Edythe Patten Corbin was a socialite who corresponded with members of the highest social circles of the nation's capital. Principal correspondents include Philippe Bunau-Varilla, American Ambassador to France Myron T. Herrick, General John J. Pershing, Senator Elihu Root, and President William Howard Taft. While...