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Frank R. Crumbie Papers
Ms. Group 14
1922-1955 [Bulk: 1922-1946]
6 boxes, 4.0 ln. ft.
Biographical/Historical Note
Frank R. Crumbie served in several government positions in Haiti during
the period of United States occupation, 1915-1934. He was customs
inspector at Port-au-Prince and Cape Haitian from 1926 to 1927. In 1929
he assumed the duties of Customs Revenue Collector for Jeremie and Cape
Haitian. During his time in Haiti Crumbie traveled extensively around the
country, taking an extended trip in 1936-37 with photographer-writer Philip
Hanson Hiss.
Scope and Content
The papers consist primarily of scrapbooks, photographs, bibliographical notes, and correspondence. Seven of 10 scrapbooks are sequentially arranged from approximately 1922 to 1946, including news clippings and other material relating to all aspects of Haiti. Other scrapbooks contain material pertaining to specific topics such as superstitions and Faustin E. Wirkus, a U.S. Marine who became known as the "White King of La Gonave" (a Haitian island). The photographs, including some picture postcards, depict numerous Haitian scenes as well as from Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. Many of the photographs were taken by Hiss on the 1936-37 trip. Four notebooks contain bibliographical notes relating to Haiti and the West Indies in general. The papers also include correspondence and some manuscript notes by Hiss. In addition to the correspondence in Box 1, letters are dispersed throughout the scrapbooks. There is no distinct listing of this correspondence.
Acquisition Information
Crumbie's papers, along with some of his library of Haitiana,
were acquired by purchase from his widow after his death in 1960.
Container List
Box 1: Correspondence and Miscellaneous Materials
| Articles from publications | |
| Book catalogs and bibliographical notes about Haiti | |
| Business Cards | |
| Clippings and notes about voodoo, supernatural, etc., ca. 1937-1947 | |
| Clippings from Scrapbook 6 | |
| Clippings and other items from Scrapbook 6 | |
| Clippings from Scrapbook 8 | |
| Clippings from Scrapbook 9 | |
| Clippings from Scrapbook 10 | |
| Correspondence - Faustin E. Wirkus, 1931-1940 (Note: An itemized list is available for this folder) | |
| Correspondence - General, 1926-1940 (Note: An itemized list is available for this folder) | |
| Correspondence - Selden Rodman, 1954-1955 (Note: An itemized list is available for this folder) | |
| Navassa Island - Correspondence (1953), notes, postcards, map (1928) | |
| Raborg, Paul C. Radio Broadcasts, 1941 | |
| Richards, Horace G. - Letter, article, 1938-1939 | |
| Theater Programs (from Scrapbook 4) | |
| Wilberforce, W. - Letters (1817-1820) |
Box 2: Photographs and Postcards
Many of these photographs are stamped "Bertha Klausner, Artists' and Literary Agency, New York" on the back. Many have descriptions, probably written by Crumbie. |
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| Photographs - Cap Haitian | |
| Photographs - Comerio | |
| Photographs - Dominican border | |
| Photographs - Jeremie (fold out postcards) | |
| Photographs - La Decouverte Valley and others | |
| Photographs - La Romans and others | |
| Photographs - Palma Real and other Puerto Rican scenes | |
| Photographs - Port-au-Prince | |
| Photographs - Puerto Plata and other Dominican Republic scenes | |
| Photographs - San Juan, P.R. | |
| Photographs - Santiago, D.R. | |
| Photographs - Santo Domingo | |
| Photographs - Tessier and Anse Rivers | |
| Photographs - Miscellaneous #1 | |
| Photographs - Miscellaneous #2 | |
| P.H. Hiss Photographs - Note by Irene Zimmerman | |
| Hiss photographs - Cap Haitian | |
| Hiss photographs - Citadel | |
| Hiss photographs - Cock fighting | |
| Hiss photographs - Dondon scenes | |
| Hiss photographs - Fond Verettes and vicinity | |
| Hiss photographs - Miscellaneous scenes | |
| Hiss photographs - Morne La Selle | |
| Hiss photographs - Port-au-Prince | |
| Hiss photographs - Port-au-Prince and vicinity | |
| Hiss photographs - Ra-ra-di | |
| Hiss photographs - Sans Souci | |
| Hiss photographs - Sisal production and manufacture |
Box 3: Notebooks
| Notebooks 1-2. Notes on voodoo, 1934. Table of contents. | |
| Notebooks 3-5. Bibliographical citations on Haiti and the Indies. |
Box 4: Scrapbooks 1-2
| Scrapbook 1. Haiti: 1922-1930. | |
| Scrapbook 2. Haiti: 1922-1934. |
Box 5: Scrapbooks 3-5
| Scrapbook 3. Haiti: 1922-1935. | |
| Scrapbook 4. Haiti: [1937-1938]. | |
| Scrapbook 5. Haiti: [1938-1940]. |
Box 6: Scrapbooks 7-10
| Scrapbook 7. Haiti: [1942-1946]. | |
| Scrapbook 8. Superstition 2. | |
| Scrapbook 9. Superstition 3. | |
| Scrapbook 10. Re: Faustin Wirkus, "White King of La Gonave". |
Box 7: Scrapbook 6
| Scrapbook 6. Haiti: [1940-1944]. |
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