Robeson Family Papers, 1756-2002

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Robeson Family Papers, 1756-2002

Robeson Family Papers, 1756-2002

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The Robeson family of Tar Heel, Robeson County (formerly Bladen County), N.C., included James Salter Robeson and his aunt, Emily Salter Robeson Love. Robeson was an engineer with the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company in Wilmington, N.C., and with the merchant marine during and after World War II. In 1972, he retired to Florence, S.C., where he died in 1989. Robeson family papers relate to James Salter Robeson, Emily Salter Robeson Love, and other family members. James Salter Robeson materials include correspondence with friends and family; information about his merchant marine engineering career, including items from his travels during and after World War II; and financial, medical, educational, and other records. Travel materials include picture post cards, maps, flyers for events and shows, advertisements, and other items. Some materials touch on Robeson's problems with alcoholism. Robeson family materials are chiefly genealogical, some relating to the family's land in Robeson County, N.C. (formerly Bladen County, N.C.). Some materials relate to financial and other activities of Emily Salter Robeson Love. Photographs include images taken by or featuring James Salter Robeson and his friends and family and images Robeson purchased during his merchant marine travels, among them some of post-war Japan. There are also several late-19th-century images relating to Emily Love.

About 1600 items (4.0 linear feet)

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection