Franklin C. Robbins papers, 1701-2002.

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Robbins, Franklin C., 1833-1926. Franklin C. Robbins papers, 1701-2002.

Franklin C. Robbins papers, 1701-2002.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/174042200

The collection includes family letters, legal and financial papers, clippings, and other items. Letters include one from 1862 concerning the death of Robbins's brother in the Civil War at Sharpsburg, Md. A 1918 letter was sent to Robbins's son during his involvement in World War I. Copies of three letters written by Robbins in March 1888 to John F. Cromwell, president of Trinity College, concern the reinstatement of Robbins's nephew to the school. There are no letters sent or received by Frank Robbins during the Civil War. Legal and financial documents mostly concern the transfer of family land in Caswell County, N.C., between 1800 and 1832. Clippings consist of several obituaries for Frank Robbins and a newspaper interview with him that was done five years before his death. Family histories and genealogies include the recollections (with family tree) of Robbins's daughter and a recounting of the Lamar family lineage up to Robbins's father. Another history was written by Carolina Long Avery and includes excerpts of letters written by family members in the 1850s, which are personal in nature, but include many references to Trinity College. Other items include two handwritten recipe books; an application by Robbins's second wife, Wilson Bracken, to join the Daughters of the Confederacy in the 1890s; and the diary of Robbins's daughter, Julia B. Robbins, who died in 1894 at a young age.

ca. 30 items (0.5 linear feet)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill