Robbins family papers, 1823-1944 (bulk 1823-1835).

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Robbins family papers, 1823-1944 (bulk 1823-1835).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/62896803

The collection contains genealogies, family documents, and correspondence relating to the Robbins and Harvey families and related lines. Also included is correspondence; minutes, and incorporation papers of Bethel Cemetery Association; typescript copies of the charters of Bethel Institute and Rickreal Academy, 1853-1856; and an account of John Hudson Robbins's overland journey to Oregon. Much of the material was assembled by W.A. Robbins, an attorney of Portland, Oregon, in the 1920s and 1930s.

.6 cubic feet (1 document case, 1 oversize folder)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7877924

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Robbins, W. A.

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Robbins, Mary Margaret Harvey.

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Bethel College (Monmouth, Or.)

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Western Oregon University (WOU) is a public liberal arts college located in Monmouth, Oregon, United States. From the guide to the Bethel Institute records, 1855-1883, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) Western Oregon University (WOU) is a public liberal arts college located in Monmouth, Oregon, United States. It was originally established in 1856 by Oregon pioneers as Bethel Institute. Subsequent names include Bethel College, Christian Col...

Bethel Cemetery Association.

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Rickreal Academy (Rickreall, Or.)

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Robbins family.

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John Hudson Robbins (1832-1912) was born in Decatur County, Indiana, moved to Iowa, and traveled overland to Oregon in 1862. Along the way his first wife, Hester Minnock Robbins, died in Baker City. He later married Mary Margaret Harvey in 1864. She was the daughter of Amos Harvey, who was instrumental in founding Rickreal Academy in 1853 and Bethel Institute (later Bethel College) in 1855. John Hudson Robbins lived most of his life near Amity, Oregon, although he resided in Portland from 1877 t...

Harvey family.

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Robbins, John Hudson, 1832-1912.

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