William McKendree Robbins Papers

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William McKendree Robbins was professor at Normal College (later Trinity College), Randolph County, N.C., 1851-1853; lawyer in Alabama, and Salisbury and Statesville, N.C.; and North Carolina congressman, 1873-1878. Papers consist of love letters, 1849-1854, between Robbins and his future wife, Mary Montgomery; letters, 1855-1857, about life in Glennville County, Ala.; a diary of and correspondence received by his nephew/ward Alabama congressman Gaston Ahi Robbins (born 1859), including material, 1882-1890, about politics at Trinity College, and eight letters, 1886, from Varina Howell Davis and her daughter, Varina Anne Jefferson Davis. There are also miscellaneous family correspondence; writings, scrapbooks, and diaries of William McKendree Robbins, pertaining primarily to his activities as Gettysburg Battle Field commissioner, 1894-1905; clippings; photographs; and family history material.

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Correspondence, 1813-1852

Chiefly family and social correspondence of the Robbins family. Also included are writings and speeches of William McKendree Robbins and clippings relating to family members and their interests. Correspondence, 1849-1854, consists primarily of love letters between William McKendree Robbins...

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Correspondence, 1853

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Correspondence, 1854

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Correspondence, 1855-1857

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Correspondence, 1858-1868

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Correspondence, 1876-1882

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Correspondence, 1883

Chiefly family and social correspondence of the Robbins family. Also included are writings and speeches of William McKendree Robbins and clippings relating to family members and their interests. Correspondence, 1882-1890, is primarily to Gaston Ahi Robbins from his sister and mother dealing...

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Correspondence, 1884

Chiefly family and social correspondence of the Robbins family. Also included are writings and speeches of William McKendree Robbins and clippings relating to family members and their interests. Correspondence, 1882-1890, is primarily to Gaston Ahi Robbins from his sister and mother dealing...

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Correspondence, 1885-1886

Chiefly family and social correspondence of the Robbins family. Also included are writings and speeches of William McKendree Robbins and clippings relating to family members and their interests. Correspondence, 1882-1890, is primarily to Gaston Ahi Robbins from his sister and mother dealing...

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Correspondence, 1887-1890

Chiefly family and social correspondence of the Robbins family. Also included are writings and speeches of William McKendree Robbins and clippings relating to family members and their interests. Correspondence, 1882-1890, is primarily to Gaston Ahi Robbins from his sister and mother dealing...

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