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Letters from Sara Robinson

 Collection — Folder: 1
Call Number: RH MS P141
Letter, Sara [Robinson] to My Dear Sister
Letter, Sara [Robinson] to My Dear Sister

Overview

Sara Robinson's letters to Phebe Stone, her sister-in-law, were written while her husband Charles Robinson was in California. Her letters to Frank Blackmar mention a history written about the University of Kansas, events at the University, books about Kansas, property holdings and taxes, and farm management and expenses.

Dates

  • Creation: 1850 - 1909

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

No access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

Biography of Sara Robinson

Sara Tappan Doolittle Robinson was the wife of Charles Robinson, the first governor of Kansas. The Robinsons were involved with the abolition movement and the New England Emigrant Aid Society. They were some of the first emigrants to come Lawrence, Kansas. Her book, Kansas: Its Interior and Exterior Life, written in 1856 while her husband was in prison for treason in Lecompton, Kansas, stirred sympathy for the free-state cause in Kansas territory.

After Charles Robinson's single term as governor of Kansas and the Civil War, the Robinsons remained in Lawrence for the rest of their lives. The governor died in 1894, and Sara Robinson lived at their farm until her death on November 15, 1911. The couple contributed much of their estate to the University of Kansas. They had no children.

Extent

1 folder (37 items)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

RH MS P141

Separated Materials

See also: Robinson, Sara Tappan Doolittle for her scrapbooks (RH MS E67).

Title
Guide to the Sara Tappan Doolittle Robinson Collection
Subtitle
Letters from Sara Robinson
Author
kpz 20 February 1973; mg 2004
Date
2004
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in English.
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/7679180933
Preferred citation
Sara Tappan Doolittle Robinson Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS P141, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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