Letters from Sara Robinson
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
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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).
Subject
- Robinson, Charles, 1818-1894 (Person)
- Robinson, Sara T.L. (Sara Tappan Lawrence), 1827-1911 (Person)
- Blackmar, Frank W. (Frank Wilson), 1854-1931 (Person)
- Stone, Phebe Robinson (Person)
- University of Kansas -- History (Organization)
Geographic
Topical
- 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
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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