Mary Robbins Letter
Collection
Identifier: MSS-2372
Scope and Contents
Mary wrote this letter to her mother, Mrs. L. J. Robbins, in Roanoke, Indiana, in 1898. While visiting Laura, Mary writes her mother about Laura's cooking skills and her aversion to staying at the hospital to cook. Mary also tells her mother about deals she gets on purchasing fabric and a barber named John Graves.
Dates
- 1898-07-11
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Biographical / Historical
Mrs. Louisa J. Robbins lived in Roanoke, Indiana.
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (One letter)
Language of Materials
English
Overview
One letter from Mary to her mother, Mrs. L. J. Robbins of Roanoke, Indiana. Mary writes home while visiting Laura and tells her mother about Laura's cooking, deals on fabric, a barber named John, and forwards a message from her cousin.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Wade Hall, 2006
General
To provide faster access to our materials, this finding aid was published without formal and final review. Email us at archives@ua.edu if you find mistakes or have suggestions to make this finding aid more useful for your research.
Processing Information
Processed by Christen Robichaud, 2011
Source
- Hall, Wade (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Guide to Mary Robbins letter
- Status
- Missing
- Author
- Christen Robichaud
- Date
- January 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository