Hugh L. Robinson and Olga Olsen Robinson missionary papers
Overview
Hugh L. Robinson and Olga Olsen Robinson's correspondence and printed ephemera.
Dates
- Creation: 1925-1944
Language of Materials
In English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.
This collection is shelved offsite at the Harvard Depository. Retrieval requires advance notice. Readers should check with Houghton Public Services staff to determine what material is offsite and retrieval policies and times.
Extent
1.65 linear feet (2 boxes)8.5 Gigabytes (1 DVD)
Includes correspondence during their employment by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (1925-1944); printed and ephemeral materials; and digital copies of the correspondence.
Biographical / Historical
Dr. and Mrs. Robinson were stationed in China from 1925-1941 and from 1941-1944, Mrs. Robinson and their children were at the Missionary Home in Newton (Mass.) while Dr. Robinson was interned by the Japanese in Manila, Philippines.
Arrangement
Collection is minimally processed and arranged loosely into two series: Correspondence; and Ephemeral materials.
Physical Location
Harvard Depository
Immediate Source of Acquisition
2011M-34. Gift of John S. Robinson, 2011 August.
Processing Information
Processed by Ashely Nary, 2011. Finding aid created by Magdaline Lawhorn, 2018.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Robinson, Hugh L. Hugh L. Robinson and Olga Olsen Robinson missionary papers, 1925-1944 (MS Am 2754): Guide
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University.
- Date
- November 8, 2018
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou03047
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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