This collection originally contained books and periodicals with a focus on James Joyce owned by Lorin W. Roberts, U of I Faculty, Biological Sciences, and books and periodicals with a focus on poetry owned by Florence Greathouse Roberts, U of I faculty, English. Some of the books and periodicals were added to the main library stacks and the Day-NW book collection in Special Collections and Archives. Items that weren't added were given back to the donor.
The papers were then arranged to make a manuscript group (MG). Papers include correspondence, newspaper clippings, lecture programs, information on a visit to Dublin, photographs, and other miscellaneous materials.
Collection arranged in alphabetical order.
Lorin W. Roberts was born on June 28, 1923 to Lorin Cornelius and Irene Watson Roberts in Clarksdale, Missouri. He attended the University of Missouri and graduated with a degree in chemistry. Later Lorin additionally received his M.A. and Ph.D. in botany from the university. During World War II, he became a radio operator for the Army Air Force and was stationed in the Philippines.
After the war, Lorin taught at Agnes Scott College and Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1957 he moved to Idaho, and was a faculty member in the Biological Sciences Department at the University of Idaho until his retirement in 1991. He spent eight summers as a National Parks seasonal ranger, serving in Yosemite, Grand Tetons, and Olympic National Park. He married Florence Ruth Greathouse in 1967.
Florence Ruth Greathouse was born on October 20, 1927 to Clyde Lafayette Greathouse and Mary Frank Venable in Clarksburg, West Virginia. She attended Hendrix College and the University of Central Arkansas to study English. After graduating she taught high school Englisha nd French in Arkansas. Eventually Florence made her way to the University of Idaho where she met Lorin. Florence completed her master's in English from U of I in 1973. She spent a year working for Hartung Theater as the Publicity Director, and then taught for U of I for seventeen years. She retired in 1993.
Lorin died on April 16, 2017, and Florence died on July 18, 2019.
Collection is open for research.
Collection donated by William Hamlin, step-son of Lorin Roberts and son of Florence Greathouse Roberts.
Author, Description or "Title" of item, date. Collection name, collection number, box, folder. University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, Moscow, ID.
Collection was processed by Sara Szobody in 2022. Twelve boxes were originally donated filled with books and periodicals. Seven of which were duplicates and returned to William Hamlin. Hamlin was contacted again in 2022, after the books were gone through again and added to the Day-NW book collection and the main library stacks. Duplicates and unwanted items were given back to William Hamlin.
"Florence Roberts, 91, of Moscow." (2019). Moscow-Pullman Daily News.
"Obituary: Lorin W. Roberts, 93, of Moscow." (2017). Moscow-Pullman Daily News.