Robbins family papers, 1790-1946

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• Accession No. 0447-001: Robbins family papers, 1791-1853

  1.85 cubic feet (5 boxes plus 1 oversize folder including 189 letters and approximately 20 volumes)

  Scope and Content: Correspondence, 1791-1853; sermon books, 1806-1823; Civil War documents and letters, 1861-1863.

  Papers of a clerical family descended from Reverend Chandler Robbins (1739-99) of Plymouth, Massachusetts, consisting of correspondence among members of the family concerning daily life in New England, frontier and pioneer life in Ohio, and student life at the Andover Theological Seminary in the 1830s. Includes sermons of Reverend Samuel Prince Robbins, a missionary to Siam, and Civil War documents of Captain Samuel Robbins Bingham who commanded a Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment; 1791-1853. Boxes 1&2 - Genealogy and correspondence. Boxes 3&4 - Sermon notes. Box 5 - Civil War documents.

  Physical/Technical Access: Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

  Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access.

  Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

  Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

  Acquisition Info: Bibliographic Source: Gift of Mrs. Philip E. Robbins, 11/4/61 and March 1964

  • Description: Genealogy and correspondence
    Dates: 1791-1853
    Container: Box 1-2, Accession 0447-001
    Location: Accession No. 0447-001: Robbins family papers, 1791-1853
  • Description: Sermon notes
    Dates: 1806-1923
    Container: Box 3-4, Accession 0447-001
    Location: Accession No. 0447-001: Robbins family papers, 1791-1853
  • Description: Civil War document
    Dates: 1861-1863
    Container: Box 5, Accession 0447-001
    Location: Accession No. 0447-001: Robbins family papers, 1791-1853

• Accession No. 0447-002: Robbins family papers, approximately 1790-1946

  0.29 cubic feet (2 boxes)

  Scope and Content: Correspondence, sermons, biographies and a will from various members of the Robbins family. Some letters and sermons have been transcribed into typed copies and include annotations indicating familial links.

  Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access.

  Restrictions on Use: To the extent that they own the copyright, the donor has transferred the copyright of the materials to the University of Washington; however, copyright in some items in this collection may be held by their respective creators. Users are responsible for researching copyright status before use.

  Acquisition Info: Donated by Katharine Holland, February 28, 2022.

  • Description: "Relation of Chandler Robbins A.B."

    Scope and Content: Typed copy of a sermon "read to the Assembly in Lebanon, New Jersey"

    Dates: January 30, 1757
    Container: Box 1, Accession 0447-002
    Location: Accession No. 0447-002: Robbins family papers, approximately 1790-1946
  • Description: Sermon by Joseph Smith Bingham

    General Notes: Typed copy

    Dates: 1877
    Container: Box 1, Accession 0447-002
    Location: Accession No. 0447-002: Robbins family papers, approximately 1790-1946
  • Description: "The Salem Raid"

    Scope and Content: Typed copy of an account of a Northern Cavalry raid against the Confederates in the Civil War, written by Dr. John Ely Bready, a young Federalist at that time

    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, Accession 0447-002
    Location: Accession No. 0447-002: Robbins family papers, approximately 1790-1946
  • Description: "The Life of Joel S. Bingham-written for his children"
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 1, Accession 0447-002
    Location: Accession No. 0447-002: Robbins family papers, approximately 1790-1946
  • Description: Letter from Hannah Gilman to her brother Samuel

    Scope and Content: Typed transcript

    Dates: October 15, 1797
    Container: Box 1, Accession 0447-002
    Location: Accession No. 0447-002: Robbins family papers, approximately 1790-1946
  • Description: Civil War letters of Joseph William Robbins (1844-1899)

    Scope and Content: Letters are typed transcripts; file includes a brief biography of Joseph William Robbins

    Dates: 1862-1863
    Container: Box 1, Accession 0447-002
    Location: Accession No. 0447-002: Robbins family papers, approximately 1790-1946
  • Description: Sermons of Joel Bingham
    Dates: 1868-1894
    Container: Box 1, Accession 0447-002
    Location: Accession No. 0447-002: Robbins family papers, approximately 1790-1946
  • Description: Civil War letters and papers of Samuel Bingham
    Dates: approximately 1839-1870
    Container: Box 1, Accession 0447-002
    Location: Accession No. 0447-002: Robbins family papers, approximately 1790-1946
  • Description: Letters and papers of David S. Wilson

    Scope and Content: Typed transcripts of correspondence between David S. Wilson and his wife, Henrietta and others; file includes descendants' letters containing contextual overview

    Dates: 1856-1946
    Container: Box 1, Accession 0447-002
    Location: Accession No. 0447-002: Robbins family papers, approximately 1790-1946
  • Description: Miscellaneous correspondence

    Scope and Content: photocopies and typed transcripts of letters

    Dates: approximately 1862-1865
    Container: Box 1, Accession 0447-002
    Location: Accession No. 0447-002: Robbins family papers, approximately 1790-1946
  • Description: Chandler Robbins's will
    Dates: 1790
    Container: Box 1, Accession 0447-002
    Location: Accession No. 0447-002: Robbins family papers, approximately 1790-1946
  • Description: Books of sermons in Marietta, Ohio

    Scope and Content: 2 bound books of handwritten sermons and notes

    Dates: approximately 1812-1815
    Container: Box 2, Accession 0447-002
    Location: Accession No. 0447-002: Robbins family papers, approximately 1790-1946