ORU_Ax512.xml Guide to the Marcus W. Robbins Papers 1902-1933 Robbins (Marcus W.) papers Tanya Parlet and Kira B. Homo. Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives 2013
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Marcus W. Robbins papers Robbins, Marcus W., 1879-1936 Ax 512 1 linear feet 2 containers 2 manuscript boxes 1902-1933 Marcus W. Robbins (1879-1936) was an attorney, Socialist, and free thinker, and was named bishop for the Diocese of Reno, Nevada by Bishop Frank H. Rice of the Liberal Church, Inc. The collection (1902-1933) includes notebooks of Socialist and agnostic essays, manuscripts and published copies of Socialist pamphlets and broadsides authored by Robbins, issues of the circular Facts published by Robbins, articles, essays, and letters to the editor written by Robbins, photographs, and also correspondence concerning the business of Liberal Church, Inc. English . 1 2

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Marcus W. Robbins (1879-1936) was an attorney, Socialist, and free thinker. He was educated at the Northern Indiana School of Law, in Valparaiso, Indiana, and practiced law in Indiana, Grants Pass, Oregon, and San Diego, California. He was the author of Socialist pamphlets, broadsides, and letters to editors.

In 1926 he was named bishop for the Diocese of Reno, Nevada by Bishop Frank H. Rice of the Liberal Church, Inc., and was also declared to be the New Messiah. He issued pastoral letters and composed indulgences.

The collection (1902-1933) includes notebooks of Socialist and agnostic essays, manuscripts and published copies of Socialist pamphlets and broadsides authored by Robbins, issues of the circular Facts published by Robbins, articles, essays, and letters to the editor written by Robbins, photographs, and also correspondence concerning the business of Liberal Church, Inc.

Writings include letters to editors in published and manuscript form, columns written for The Oregonian , poems, articles and essays (handwritten and typed), manuscripts, six notebooks, and publications by Robbins.

Manuscript titles include Trying to Cheat God, A Ptolemaic Doctrine, and Notebook of a Cynic.

There is one section of correspondence that includes fifty-five pages from 1905-1935, and another section of 100 pages that is specifically addressed to Robbins as the Bishop of Reno, in 1926.

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