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Charles L. Robinson, Collector, Papers of a Marion County Family

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3924

Scope and Contents

Papers collected by Charles L. Robinson, including business and family papers of Marion County businessman Clarence D. Robinson. There are books, photographs, ephemera, scrapbook, ledgers, and artifact. Addendum of 2015/03/16 includes a stock certificate, photographs of family members, a map of Fairmont, and scattered issues of Fairmont and Baltimore newspapers.

Dates

  • Creation: 1872-1927

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Biographical / Historical

Clarence D. Robinson was the President of Monongahela Bank, which began business in 1903 (West Virginia Blue Book, 1918), General Manager of Lambert Coal Company (Report of the State Board of Regents, 1916), and backed a venture to build a $300,000 theatre in Fairmont (Variety, 1922).

Extent

0.75 Linear Feet (Summary: 9 in. (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 flat storage box, 3 1/2 in.); (1 flat storage box, 3 in.))

Physical Location

West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Title
Charles L. Robinson, Collector, Papers of a Marion County Family, 1872-1927
Author
Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center
Date
2013/04/16
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

Contact:
1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
304-293-3536