Kenneth X. Robbins poster collection

Access and use

Location of collection:
George Mason University
2400 Fenwick Library
Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library MS2FL
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Mieko Palazzo
Phone: (703) 993-2220
Fax: (703) 993-2669
Restrictions:

There are no access restrictions.

Terms of access:

The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)

Preferred citation:

Kenneth X. Robbins poster collection, C0247, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries

Summary

Extent:
1 Linear Feet 2 folders, 1 map case with 6 folders
Creator:
Robbins, Kenneth X.
Abstract:
A collection of 13 individual posters and images, as well as one booklet, depicting significant figures and locations from Asian and Islamic history and culture.
Language:
Multiple languages .
Preferred citation:

Kenneth X. Robbins poster collection, C0247, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries

Background

Scope and content:

A collection of 13 individual posters and images, as well as one booklet, depicting significant figures and locations from Asian and Islamic history and culture. Major countries represented include Turkey, India, and Japan. Most of the items include non-English text in non-Latin script; identifications have been translated into Latin script for folder titles.

Biographical / historical:

Dr. Kenneth X. Robbins is a Maryland-based psychiatrist, author, and collector of south Asian art. He has been collecting materials for over five decades and published extensively on the subject, with a particular emphasis on both expatriate communities in Asia and Indian society focusing on noble courts. In 1990, Dr. Robbins donated a portion of his collection related to India to the Smithsonian Institution and in 2022 he and his wife, Joyce Robbins, named The University of Pennsylvania's Penn Libraries as the recipient of the Kenneth and Joyce Robbins Collection of South Asia History in their estate planning.

Acquisition information:
Donated by Kenneth X. Robbins in December 2013.
Processing information:

Processing and finding aid completed by Meghan Glasbrenner from March-April 2024.

Arrangement:

Items are arranged by subject depicted and storage needs.

Physical location:
R 71, C 1, S 6 Map Case 21.5
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard