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

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

No special access restriction applies.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Charles L. Robinson, Collector, Papers of a Marion County Family, A&M 3924, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

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.)
Creator:
Robinson, Clarence D.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Charles L. Robinson, Collector, Papers of a Marion County Family, A&M 3924, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

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.

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).

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 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard