This subseries contains material and ephemera of Elizabeth Bourne Robinson (1892-1976). She was the daughter of Joseph Blake Bourne and Maria Gantt of Calvert County, Maryland and the wife of Frank A. Robinson. This subseries consists of personal and business papers, correspondence, farm diaries for Ferndale Farm (1951-1960), recipe books (1872-1929), and embroidery patterns, and her funeral ephemera and register. There are a number of product cookbooks and Department of Agriculture publications. Correspondence includes letters from her sister Grace Bourne Howes (1889-1976). There is sheet music 1873-1927, undated, including popular song titles such as Silver Threads Among the Gold (1873), Where the River Shannon Flows (1905), and Are You Lonesome Tonight (1927) as well as studio pieces most likely used while she was learning piano. The older pieces of music most likely belonged to her mother, Maria Gantt Bourne. Other objects include her mother's cookbook and music folio. There is a recorded oral history with Elizabeth done in 1971 including a written transcript.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but negatives and audiovisuial materials are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Some papers of living persons are restricted. Access to restricted portions may be arranged by request to the donor. Gloves required for unprotected photographs. Viewing film portions of the collection and listening to LP recording requires special appointment. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
The Archives Center does not own exclusive rights to these materials. Copyright for all materials is retained by the donor, Franklin A. Robinson, Jr.; permission for commercial use and/or publication may be requested from the donor through the Archives Center. Military Records for Franklin A. Robinson (b. 1932) and correspondence from Richard I. Damalouji (1961-2014) are restricted; written permission is needed to research these files. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
The Robinson and Via Family Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
Preservation of the 8mm films in this collection was made possible, in part, by a grant from the National Film Preservation Fund.
