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THE ROBINSON-VIA FAMILY PAPERS, 1845-2001
#475

(10 Cubic Feet: DB19, F/O2, ShB6, 1 Paige, 1 OS Folder)

by: Franklin A. Robinson, Jr., February 2001

History

The Robinson family acquired land and began raising tobacco in Prince George's County, MD in 1843. The property consisted of over 170 acres by the end of the 19th century and included a dwelling, tenant house and various outbuildings. At lease two more tenant houses were constructed by Frank A. Robinson in the early 20^th century. While the principal crop remained tobacco, other grain crops were grown and a flock of sheep was raised. By the 1950s-1960s the Robinson family was farming over 1,000 acres in Prince George's and Charles Counties, MD, through a combination of lease and direct ownership.

The Via family acquired land and began raising tobacco and livestock in Prince George's County, MD, by 1949. The property consisted of thirty acres of owned property and included a dwelling and small outbuildings. The Via family was also employed off the farm. By 1956 the Via family had moved to Calvert County, MD and was engaged in farming full-time on approximately 150 acres of owned property, raising tobacco, small grains and livestock.

The Robinson family continues farming on approximately 275 acres of owned property in Benedict, Charles County, MD. By 1993, the Via farm had been reduced to approximately five acres of owned property which is no longer farmed. (See more detailed history at Appendix III)

Scope and Content

An extensive and comprehensive collection of papers relating to family and farming, the Robinson-Via Family Papers covers many aspects of family farm life. The papers are particularly important in regard to the tobacco culture, an important facet of the culture of the United States from colonial times to the present.

The papers consist of material generated by the Robinson and Via families of Southern Maryland in their personal lives and as farmers. The papers concern two distinct family groups, the Robinson family and the Via family which are connected through the marriage of Franklin A. Robinson and Adina Mae Via. The papers are especially strong in 20th century material. The papers consist of various types of farm records; account books, bills, receipts, tenant farming agreements, ephemera, land rental and purchase agreements, insurance policies, photographs and 8mm films of farming practices and procedures, equipment and landscapes, etc.-- all related to the farming of tobacco, small grains, and livestock. The personal records include diaries, letters (personal and business), greeting cards, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, high school yearbooks, baby books, house plans, recipe books, photographs and 8mm films (of birthdays, holidays, weddings, baptisms, family occasions, and family travel, etc.). Of particular interest are the Serenity Farm tobacco production photographs documenting the crop year 1999-2000.

The Robinson Family Papers deal with the continuous farming operation of a single family, one which employed not only immediate family members but also sharecroppers, tenant farmers and hired hands. The farming operation itself was carried out on acreage amounting to over five-hundred acres, a large farm for Southern Maryland. Account books from the latter part of the 19th century extending into the 20th century give an accurate and detailed picture of the day-to-day workings of a tobacco farm. Personal letters, diaries and ephemera complement the technical aspects of farming with its human aspects. Through these documents one gathers a sense of the place of the Robinson family in the community, their day-to-day concerns and inter-family relationships. The diaries of Elizabeth Bourne Robinson, 1951-1960, are particularly vivid for detail of the daily operations of farming and family life.

The Via papers deal with a family which left farming in the late 1920's but returned to farming full-time in the 1950's. They are a particularly appropriate complement to the Robinson Family Papers because they deal with a farming operation of a smaller size from approximately thirty acres to one-hundred and fifty acres. In contrast to the Robinson operation, this farming operation was carried on by one man, Robert M. Via, with occasional hired help as opposed to the Robinson operation which had a far greater complement of outside labor. An additional contrast is that, in the Via family, one has a picture of a family where both spouses worked outside of the home and farm. This is a precursor to the predominate farming operation of Southern Maryland today, where the primary income source is derived from employment off the farm, with the farming operation providing a smaller source of income. The Via papers also deal with a family situation much different than the Robinson family. Transplanted from various parts of Maryland and Virginia, the Via's did not have the familial history in the region that the Robinson's did and thus the Via family operated from a much different social perspective than the Robinson family. While both families can probably be termed upper middle class, educated, property owners, their responsibilities and activities in society were dictated by their relative positions in the community.

The Via family papers are especially strong in regard to farming and social history in the latter half of the 20th century. The papers of Robert M. Via are strong in material concerning his employment in public transportation in Washington, DC, from 1928-1956. The papers of Adina Via Robinson are particularly complete in documenting the life of a woman coming of age in the 1950s, prior to the social changes of the latter 20th century. The papers of Adina Via Robinson and Franklin A. Robinson include personal correspondence dealing with personal matters, as well as life on the farm and in the surrounding community, and school life in the 1950s. Included is correspondence between them during Franklin's service in the United States Army, 1955-1956 at Camp Gordon, GA and Camp Handford, WA. The papers also include a comprehensive range of 8mm films and photographs documenting farming practices and landscapes as well as family gatherings, birthdays, holidays, and vacations.

Restrictions

Access to the papers of living persons is restricted. Access to the personal correspondence of Franklin A. Robinson and Adina Via Robinson is restricted. Access may be granted by written request to the donor, Franklin A. Robinson, Jr., through the NMAH Archives Center. Copyright is retained by the donor.

Provenance

Donated to the National Museum of American History, Archives Center, by Franklin A. Robinson, Jr., in November 1993.

Related Collections

Division of the History of Technology (Agriculture Collection), Division of Social History (Costume and Textiles Collection), NMAH

Container List

Box	Folder	Series 1: Potomac Landing - Ferndale Farm, Prince George's County, Maryland (1861-1966)
1	1	Farm Account Book of Franklin Alexander Robinson, 1872-1893
	2	Threshing Account Book of Robert Henry Robinson, 1930-1931
	3	Farm Account Book of Frank Alexander Robinson, 1933-1939
	4-5	Farm Papers, 1861-1945, 1946-1966
	6	Ephemera, 1909-1972
24		Land Plat, n.d.
OS	1	Aerial Photograph, Pre-1958
		Series 2: Robinson Family (1845-1997)
1	9	General Ephemera, 1907-1963
25	3	Scrapbook, 1936-1988
2	1	Thomas Wells Robinson, 1845-1868
	2	Martha Walls Robinson, 1864-1873
	3	Robert Henry Robinson, 1881-1937
	4	Amanda Baden Robinson, 1907-1940
	5	Martha Robinson Townshend, 1896-1946
	6	Martha Robinson Townshend Postcard Album, 1904-1906
	7	Wedding Accounts, 1898-1935
23		Martha Robinson Townshend Scrapbook ca. 1895
25	4	Martha Robinson Townshend Scrapbook ca. 1955
		Frank Alexander Robinson, 1899-1970:
2	8	Miscellaneous, 1899-1970
	9	Diary, 1926
3	1	Correspondence From Elizabeth Bourne Robinson, 1923-1970
	2	Construction Business Material, 1920-1947
25	1	Blue Print for Fireplace, Bungalow for Claude H. Owen, Esq., Upman & Adams Architects, n.d.
3	3	Real Estate Related Documents/Deeds, 1916-1968
	4	Personal Correspondence Received, 1921-1969
	5	Brandy-Wine Brewing Company Correspondence, 1935
	6	Estate Papers, R.H. Robinson 1937, A.B. Robinson 1940
	7	Funeral Book, February 7, 1970
		Elizabeth Bourne Robinson, 1872-1976:
	8	Miscellaneous, 1929-1976
	9	Farm Diary, January 1, 1951 - January 31, 1953
	10	Farm Diary, February 1, 1953 - December 15, 1955
4	1	Farm Diary, August 1, 1958 - January 31, 1960
	2	Correspondence From Frank Alexander Robinson, n.d.
	3	Recipe Books - Ephemera, 1872-1929
	4	Elizabeth Bourne Robinson's Recipe Book - Reference Copy
	5	Personal Correspondence Received, 1928-1976
	6	Correspondence From Grace Bourne Howes (sister), 1970-1976
		Franklin Alexander Robinson, 1932-1997: (All papers restricted)
	7	Miscellaneous, 1949-1992
	8	Diary, 1944
5	1-4	Personal Correspondence Received, 1944-1988
	5	Correspondence Received From Adina Mae Via, 1951-February 1955
6	1-5	Correspondence Received From Adina Mae Via, March 1955-May 1956
7	1	Correspondence Received From Adina Mae Via, June 1956-1960
	2	Baby Book, 1932
	3	School Life, 1938-1951
	4	High School Yearbook, 1949
	5	High School Yearbook, 1950
	6	High School Yearbook, 1951
	7	Family Vacation to Western U.S., 1962
8	1	Military Records, 1955-1963 (Restricted)
		Franklin Alexander Robinson, Jr., 1959-1995: (All papers restricted)
	2	Correspondence Written, 1977-1980
	3	Miscellaneous, 1960-1990
	4	Baby Book, 1959
	5-6	School Life, 1964 - 1988
	OF475.13 RV475.13	"A Time to Sow", 11:00, 16mm, sound, b&w, thesis film American University, 1988
9	1	Trip to France, 1973
	2-3	Correspondence From Richard Issam Damalouji, June 1977 - March 1981
	4-5	Personal Correspondence Received, 1959-1990
	6	Employment, 1978 - January 18, 1986
10	1	Religious Activities, 1967-1995
	2	Robert David Robinson, 1962-1993
	3	Adina Theresa Robinson, 1968-1991
		Series 3: Serenity Farm, Charles County, Maryland (1962-2000)
1	7	Farm Papers, 1962-1993
	8	Tobacco Floor Sheets and Weight Tickets
25	1	Poster for American Agriculture Tractor Drive, n.d.
-	-	House Plans: Proposed Residence for Mr. and Mrs. Franklin A. Robinson, Rt. 231 Benedict, MD
29		Tobacco Production Photographs, 1999-2000 (See Appendix I & II for detailed description of photographs.)
		Series 4: Via Farm, Calvert County, Maryland (1954-1987)
11	1-3	Farm Papers, 1954-1976, 1977, 1980-1987
	4	Farm Ephemera, 1947-1955
	5	Farm Ephemera, 1956-1983
OS	1	Land Plat: Boundary Survey Residue of Robert M. Via Property, 1st District, Calvert Co., Maryland, October 1980
		Series 5: Via Family (1932-1997)
	1	House Plans: A Four Room Bedroom and Bath Dwelling for Mr. and Mrs. R.M. Via, designed by Clyde E. Phillips, ca. 1946
	1	House Plans: Proposed Residence of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Via, Island Creek, MD Calvert Masonry Contractors, Inc. May 10, 1973
11	6	General Ephemera, 1947-1983
		Robert Milton Via, 1933-1987:
12	1	Miscellaneous, 1933-1982
	2	Correspondence From Virginia Woods Via, 1931-1953
	3	Personal Correspondence Received, 1942-1987
		Capital Transit Co.:
	4	Miscellaneous, 1933-1968
	5	Contents of Bus Transfer Box, June 1, 1956
	6	Transfer Books, n.d.
		Virginia Woods Via, 1928-1997: (All papers restricted)
	7	Miscellaneous, 1928-1997
	8	Diary, 1979
13	1	Diary, 1982
	2	Correspondence From Robert Milton Via, 1932-1937
	3	Personal Correspondence Received, 1933-1993
	4	Estate of William M. Barker, (grandfather), 1948
		Robert Delano Via, 1933-1988: (All papers restricted)
	5	Miscellaneous, 1943-1988
	6	Child's Sketchbook, n.d.
	7	High School Yearbook, 1948
25	2	Child's Scrapbook, 1933
16		Three 10" phonograph records;
	1	Disc One; Wilcox Gay label, 21 November 1951, Bashful Bob, Side One 1. Slowpoke 2. Cold, Cold, Heart 3. Crying Heart Blues Side Two 1. Always Late 2. Mom & Dads Waltz 3. I Want to be With You Always 4. My Broken Heart
	2	Disc Two; Recotron label, 21 November 1951, The Rhythm Rangers and Bashful Bob Side One 1. Traveling Blue Sonny 2. Cattle Call Side Two 1. Shotgun Boogie 2. X
	3	Disc Three; Recotron label, 21 November 1951, The Rhythm Rangers and Bashful Bob featuring Shrieve Spitler Side One 1. Black Mountain Rag 2. Love Bug Itch 3. Detour Side Two, The Rhythm Rangers and Bashful Bob 1. The Sign on the Highway 2. Miss Molly
		Adina Via Robinson, 1937-1966:
13	8	Miscellaneous, 1951-1966
	9	Personal Correspondence Written, 1961-1963
	10	Diary, 1966
	11-13	Correspondence From Franklin Alexander Robinson, 1951 - April, 1956 (Restricted)
14	1	Correspondence From Franklin Alexander Robinson, May 1956 - December 1966 (Restricted)
	2	Personal Correspondence Received, 1947-1966
	3	School Life, 1943-1955
	4	School Life, 1943-1955
	5	High School Yearbook, 1955
	6	Wedding, July 27, 1958
16	4	One 10" phonograph record; Duo-Disc label, Gwynn Park H.S. Band 1. Street Scene/Nutcracker Suite, (AMV member of the Gwynn Park H.S. Band for this recording)
25	1	Composite Photograph, Gwynn Park High School Graduating Class of 1955
		Series 6: Photographs, 1865-1996
		For a more detailed description of the photographs and additional negatives included in this collection see Appendix I
17		1. Holidays/Life Rituals #475/1 thru #475/227 2. Vacations/Leisure #475/228 thru #475/356 3. Serenity Farm, Charles Co., MD #475/357 thru #475/535 4. Via Farm, Prince George's Co., MD #475/536 thru #475/570 5. Via Farm, Calvert Co., MD #475/571 thru #475/630
18		1. Potomac Landing./Ferndale Farm, Prince George's Co., #475/631 thru #475/888 2. Via Family, #475/889 thru #475/1003 3. Robinson Family, #475/1004 thru #475/1276, 475/2270 4. FAR (b. 1932) US Army Tour of Duty 1955-1956 #475/1277 thru #475/1325
15		Oversize Photographs: 475/2271 thru 475/2311, (for detailed descriptions see Appendix I)
		Robinson-Via Family Papers: Photographic Negatives
19		1. Vacations Leisure 2. Via Family
20		1. Holidays/Life Rituals 2. FAR (b.1932) US Army Tour of Duty, 1955-1956
21		1. Serenity Farm, Charles Co., MD 2. Potomac Ldg./Ferndale Farm, Prince George's Co., MD
22		1. 8mm Film Containers 2. Robinson Family
		Series 7: 8mm Film, 1943-1985 (OF stands for Original Film, the research video (RV) numbers appear in the parenthesis)
26	REEL	Subject/Family & Farm, 1943-1985
	OF475.1 (RV475.1)	8mm, Univex b&w, Via family 1943, 6:12 Place: Shadyside Ave., MD and Wash. DC Persons: Charles & Emily Lightboun, Betty Burnell, Robert D. Via, Adina M. Via, Virginia W. Via, In Wash. DC, scenes Daniel Pilkington, Bernice V. McMullan, Adele & Pattie Pilkington Cinematographer: unknown
	OF475.2 (RV475.1)	8mm, Kodachrome, wedding of Franklin A. Robinson and Adina Mae Via, July 27, 1958 and New England honeymoon, 11:40 Place: Chapel of the Incarnation, Brandywine, MD, New England, Ferndale Farm, Brandywine, MD Persons: Adina Mae Via & Franklin A. Robinson, Et.al. Cinematographer: for wedding a Mr. Noyes, for honeymoon, Adina & Franklin Robinson
	OF475.3 (RV475.2)	8mm, Kodachrome, 1962-1963, 28:48 1. Cutting tobacco & irrigating, 1962 Place: Ferndale Farm, Brandywine, MD Persons: Frank A. Robinson, Franklin A. Robinson, Jr. & Sr., Robert L. Robinson, Norris Gross and other uniden. African-Americans Cinematographer: Adina Via Robinson 2. Grain driers & views of John Deere Farm, 1962 Place: John Deere Farm, T.B., MD Persons: none visible, Franklin A. Robinson running the combine. Cinematographer: Adina & Franklin Robinson 3. R. David Robinson's baptism, picking corn, disking corn, 1962 Place: Chapel of the Incarnation, Brandywine, MD, Ferndale Farm, Brandywine, MD Persons: Rev. Richard Hartman, Virginia & Robert Via,(hats worn by the Via family and Adina V. Robinson are in NMAH costume coll.), Robert David Robinson (baby), Franklin A. Robinson, Jr., Adina V. Robinson, Franklin A. Robinson Cinematographer: Franklin & Adina Robinson 4. Fall, Winter and Christmas, 1962 Place: Ferndale Farm, Brandywine, MD Persons: Franklin A. Robinson, Jr., Adina Via Robinson, Robert D. Robinson Cinematographer: Adina & Franklin Robinson 5. Snowman, Easter, sprayer, 1963 Place: Ferndale Farm, Brandywine, MD, Via Farm, Calvert Co., MD, John Deere Farm, T.B., MD Persons: Robert D. Robinson, Adina V. Robinson, Franklin A. Robinson, Jr. & Sr., Elizabeth B. Robinson (hat in NMAH costume coll.), FAR, Sr. doing the agricultural spraying Cinematographer: Adina & Franklin Robinson 6. Enchanted Forest, and farm pond, 1963 Place: Enchanted Forest, a children's park in Western MD, Ferndale Farm, Brandywine, MD Persons: Franklin A. Robinson, Jr., Robert D. Robinson, Virginia W. Via, Franklin A. Robinson, Sr. Cinematographer: Franklin & Adina Robinson 7. Mulch planter-corn, mowing grass, 1963 Place: Ferndale Farm, Brandywine, MD, John Deere Farm, T.B., MD Persons: Robert D. Robinson, Franklin A. Robinson, Jr., Adina V. Robinson, Elizabeth B. Robinson (mowing grass), Franklin A. Robinson, Sr. Cinematographer: Franklin & Adina Robinson
	OF475.4 (RV475.3)	8mm, Kodachrome, 1965-1966, 36:55 1. Summer, farming, children, 1964 Place: Ferndale Farm, Brandywine, MD, John Deere Farm, T.B., MD Persons: Franklin A. Robinson, Sr. (planting corn), Robert D. Robinson, Franklin A. Robinson, Jr., Robert M. Via, Adina T. Robinson Cinematographer: Adina V. Robinson 2. Christmas, Theresa first walking, Reel #1, 1964 Place: Ferndale Farm, Brandywine, MD Persons: Adina T. Robinson, Elizabeth B. Robinson, Robert D. Robinson, Franklin A. Robinson, Jr., Virginia W. Via, Robert M. Via, Adina V. Robinson,(skirt in NMAH costume coll.) Cinematographer: Adina & Franklin Robinson 3. Christmas Reel #2, 1964 See above. 4. Easter, Mr. Brown's place with our corn, 1965 Place: Ferndale Farm, Brandywine, MD, Via Farm Calvert Co., MD, Serenity Farm, Benedict, MD Persons: Robert D. Robinson, Franklin A. Robinson, Jr., Adina T. Robinson, Virginia W. Via, Adina V. Robinson Cinematographer: Franklin & Adina Robinson 5. Washington DC scenes & Franklin's 6^th birthday party, 1965 Place: Washington, DC, Ferndale Farm, Brandywine, MD Persons: Carla Laurent, Adina V. Robinson, Franklin A. Robinson, Jr. birthday part family and friends Cinematographer: Franklin A. Robinson 6. Franklin's 6th birthday party, 1965 Place: Ferndale Farm, Brandywine, MD Persons: Franklin A. Robinson, Jr. birthday party, family and friends Cinematographer: Franklin A. Robinson 7. Christmas, 1965, Place: Ferndale Farm, Brandywine, MD Persons: Adina T. Robinson, Franklin A. Robinson, Jr., Robert D. Robinson, Virginia W. Via, Gloria I. Via Cinematographer: Franklin & Adina Robinson 8. Christmas & snowstorm, 1965-66 Place: Ferndale Farm, Brandywine, MD Persons: See above. Cinematographer: Franklin & Adina Robinson
	OF475.5 (RV475.4)	8mm, Kodachrome, 1967-1968, 21:30 1. Serenity Farm & Mt. Rainier, Wash. State, 1967 Place: Serenity Farm, Benedict, MD, Washington State Persons: Franklin A. Robinson, Jr. Robert D. Robinson, Adina T. Robinson, Wash. State: Adina T. Robinson, Paul & Cece Laurent, Franklin A. Robinson, Jr., Robert D. Robinson Cinematographer: Franklin Robinson 2. Mt. Rainier Wash. State, Aug., kids, Dick & Theresa Laurent, new air boat and John Deere Farm, 1967 Place: Washington State, John Deere Farm, T.B., MD Persons: Laurent family, Adina T. Robinson, Franklin A. Robinson, Jr. & Sr., Robert D. Robinson, Ken Reilly Cinematographer: Franklin Robinson 3. Air boat in water at Benedict, Rita and Margie, Christmas, Equipment for moving barn at Serenity Farm, 1967/68 Place: Patuxent River at Serenity Farm, Benedict, MD Ferndale Farm, Brandywine, MD, Serenity Farm Persons: Virginia W. Via, Margaret T. Lennox, Adina T. Robinson, Margaret W. Lennox, Robert D. Robinson, Franklin A. Robinson, Jr. Cinematographer: Franklin Robinson 4. Moving barn with truck off of hill to new location, May, 1968 Place: Serenity Farm, Benedict, MD Persons: Franklin A. Robinson, Jr., Robert D. Robinson, R.E. Sparrow & Son, Lynchburg, VA Cinematographer: Franklin Robinson 5. Moving stripping room, view of farm & river from hill where barn was moved at Serenity Farm, May, 1968 Place: Serenity Farm, Benedict, MD Cinematographer: Franklin Robinson
	OF475.6 (RV475.4)	8mm, AGVA b&w, ca. 1970-71, 5:30 Fireman's Parade, Franklin and Theresa Robinson Place: Mechanicsville, MD, Waldorf, MD & Baden, MD Persons: Franklin A. Robinson, Jr. & Adina T. Robinson Cinematographer: Franklin Robinson
	OF475.7 (RV475.5)	8mm, Kodachrome, 1978-1985, 29:26 1. Christmas, Serenity Farm, 1978 Place: Serenity Farm, Benedict, MD Persons: Ceddie Harris, Peter Harris, Robert M. Via, Virginia W. Via, Franklin A. Robinson, Jr. & Sr., Adina T. Robinson Cinematographer: Franklin A. Robinson, Jr. & Sr. 2. Grandma & Granddaddy Via's kite flying, Robinson family & Robt. Marin Via, ca. 1978 Place: Via Farm, Calvert Co., MD Persons: Adina T. Robinson, Robert Marin Via, Robert D. Robinson, Robert M. Via, Franklin A. Robinson, Jr. & Sr., Virginia W. Via Cinematographer: Franklin A. Robinson, Jr. & Sr. 3. Christmas 1979, spring & snow 1980, Maxwell Hall Place: Serenity Farm, Benedict, MD, Maxwell Hall, Swanson's Creek, MD Persons: Peter Harris, Adina T. Robinson, Molly B. Swann Franklin A. Robinson, Jr. Cinematographer: Franklin Robinson, Jr. & Adina T. Robinson 4. Serenity Farm, bad snow, 1980 Place: Serenity Farm, Benedict, MD Persons: Robert D. Robinson, Peter Harris, Molly B. Swann Cinematographer: Franklin A. Robinson, Jr., Adina T. Robinson 5. Winter & snow, 1980 Place: Serenity Farm, Benedict, MD Persons: Molly B. Swann, Robert D. Robinson, Adina T. Robinson Cinematographer: Franklin A. Robinson, Jr. 6. 1985 lambs being fed, Sunday supper, post-1984 Place: Serenity Farm, Benedict, MD Persons: Virginia W. Via, Adina T. Robinson, Deidre G. Merhiage, Franklin A. Robinson, Sr., Margaret N. Ward, Martha L. Swann, Henry Swann Cinematographer: Franklin A. Robinson, Jr. & Adina T. Robinson
		Subject/Travel, 1962-1979
	OF475.8 (RV475.6)	8mm, Kodachrome, 1962, Robinson Family Trip to U.S. West, Summer 1962, reel 1, 35:33 Persons: Franklin A. Robinson, Jr. & Sr., Adina V. Robinson, Robert D. Robinson Cinematographer: Franklin & Adina Robinson
	OF475.9 (RV475.7)	8mm, Kodachrome, 1962, Robinson Family Trip to U.S. West, Summer 1962, reel 2, 37:00 Persons: Franklin A. Robinson, Jr. & Sr., Adina V. Robinson, Robert D. Robinson, Laurent family Cinematographer: Franklin & Adina Robinson Includes views of the 1962 Seattle World's Fair
	OF475.10 (RV475.8)	8mm, Kodachrome, 1965, 31:30 1. Airplane ride out Disneyland (CA) 2. Will Rogers home, Disneyland (CA 3. Aunt Emilys, Calif. & Yosemite, redwood 4. Calif & Yosemite, Pacific area & redwoods, 5. Oregon, summer vacation, Crater Lake, Dulles airport Persons: Franklin A. Robinson, Jr. & Sr., Adina V. Robinson, Robert D. Robinson, Emily Abbot, Laurent family Cinematographer: Franklin & Adina Robinson
	OF475.11 (RV475.9)	8mm, Kodachrome, 1968-1970, 28:48 1. Children at Disneyland Calif. July 1968 2. Children in swimming at motel while at Disneyland Calif also Marge Ehrler, same of Knots Berry Farm in Calif. July 1968 3. Cape Kennedy, Florida March 1969 4. Children in Gulf (of) Mexico on Santibel Island, Florida 3/1969 also at motel, Port Carlos 5. 1969-70 Children yard & riding pony at home Sept. 1969, some of airplane ride down to Bahamas in Feb. 1970 6. Feb. 1970, Freeport Bahamas Children on beach in Freeport Bahamas Persons: Franklin A. Robinson, Jr. & Sr., Robert D. Robinson, Adina T. Robinson, Marge Ehrler, Randy Eaton Cinematographer: Franklin Robinson
	OF475.12 (RV475.9)	8mm, Kodachrome, 1970-1979, 22:30 1. Tonto Park & Roosevelt Lake (AZ) Aug. 1970 2. Disneyland Aug. 1970 3. Puerto Rico & St. Thomas (VI) April 1971 4. Dec.-Jan. 1978-1979 Via trip to CA Emily Abbotts, Glendale, CA 5. Reel 2 of Dec.-Jan. 1978-79 Via trip to CA Persons: Franklin A. Robinson, Jr. & Sr., Robert D. Robinson, Adina T. Robinson, Margaret T. Lennox, Margaret W. Lennox, Robert M. Via, Virginia W. Via Cinematographer: Franklin Robinson, Sr. & Jr., FAR, Jr. sole cinematographer for Via trip.
27	RV475.1-9 RV475.13	Research Video of 8mm Film, 1943-1985 RV475.1-RV475.9, see above descriptions. Also RV475.13 of "A Time to Sow"
28	MV475.1-12	Master Video copies of 8mm Film, 1943-1985 MV475.1-MV475.12, see above descriptions

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THE ROBINSON-VIA FAMILY PAPERS, 1845-2001
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