Overview
Family papers of Corinne Douglas (Robinson) Alsop Cole, daughter of Douglas Robinson and Corinne (Roosevelt) Robinson, younger sister of American president Theodore Roosevelt.
Dates
- Creation: 1853-1954
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.
Extent
18 linear feet (35 boxes)Correspondence includes Cole’s letters to/from Corinne (Roosevelt) Robinson, 1889-1933, and from Eleanor (Roosevelt) Roosevelt, letters from Douglas Robinson to his wife, and letters of condolence to her on his death. Also included are diaries of Cole and Corinne Robinson, files relating to the motion picture The Eleanor Roosevelt Story (1965), and Robinson and Roosevelt family photographs.
Biographical / Historical
Corinne Douglas (Robinson) Alsop Cole was the daughter of Douglas Robinson and Corinne (Roosevelt) Robinson, younger sister of American president Theodore Roosevelt.
Arrangement
Organized into the following series:
- I. Letters to Corinne (Roosevelt) Robinson
- ___A. Letters from various correspondents
- ___B. Condolences to Corinne (Roosevelt) Robinson on the death of her husband Douglas Robinson
- II. Letters by Corinne (Roosevelt) Robinson
- III. Other letters
- IV. Copies of letters
- V. Diaries
- VI. Compositions
- VII. Other
Immediate Source of Acquisition
77M-69. Deposited by Joseph Alsop, Mrs. Stewart J. O. Alsop, Mrs. Percy Chubb, and John Alsop; received: 1977. All items except photographs (i.e.,(580), (583) et al.) presented 1979.
Processing Information
Enhanced with digital content by Alison Harris
- Title
- Cole, Corinne Robinson Alsop, 1886-1971. Corinne Robinson Alsop Cole family papers, 1853-1954: Guide.
- Author
- Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- trc00018
Repository Details
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