http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf858008db No online items Finding Aid for the W.W. Robinson Papers LSC.2072 Finding aid prepared by Dan Luckenbill and Octavio Olvera; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé. UCLA Library Special Collections Online finding aid last updated on 2020 September 28. Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library Box 951575 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575 [email protected] URL: https://www.library.ucla.edu/special-collections Finding Aid for the W.W. LSC.2072 1 Robinson Papers LSC.2072 Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections Title: W.W. Robinson papers Creator: Robinson, W.W. (William Wilcox) Identifier/Call Number: LSC.2072 Physical Description: 48.5 Linear Feet(97 boxes, 13 oversize boxes) Date (inclusive): cira 1843-1972 Abstract: William Wilcox Robinson (1891-1972) wrote many pamphlets, articles, and books on Southern California history, including: Ranchos Become Cities (1939), Land in California (1948), Los Angeles, a Profile (1968), and Bombs and Bribery (1969). He also wrote poetry, fiction, children's books, and essays, and served on boards of numerous organizations. The collection contains manuscript and research materials, papers related to Robinson's civic, literary, and social activities. The collection also includes family and personal correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, and objects including awards, keepsakes, and decorations. Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page. Language of Material: English . 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UCLA Catalog Record ID UCLA Catalog Record ID: 2723132 Biography/History William Wilcox Robinson was born on May 1, 1891 in Trinidad, Colorado; moved to Riverside, California, in 1899; attended USC; AB, English, UC Berkeley, 1916; served in World War I; moved permanently to Los Angeles, California, in 1919; married Irene Bowen in 1923; while working as a professional property title researcher for the Title Guarantee (later named Insurance) and Trust Company in Los Angeles, and later as vice-president, he developed an extensive knowledge of local history and land development; wrote many pamphlets, articles, and books on Southern California history, including: Ranchos Become Cities (1939), Land in California (1948), Los Angeles, a Profile (1968), and Bombs and Bribery (1969); he also wrote poetry, fiction, children's books, and essays; founding president, the Friends of the UCLA Library; member, the Cultural Heritage Board of Los Angeles; he served on boards of numerous organizations, including the California Historical Society and the Southwest Museum; died September 1, 1972 in Beverly Hills, California. Scope and Contents Collection contains manuscript and research materials such as clippings, transcripts of land commission proceedings, pamphlets, maps, Robinson's publications, copies of books, and newspaper and magazine articles. Includes papers related to Robinson's civic, literary, and social activities. Also includes family and personal correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, and objects including awards, keepsakes, and decorations. Finding Aid for the W.W. LSC.2072 2 Robinson Papers LSC.2072 Organization and Arrangement Arranged in the following series: 1. Biographical 1. Family Correspondence 2. Social Correspondence 3. Business Correspondence 4. Biographical Summaries, etc. 5. Bibliography 6. Biographical Items 7. Articles 8. Family History 9. Civic, etc. Committees 10. Historical Societies - Advisory 11. Historical Associations 12. Libraries and Library Organizations 13. Political Organizations 14. Social Organizations 15. Writers' Organizations 16. Lectures 17. Diaries, Jottings, etc. 18. Travel Items, New York to Los Angeles 19. Consultant Activity 20. Memorabilia: Objects 21. Photographs 22. Photographs, publicity, business 2. Oversize material, includes all groups 3. Research material 1. Manuscript material - by other writers 2. Publication material - photographs 3. Miscellaneous 4. Collected by WWR 5. Collected by WWR, California 6. Collected by WWR, Chains of title 7. Collected by WWR, Land items 8. Abstracts of title - city, rancho properties 9. Land articles, rancho lists, etc 4. Robinson, Irene Bowen. Papers: personal and art related 5. Writings 1. Arranged according to the Hicks bibliography 2. Not in Hicks, but arranged according to Hicks bibliography 3. The Land and the People (history of T.I.T.) 4. Unpublished 5. Unpublished revisions From Land Titles to Book Titles [oral history transcript] / W.W. Robinson, interviewee. UCLA Oral History Department interview, 1982. Available at Library Special Collections, UCLA. Subjects and Indexing Terms Authors, American -- 20th century -- Archives. Land titles -- Research -- California, Southern. Finding Aid for the W.W. LSC.2072 3 Robinson Papers LSC.2072 Historians -- California, Southern -- Archives. Robinson, W.W. (William Wilcox) -- Archives Robinson, Irene B. (Irene Bowen) Biographical Social Correspondence box 2, folder 1 Hager, Anna Marie and Everett.. Scope and Contents note Includes bibliographical information about WWR. Malcolmson, Esther and David. box 2, folder 2 1942-1943. box 2, folder 3 1944. box 2, folder 4 1946, 1953. Powell, Lawrence Clark. box 2, folder 5 1950-1952. box 2, folder 6 1954-1956. box 2, folder 7 1960, 1965-1966, 1969-1971. box 2, folder 8 [letters]. n.d. box 2, folder 9 A - L, 1935-1971 (inclusive), n.d. Scope and Contents note Includes letters from: Margot Archer, Homer H. Boelter, Blanche and Robert Campbell, Ed Carpenter, Jimmie Hicks, Frederick Webb Hodge, Idwal Jones. box 2, folder 10 M - Z, 1935-1971 (inclusive), n.d. Scope and Contents note Includes letters from: Patrice Manahan, Doyce B. Nunis, Jr., Madeleine and Lee Shippey, Edward Weston. box 2, folder 11 Printed and Written Invitations. 1959, 1964, 1966-1967, 1969, n.d. box 2, folder 12 Maps to Houses. box 2, folder 13 Birth and Death Announcements, 1962, 1964. Christmas Cards. box 2, folder 14 Cards received, 1948-1950, 1952, n.d. Scope and Contents note Includes cards from: Mary and Conrad Buff, and Francis and Marjory Farquhar. box 2, folder 15 Cards with text sent by IBR and WWR.. Scope and Contents note About statue of Father Serra in the Plaza (1959), with text about yucca stalks, toyon berries (n.d.). Drawn and colored by IBR. box 2, folder 16 Cards sent with no text other than greeting. By IBR.. box 2, folder 17 Cards sent, not by IBR. Carbon of letter from WWR ().. 1960 box 2, folder 18 Changes of Address (Personal and Business), n.d. box 3, folder 28 Riverside High School, 1907-1909, 1959 June-July, 1964. Scope and Contents note Letters, class diaries, reunions, etc. Finding Aid for the W.W. LSC.2072 4 Robinson Papers LSC.2072 Biographical Family Correspondence Family Correspondence World War I. Letters to his Parents: Salutations: Dear folks or Dear parents. box 1, folder 2 1918 February-March. General Physical Description note: 6 items, 19 pieces. box 1, folder 3 1918 April. General Physical Description note: 1 item, 1 piece. box 1, folder 4 1918 May-July. General Physical Description note: 10 items, 43 pieces. box 1, folder 5 1918 August. General Physical Description note: 8 items, 17 pieces. box 1, folder 6 1918 September. General Physical Description note: 3 items, 10 pieces. box 1, folder 7 1918 October. General Physical Description note: 3 items, 9 pieces. box 1, folder 8 1918 November. General Physical Description note: 3 items, 14 pieces. box 1, folder 9 1918 December. General Physical Description note: 4 items, 20 pieces. box 1, folder 10 1919 January-April. General Physical Description note: 16 items, 53 pieces. box 1, folder 11 1919 May-June. General Physical Description note: 20 items, 67 pieces. Letters Received by WWR from his Family. box 1, folder 16 W.H. Robinson's Letters from a Trip to England, 1926 July-August. General Physical Description note: 6 items, 43 pieces. Scope and Contents note Sent to WW and Irene Bowen Robinson. With these: Cunard Daily Bulletin, 1928 July 27. Finding Aid for the W.W. LSC.2072 5 Robinson Papers LSC.2072 Biographical Family Correspondence From Henry R. Adams (his Nephew). box 1, folder 17 1942-1943. General Physical Description note: 16 items, 33 pieces. box 1, folder 18 1944. General Physical Description note: 9 items, 24 pieces. box 1, folder 19 1945. General Physical Description note: 22 items, 24 pieces. Scope and Contents note Includes 12 snapshots. box 1, folder 20 1946. General Physical Description note: 5 items, 16 pieces. box 1, folder 21 1947. General Physical Description note: 18 items, 31 pieces. Scope and Contents note Includes 10 snapshots. box 1, folder 22 1949, 1951-1955, 1959-1960. General Physical Description note: 19 items, 41 pieces. box 1, folder 23 1969, 1971. Scope and Contents note 1969 item is photocopy, not to WWR.