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Robb and Morse families papers and photographs. -- 1856-1959.
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Sous-fonds consists of personal papers, correspondence, financial, legal and other papers of members of the Robb and Morse families, including those of Catherine Sedgwick Newbury Robb, Patrick Robb, Marion Robb, Robb / Newbury / Bagley family, Russell Robb Sr., Edith Morse Robb, Russell Robb Jr., E…
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683 / II
- Description Level
- 2 / Sous-fonds
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 2 / Sous-fonds
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Sous-Fonds
- II. Robb and Morse families
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Reference Code
- M36 / S37 / V683 / II
- Physical Description
- ca.2 m of textual records (and 7 oversize items). -- ca.3560 photographs (2700 negatives, ca.850 prints, 14 albums of ca.2465 prints).
- History / Biographical
- The Robb and Morse families of Iowa and Massachusetts, U.S.A. were the maternal and fraternal relatives of Catharine Robb Whyte.
- Scope & Content
- Sous-fonds consists of personal papers, correspondence, financial, legal and other papers of members of the Robb and Morse families, including those of Catherine Sedgwick Newbury Robb, Patrick Robb, Marion Robb, Robb / Newbury / Bagley family, Russell Robb Sr., Edith Morse Robb, Russell Robb Jr., Edward Sylvester Morse, John Gavit and Julie Morse; and photographs pertaining to Robb and Morse family members, homes, activities and travels. Mainly includes negatives, prints and albums produced by Russell Robb Sr. and Russell Robb Jr., father and brother of Catharine Robb Whyte; also, collected family photographs concerning Robb and Morse family members and travels.
- Subject Access
- MORSE FAMILY
- ROBB FAMILY
- Access Restrictions
- Access to photographs requires permission in advance from the Head Archivist.
- Finding Aid
- Series-level outline is available. Inventory is available in computer database form; select M36INV.
- Related Material
- Consitutes Sous-fonds II of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds.
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of sous-fonds.
- Content Details
- Forms part of Sous-fonds II of the Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds. This section of the collection is primarily composed of the photographs of Catharine Robb Whyte's parents Russell and Edith Morse Robb and her paternal grandfather Edward Sylvester Morse. The photographs focus on the Morse-Robb family homes in Concord, Massasschussets, and activities in the New England region. E.S. Morse was a scholar and active traveller who began taking photographs well before the turn of the century. Catharine's father, who was befriended by Morse, also took up photography around 1900, and with the birth of his child, Russell Jr. in 1902, he became a very prolific and competent family photographer. The earliest photographs of Russell Jr. were taken on a 1 1/2 x 2 inch negative format, but by 1904, he had graduated to a much larger 3 1/2 x 6 inch sheet film camera. Individual albums of each of the Robb children were produced, carefully utilizing the large format photographs taken between ca.1904 and 1912. Since she appears in many photographs and Russell is seldom depicted, Edith Morse Robb in not believed to have taken an active part in the early family photography. Photographs attributable to Russell Robb Jr. begin to appear ca.1916 and continue on through his college years at Harvard University. Subject matter centres on his sister Catharine and her friends, his own friends, activities at Harvard, and sailing trips with friends along the New England coast. Most of these photographs were produced by a roll film camera which exposed a 3 x 4 inch negative. Since he lived at the Robb home following graduation from Harvard, Russell Robb Jr. photographs continue on through the late 1920s.
- Processing Status
- Processed.
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Russell Robb's motor trip diaries: Concord, Mass. area and England. Travel diary of 1924 trip to Europe.
- Date Range
- 1907-1926
- Reference Code
- M36 / II / E / 1 / a / 1971
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- II.E. Russell Robb Sr. papers
- Reference Code
- M36 / II / E / 1 / a / 1971
- Responsibility
- Responsibility: Russell Robb Sr.
- Date Range
- 1907-1926
- Physical Description
- 3 vol of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Russell Robb's motor trip diaries: Concord, Mass. area and England. Travel diary of 1924 trip to Europe.
- Subject Access
- Robb, Russell Sr.
- ROBB FAMILY
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Notes regarding history of Robb, Newbury and related families, kept by Russell Robb Sr. Includes obituary certificate for John F. Bagley who is the husband of Kate Robb's sister Frances. John F. Bagley is the uncle of Russell Robb Sr.
- Date Range
- 1881-1927
- Reference Code
- M36 / II / E / 4 / a / 1979
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- II.E. Russell Robb Sr. papers
- Reference Code
- M36 / II / E / 4 / a / 1979
- Date Range
- 1881-1927
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records : includes 1 oversize item
- Scope & Content
- Notes regarding history of Robb, Newbury and related families, kept by Russell Robb Sr. Includes obituary certificate for John F. Bagley who is the husband of Kate Robb's sister Frances. John F. Bagley is the uncle of Russell Robb Sr.
- Subject Access
- ROBB FAMILY
- Content Details
- Obituary Certificate: John F. Bagley, 1881. held in oversize"B"
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[Letters]. -- 1930-1962
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7497
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Letters to Catharine. Additions made in 2018 in M36 / I / A / 2 / b / ii / 179-6 to
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2 / b / ii / 161 - 179
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2 / b / ii / 161 - 179
- Responsibility
- Responsibility: Edith Morse Robb
- Physical Description
- 19 files of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Letters to Catharine. Additions made in 2018 in M36 / I / A / 2 / b / ii / 179-6 to
- Subject Access
- Robb, Edith Morse
- ROBB FAMILY
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Barry : [letters] . -- 1946-1965
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Jane Barry is a cousin of Catharine's mother, Edith M. Robb. Addition of 4 letters (one with newsclippings) in 2018: M36/207/50 to M36/207/54
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2 / c / 207
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2 / c / 207
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records, includes newsclippings
- Scope & Content
- Jane Barry is a cousin of Catharine's mother, Edith M. Robb. Addition of 4 letters (one with newsclippings) in 2018: M36/207/50 to M36/207/54
- Subject Access
- Barry, Jane
- ROBB FAMILY
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Jean : [letters]. -- 1912, 1920-1954
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Jean Caird was nurse & nanny to Catharine and her brother Russell as children. She continued to live with Edith Robb long after Catharine & Russell left home. M36 / I / A / 2 / c / 242-63 to M36 / I / A / 2 / c / 242-67
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2 / c / 233 - 242
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2 / c / 233 - 242
- Responsibility
- Responsibility: Jean Caird
- Physical Description
- 10 files of textual records, including newspaper clippings
- Scope & Content
- Jean Caird was nurse & nanny to Catharine and her brother Russell as children. She continued to live with Edith Robb long after Catharine & Russell left home. M36 / I / A / 2 / c / 242-63 to M36 / I / A / 2 / c / 242-67
- Subject Access
- Caird, Jean
- ROBB FAMILY
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Gale Robb : [correspondence]. -- 1945-1965
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Gale is the daughter of Catharine's brother, Russell Robb Jr. Letter added in 2018: M36 / I / A / 2 / c / 303-36 to M36 / I / A / 2 / c / 303-44
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2 / c / 303
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2 / c / 303
- Responsibility
- Responsibility: Gale Robb (Guild)
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Gale is the daughter of Catharine's brother, Russell Robb Jr. Letter added in 2018: M36 / I / A / 2 / c / 303-36 to M36 / I / A / 2 / c / 303-44
- Subject Access
- Robb, Gale (Guild)
- ROBB FAMILY
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Gale : [correspondence]. -- 1949-1972
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2 / c / 304
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2 / c / 304
- Responsibility
- Responsibility: Gale Robb (Guild)
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records : includes oversize items 1 letter added in 2018: M36 / I / A / 2 / c / 304-61
- Subject Access
- Robb, Gale (Guild)
- ROBB FAMILY
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Hanne : [correspondence]. -- 1944-1969
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Hanne Johnsen was a nurse and nanny to Russell Robb Jr.'s children in the 1940's, then looked after Mrs. Edith Robb in the 1950's and early 1960's. Helga Nelson is her sister.
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2 / c / 320 - 322
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2 / c / 320 - 322
- Responsibility
- Responsibility: Hanne Johnsen & Helga Nelson
- Physical Description
- 3 files of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Hanne Johnsen was a nurse and nanny to Russell Robb Jr.'s children in the 1940's, then looked after Mrs. Edith Robb in the 1950's and early 1960's. Helga Nelson is her sister.
- Subject Access
- Johnsen, Hanne
- Nelson, Helga
- Robb, Edith Morse
- ROBB FAMILY
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Mother's illness : [correspondence]. -- 1957, 1962
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Letters from various people regarding Edith Robb's illness in 1957 and sympathy cards received after her death in 1962.
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2 / c / 399
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2 / c / 399
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Letters from various people regarding Edith Robb's illness in 1957 and sympathy cards received after her death in 1962.
- Subject Access
- Robb, Edith Morse
- ROBB FAMILY
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