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Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Eva Robin papers
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1216
Physical Description:
2.4 Linear Feet
(6 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1887-1959
Abstract: Eva Robin was born in Russia around
1877 and came to the U.S. with her family when she was six years old. She served as
president of the Delaware Equal Suffrage Association and the National Council of Jewish
Women in Wilmington. She was also involved in the Marshall Stillman Movement. The collection
consists of Robin's literary manuscripts, correspondence, notes, a scrapbook, photographs,
and ephemera. Some of the material relates to her husband, Dr. Albert Robin, who was noted
for his work in pathology and bacteriology. The collection also contains diaries,
correspondence, and essays related to her visits to Russia during the 1930s.
Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access
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Language of Material: Materials are in
English.
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[Identification of item], Eva Robin papers (Collection 1216). UCLA Library Special
Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Henrietta Portugal (Mrs. Guy Endore), 1978.
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Processed by Manuscripts Division staff, date unknown.
Encoded by ByteManagers using OAC finding aid conversion service specifications. Encoding
supervision and revision by Caroline Cubé. Edited by Josh Fiala, August 2004.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
2723125
Eva Robin was born in Russia around 1877 and came to the U.S. with her family when she was
six years old; grew up in New York and later moved to Wilmington, Delaware, after her
marriage to Dr. Albert Robin; she visited Russia twice during the 1930s; president, Delaware
Equal Suffrage Association; president, National Council of Jewish Women in Wilmington; she
was also involved in the Marshall Stillman Movement.
Eva Robin was born in Russia around 1877 and emigrated to the United States with her
parents and sisters when she was 6 years old. She grew up in New York and later moved to
Wilmington, Delaware after her marriage to Dr. Albert Robin. He was noted for his work in
pathology and bacteriology and was personal physician to the Du Ponts.
Eva Robin was actively involved in the social issues of the day. The areas which concerned
her most were child welfare and prison reform. She was President of the Delaware Equal
Suffrage Association, President of the National Council of Jewish Women in Wilmington and
was also involved with the Marshall Stillman Movement. In these and other capacities, she
made an extensive number of speeches, wrote a great number of articles and sent letters to
the newspapers. Much of this material is present in the collection. It makes an important
contribution to an understanding of the early women's rights movement and to the social
milieu of the early 20th century.
During the 1930's, Mrs. Robin became greatly interested in the communist system of Soviet
Russia. She made two visits to Russia and during her stay kept detailed diaries of her
observations. The Russian material in this collection is comprised of these diaries along
with correspondence, essays and memorabilia. It is useful for an American viewpoint of
Stalinist Russia.
One of Eva Robin's elder sister was the mother of author Guy Endore. The collection is a
gift of Mrs. Guy Endore.
Collection consists of literary manuscripts, correspondence, notes, a scrapbook,
photographs, and ephemera of Eva Robin. Some of the material relates to her husband, Dr.
Albert Robin, who was noted for his work in pathology and bacteriology. Also includes
materials related to Eva Robin's involvement with the Delaware Equal Suffrage Association,
National Council of Jewish Women in Wilmington, Delaware, and the Marshall Stillman
Movement. Contains typescripts of reviews and articles by Robin, including an interview with
Diego Rivera (1936). Correspondents include Valerian Ivanovich Mezhlauk (6 items), Felix
Frankfurter, Irénée Du Pont, and Dorothea Frances Canfield Fisher. The collection also
contains diaries, correspondence, and essays related to her visits to Russia during the
1930s.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Women civic leaders--Delaware--Archival resources.
Diaries.