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through 1885, a few months prior to his death. Diaries cover October 25, 1868, to October 1,
1876, June 1 to September 26, 1878, and May 2, 1879, to October 15, 1885.
Cite as: Charles Franklin Robertson Diaries, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1312
Robertson, William B. (1893-1943).
Collection, 1923-1964. 1 box
William B. Robertson was born October 8, 1893, in Nashville, Tennessee. He has been
regarded as a pioneer in St. Louis aviation and was a co-founder of the Lambert–St. Louis
Municipal Airport. He organized and served as president of the Robertson Aircraft Corporation,
which was involved in the original airmail contract for the St. Louis to Chicago run. He was a
sponsor of the flights of Charles Lindbergh and also of the St. Louis Robin, which set a record
for the longest time spent in the air. The Robertson Aircraft Corporation produced troop-carrying
gliders for the army. Robertson was killed in 1943 when he and several prominent St. Louisans
were making a demonstration flight of one of the gliders and a wing came off and it crashed to
the ground.
Collection contains correspondence, preservation copies of newsclippings, and magazine
clippings concerning the growth of aviation in St. Louis. Includes information regarding Charles
A. Lindbergh's flight across the Atlantic; Robertson Air Field; operating statements of Robertson
Airplane Service Co. issued to the Post Office Department; glider crash (1943) that killed Mayor
William Dee Becker and William. B. Robertson; endurance flight of Dale "Red" Jackson and
Forest O'Brine in St. Louis "Robin" for 420 hours, 21 minutes; newsclippings relating to air mail
contracts in U.S.; development of air service; St. Louis Post-Dispatch section (1942), “Flashback
in St. Louis' Importance in the History of World Aviation.”
Cite as: William B. Robertson Collection, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1313
Robins, Thomas.
“Facts of a Family” / manuscript, circa 1930. 1 box (211 pages)
Collection consists of a history of the Robins family, compiled by Thomas Robins, dating
back to sixteenth-century Europe. The collection also contains correspondence relative to the
family history.
Cite as: Thomas Robins, "Facts of a Family," manuscript, circa 1930, Missouri History Museum
Archives, St. Louis.
A1314
Robinson, J.E.
Papers, 1870-1908. 4 folders (approximately 50 items)
Seven letters, 1892, from Willie and Helen Robinson, Wesleyan Female Instiyute, regarding
boarding school life; business correspondence of J.E. Robinson, 1900-1902, regarding grading
and shipping of grains, endorsements for positions as grader and inspector; congratulations on
appointment as chief inspector, Maritime and Merchants Exchange, New Orleans; and telegrams
and message backing Robinson in dispute over discharge of McKenzie from Maritime Exchange,
New Orleans, 1903-1908.
Cite as: J.E. Robinson Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
A1315
Robinson, John H. (1782-1824).