Ellis D. Robb scrapbooks
Scope and Content
This collection consists of 43 scrapbooks which contain newspaper clippings, photographs, magazine articles, letters, and notes written by Robb. Material covers banking and business; genealogy and the Robb family; movies, theatre, and the circus; politics; World War II, celebrities; Robb’s homes in Eldora and Atlanta; and autograph collecting. Robb collected material between 1920 and 1943, but items themselves date to as early as 1863.
Dates
- 1920-1943, undated
Creator
- Robb, Ellis D. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.
Administrative/Biographical History
Ellis D. Robb (1869-1943) was born in Eldora, Iowa to Benjamin D. Robb (1840-1926) and Mary J. Parker (1842-1909). He married Adelaide Louisa Smith (1873-?) in 1892; the couple had two children, Marian (married name Swingley) (1895-?) and Lyman E. (1897-1950), and three grandchildren, Franne Robb (1927-?), Jean Swingley (1927-?), and Robb E. Swingley (1917-1973). Ellis D. Robb worked at the Hardin County bank and as a National Bank Examiner in Iowa. He was also involved in civic and political affairs; he raised $10,000 from Andrew Carnegie for the Eldora Public Library, built in 1902, and served both as a councilman and as the Mayor of Eldora. In 1923 Robb moved to Atlanta to become Chief National Bank Examiner of the 6th Federal Reserve District, a job he held until 1937. He was an avid autograph collector. Ellis D. Robb died in Atlanta on July 10, 1943.
Extent
35.1 linear ft. (26 oversized boxes)
Language
English
System of Arrangement
This collection is arranged by scrapbook number, and is roughly chronological.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, 1974
Description Control
This collection was reprocessed in 2016.
- Title
- Ellis D. Robb scrapbooks
- Author
- Brittany Walters
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository