Content Description

Two (2) books; "The Rose" edited by Emily Marshall (1845) and inscribed by Alfred Robinson, and, "The Flower Vase" by Sarah Carter Edgarton (1844), and, one (1) 1965 correspondence requesting "The Rose" go to the Santa Barbara Historical Society. Also included is a photocopy of a 1965 letter from Robert Morris to Herbert R. Vandemoer (see Provenance).

Acquisition Type

Donation

Provenance

Gift of Corbin Vandemoer, a descendent of Alfred Robinson's sister. "The Rose" is inscribed, "Mary Caroline Fullerton from her uncle Alfred." The donor informs that Mary Caroline Fullerton is the daughter of Helen Robinson Fullerton, sister to Alfred Robinson. The donation also includes a photocopy of a 1965 letter from Robert Morris, who was acquainted with the Gledhills, to Herbert R. Vandemoer requesting Herbert to send "The Rose," inscribed by Uncle Alfred, so it could be placed on exhibit in the new "California History Museum" opened by the Santa Barbara Historical Museum. (It only took 56 years for the request to be fulfilled.) "The Flower Vase" is inscribed to "Helen Anita Fullerton" from her father. The donor says Helen Anita Fullerton was the daughter of Mary Caroline Fullerton and that Helen Anita's middle name honors Anita de la Guerra Robinson, bride of Alfred Robinson.

Restrictions Apply

No