Call Number:

MC.975.01.058

Repository:

Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Extent:

0.083 linear ft. (1 volume)

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Walter Robson journal (HC.MC.975.01.058), Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.

Date:

1877-1878 (inclusive)

Creator:

Robson, Walter

Form:

travel literature and Diaries

Abstract:

Walter Robson's journal is entitled "Voyage to America and travels in the United States." Its entries describe Robson's departure from England and his voyages to and from the United States, including weather, accommodations, and fellow passengers. While in the United States, Robson traveled to various Friends and meetings in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Ohio, Chicago, Iowa, Indianapolis, Baltimore, North Carolina, and New York.

Walter Robson (1842-1929) was born March 30, 1842, at Saffron Walden, England, the son of John Stephenson and Rachel (Green) Robson. Robson was apprenticed in the family grocery business, Robson, Green & Co. In 1867, Robson accompanied his cousin Joseph James Neave to Australia, where he later met his wife. In 1869, he married M. Christina Cox of Wollongong, near Sydney, Australia. The couple had four children. The couple returned to England in 1870, at which time Christina became a partner in the family business. From 1877 to 1878, Robson visited the United States, where he attended seven Yearly Meetings and addressed open-air assemblies. His ministry would be considered "evangelical." Robson was a committee member for Saffron Walden School from 1876 to 1929, and served his city government as magistrate and as treasurer for many years. He died on December 15, 1929, at Saffron Walden at the age of 87.

Source: Dictionary of Quaker Biography

This collection is comprised of a single Xerox copy of Walter Robson's journal of his "voyage to America and travels in the United States." Entries describe his departure from England and his voyages to and from the United States, including weather, accommodations, and fellow passengers. While in the United States, Robson traveled to various Friends and meetings in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Ohio, Chicago, Iowa, Indianapolis, Baltimore, North Carolina, and New York.