Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1645-1940 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
3 boxes and items
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Charles Walker Robinson was an author and soldier. He retired with the rank of major-general after having seen action in the Crimean War, the Ashanti War, and the Zulu War. In addition to his active service, he held many staff appointments throughout a long and distinguished military career. He was responsible for collecting, sorting and preserving the mass of material that had been accumulated by various members of the Robinson family.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The collection consists of family papers relating to John Robinson, Bishop of London (1650-1723), the Robinson family in Virginia and descendants in Upper Canada, especially Sir John Beverley Robinson (1791-1863), father of C.W. Robinson.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Material may be requested in person at the Fisher Library Reference Desk, or in advance using our online stack retrieval request form: https://aeon.library.utoronto.ca
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Uploaded finding aid
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Robinson, John Beverley, Sir (Subject)
- Robinson, John (Bishop of London) (Subject)