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TextLois Augusta Robinson to Donald and Elsie Robinson, February 3, 1957
Robinson, Lois AugustaA letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, discussing how busy it has been with the visiting preachers and the evangelistic campaign, letting them know about the details of the family's travel plans for visiting Florida in the spring, asking if Elsie received her birthday message, and giving a brief update on the children.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightIN COPYRIGHTA letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, discussing how busy it has been with the visiting preachers and the evangelistic campaign, letting them know about the details of the family's travel plans for visiting Florida in the spring, asking if Elsie received her birthday message, and giving a brief update on the children. -
TextLois Augusta Robinson to Elsie Lerch, February 16, 1959
Robinson, Lois AugustaA letter from Lois to her mother, Elsie, reasuring her that it is not trouble for her and Donald to come at a later date after Morrell's mother visits, outlining their plans for when the baby arrives, sharing that they have been successful in increasing the number of contributors to the clinic and that the new government is looking into building a hospital in Mayari, giving an update on the children, sharing news of her and Morrell's health, and thanking them for the money and Valentine's.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightIN COPYRIGHTA letter from Lois to her mother, Elsie, reasuring her that it is not trouble for her and Donald to come at a later date after Morrell's mother visits, outlining their plans for when the baby arrives, sharing that they have been successful in increasing the number of contributors to the clinic and that the new government is looking into building a hospital in Mayari, giving an update on the children, sharing news of her and Morrell's health, and thanking them for the money and Valentine's. -
TextLois Augusta Robinson to Elsie Lerch, January 17, 1959
Robinson, Lois AugustaA letter from Lois to her mother, Elsie, describing the process of reading through all of their delayed mail, discussing how life in Mayari is returning to normal and everyone is taking advantage of being able to travel freely and safely to visit, mentioning that Marta Gomez is back to help in the clinic and with the children once the baby comes, sharing that Morrell wrote to his mother and suggested that she come visit when the baby is born and that if Elsie could come as well that would be welcome, sending her condolences at the news of Bishop Branscomb's death, reporting that theSubject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightIN COPYRIGHTA letter from Lois to her mother, Elsie, describing the process of reading through all of their delayed mail, discussing how life in Mayari is returning to normal and everyone is taking advantage of being able to travel freely and safely to visit, mentioning that Marta Gomez is back to help in the clinic and with the children once the baby comes, sharing that Morrell wrote to his mother and suggested that she come visit when the baby is born and that if Elsie could come as well that would be welcome, sending her condolences at the news of Bishop Branscomb's death, reporting that the -
TextLois Augusta Robinson to Elsie Lerch, January 18, 1960
Robinson, Lois AugustaA letter from Lois to her mother, Elsie, informing her that she has enclosed a check, itemizing what the amount covers, and giving a short update on the family.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightA letter from Lois to her mother, Elsie, informing her that she has enclosed a check, itemizing what the amount covers, and giving a short update on the family. -
TextLois Augusta Robinson to Elsie Lerch, January 20, 1958
Robinson, Lois AugustaA letter from Lois to her mother, Elsie, discussing preparations for the upcoming evangelistic campaign, giving an update on how the children are recovering from the measles, asking if they could see about possibly sending a vaporizer for the children, mentioning that they've recently bought a kerosene stove to help reduce the gas bill, describing the cooler weather, and wishing Elsie a happy birthday.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightIN COPYRIGHTA letter from Lois to her mother, Elsie, discussing preparations for the upcoming evangelistic campaign, giving an update on how the children are recovering from the measles, asking if they could see about possibly sending a vaporizer for the children, mentioning that they've recently bought a kerosene stove to help reduce the gas bill, describing the cooler weather, and wishing Elsie a happy birthday. -
TextLois Augusta Robinson to Elsie Lerch, January 21, 1960
Robinson, Lois AugustaA letter from Lois to her mother, Elsie, wishing her a happy birthday, sending her well wishes to her sister's family who have caught a nasty flu, asking Elsie to take care not to catch the illness herself as she helps, sharing that the family is well and adjusting to living at the school, mentioning that Steed is doing much better health-wise since the move, describing how active and happy Steed and Esther are, discussing her twice weekly trips into Mayari to work at the clinic and do the shopping, mentioning that she and Juliet Milk are making the most of living nearer to each other,Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightA letter from Lois to her mother, Elsie, wishing her a happy birthday, sending her well wishes to her sister's family who have caught a nasty flu, asking Elsie to take care not to catch the illness herself as she helps, sharing that the family is well and adjusting to living at the school, mentioning that Steed is doing much better health-wise since the move, describing how active and happy Steed and Esther are, discussing her twice weekly trips into Mayari to work at the clinic and do the shopping, mentioning that she and Juliet Milk are making the most of living nearer to each other, -
TextLois Augusta Robinson to Elsie Lerch, May 20, 1958
Robinson, Lois AugustaA letter from Lois to her mother, Elsie, expressing her confidence that she should have no trouble making it from Havana to Mayari on her own and giving advice for the bus trip, sharing the dates of the Annual Conference in Havana and encouraging her to come whenever and for as long as she'd like, passing along Steed's wish for his grandmother to come visit, and asking for some more sewing patterns for Lois and Esther.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightIN COPYRIGHTA letter from Lois to her mother, Elsie, expressing her confidence that she should have no trouble making it from Havana to Mayari on her own and giving advice for the bus trip, sharing the dates of the Annual Conference in Havana and encouraging her to come whenever and for as long as she'd like, passing along Steed's wish for his grandmother to come visit, and asking for some more sewing patterns for Lois and Esther. -
TextLois Augusta Robinson to Elsie Lerch, May 3, 1960
Robinson, Lois AugustaA letter from Lois to her mother, Elsie, wishing her a happy Mother's Day, sharing that Morrell has been busy with his work, commenting on how everyone has been so appreciative of their work, sharing that the Milk family and Miss Beale were thankful that she was able to bring them things back from the States, mentioning that Miss Beale will be traveling to Europe, reporting on the status of the clinic, discussing how they haven't heard from the Mission Board yet but are planning to leave Mayari regardless of where they end up, giving them an update on Steed's health, discussingSubject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightA letter from Lois to her mother, Elsie, wishing her a happy Mother's Day, sharing that Morrell has been busy with his work, commenting on how everyone has been so appreciative of their work, sharing that the Milk family and Miss Beale were thankful that she was able to bring them things back from the States, mentioning that Miss Beale will be traveling to Europe, reporting on the status of the clinic, discussing how they haven't heard from the Mission Board yet but are planning to leave Mayari regardless of where they end up, giving them an update on Steed's health, discussing -
TextLois Augusta Robinson to Elsie Lerch, May 6, 1958
Robinson, Lois AugustaA letter from Lois to her mother, Elsie, wishing her a happy Mother's Day, mentioning how busy they have been with the church, discussing the nice weather and the success of the family garden, thanking her for sending along some flower seeds which Lois plans to plant them in a seed box, sharing that the clinic is as busy as ever, discussing how she'd like to get a dress made based on the patterns Elsie sent, sharing her thoughts on some recent trends in dress styles, and giving an update on the children.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightIN COPYRIGHTA letter from Lois to her mother, Elsie, wishing her a happy Mother's Day, mentioning how busy they have been with the church, discussing the nice weather and the success of the family garden, thanking her for sending along some flower seeds which Lois plans to plant them in a seed box, sharing that the clinic is as busy as ever, discussing how she'd like to get a dress made based on the patterns Elsie sent, sharing her thoughts on some recent trends in dress styles, and giving an update on the children. -
TextLois Augusta Robinson to Elsie Lerch, November 4, 1959
Robinson, Lois AugustaA letter from Lois to her mother, Elsie, wishing her a swift recovery from an illness, providing her with a detailed itinerary for the family's trip to Florida, sharing that the whole family is doing well and that they are keeping the children home from school until they leave to try and avoid catching anything, mentioning that she has tried on her winter clothes and has plenty for the trip, noting that they plan to return to Cuba on the 12th of December barring any necessary dental or health issues for her of Steed, and urging her mother to rest up and not over prepare for their arrivalSubject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightIN COPYRIGHTA letter from Lois to her mother, Elsie, wishing her a swift recovery from an illness, providing her with a detailed itinerary for the family's trip to Florida, sharing that the whole family is doing well and that they are keeping the children home from school until they leave to try and avoid catching anything, mentioning that she has tried on her winter clothes and has plenty for the trip, noting that they plan to return to Cuba on the 12th of December barring any necessary dental or health issues for her of Steed, and urging her mother to rest up and not over prepare for their arrival -
TextLois Augusta Robinson to her family, 1956
Robinson, Lois AugustaA letter from Lois to her family thanking them for their letter with details of Sara Min's wedding, describing a busy day attending a conference of the British West Indies Church and then a fundraiser for the Agricultural School, sharing details of Brother Nodal and Sotera Sanchez's departures from the mission which effectively leaves her and Morrell in charge, discussing their plans for attending the Cuban Annual Conference in Havana, and giving an update on the family's health.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightIN COPYRIGHTA letter from Lois to her family thanking them for their letter with details of Sara Min's wedding, describing a busy day attending a conference of the British West Indies Church and then a fundraiser for the Agricultural School, sharing details of Brother Nodal and Sotera Sanchez's departures from the mission which effectively leaves her and Morrell in charge, discussing their plans for attending the Cuban Annual Conference in Havana, and giving an update on the family's health. -
TextLois Augusta Robinson to her family, August 7, 1956
Robinson, Lois AugustaA letter from Lois to her family reporting that Morrell had returned from Havana after waiting for their car, describing what Morrell had done in Jacksonville and the items he brought back, giving an update on the summer Bible Schools they are running, describing a visiting photographer who Morrell has been helping since he speaks no Spanish, listing some of the food she made for visitors, describing some of the gifts sent by Mother WIlliams for the family, informing them that Morrell regrets not having called them when he was in Florida, reporting on how the Neill family (who had stayed inSubject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightIN COPYRIGHTA letter from Lois to her family reporting that Morrell had returned from Havana after waiting for their car, describing what Morrell had done in Jacksonville and the items he brought back, giving an update on the summer Bible Schools they are running, describing a visiting photographer who Morrell has been helping since he speaks no Spanish, listing some of the food she made for visitors, describing some of the gifts sent by Mother WIlliams for the family, informing them that Morrell regrets not having called them when he was in Florida, reporting on how the Neill family (who had stayed in -
TextLois Augusta Robinson to her family, December 3, 1956
Robinson, Lois AugustaA letter from Lois to her family praising her mother for her typing skill, giving an update on Esther, describing the weather and the challenges the dampness has brought, giving an update on the family garden, describing how Steed has been doing and what activities he is up to, mentioning that the family has been invited to the Milk family home for Christmas dinner, insisting that the family is safe despite what may be heard about revolutionary activity in the area, and sharing her thoughts on the current political climate in Cuba.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightIN COPYRIGHTA letter from Lois to her family praising her mother for her typing skill, giving an update on Esther, describing the weather and the challenges the dampness has brought, giving an update on the family garden, describing how Steed has been doing and what activities he is up to, mentioning that the family has been invited to the Milk family home for Christmas dinner, insisting that the family is safe despite what may be heard about revolutionary activity in the area, and sharing her thoughts on the current political climate in Cuba. -
TextLois Augusta Robinson to her family, January 21, 1957
Robinson, Lois AugustaA letter from Lois to her family thanking them for the dishes, discussing the pound cake recipe they sent, explaining a misunderstanding about a gift her grandfather had given them, giving updates on the children, describing the dress she had made, discussing the weather and how it's affected the number of colds coming into the clinic, and giving an update on the work they've been doing at the churches (collecting for charity and planning for more evangelistic work).Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightIN COPYRIGHTA letter from Lois to her family thanking them for the dishes, discussing the pound cake recipe they sent, explaining a misunderstanding about a gift her grandfather had given them, giving updates on the children, describing the dress she had made, discussing the weather and how it's affected the number of colds coming into the clinic, and giving an update on the work they've been doing at the churches (collecting for charity and planning for more evangelistic work). -
TextLois Augusta Robinson to her family, July 29, 1956
Robinson, Lois AugustaA letter from Lois to her family reporting that Morrell is soon to return from his trip to Havana and Jacksonville and that he was successful in his business there, sharing news of her and Steed's health, describing a party that was held in honor of the outgoing President of the Women's Society and that both the President and she herself received gifts, thanking them for their previous letter, listing the items that she would like them to bring when they come to visit Cuba as well as ideas for gifts they might bring for Steed, and thanking them for the magazines.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightIN COPYRIGHTA letter from Lois to her family reporting that Morrell is soon to return from his trip to Havana and Jacksonville and that he was successful in his business there, sharing news of her and Steed's health, describing a party that was held in honor of the outgoing President of the Women's Society and that both the President and she herself received gifts, thanking them for their previous letter, listing the items that she would like them to bring when they come to visit Cuba as well as ideas for gifts they might bring for Steed, and thanking them for the magazines. -
TextLois Augusta Robinson to her family, June 5, 1956
Robinson, Lois AugustaA letter from Lois to her family expressing her relief and satisfaction in being able to be of more use in the church and clinic now that she and Morrell have a better handle on Spanish, describing how the family and their friends celebrated Lois' birthday, sharing that Steed is in need of a new playmate, providing an update on the clinic and the head doctor there, describing the weather, sharing about her experience going with another woman to a rural community to do some public health work and evangelistic work, giving an update on her pregnancy, reporting that the local mangoes are inSubject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightIN COPYRIGHTA letter from Lois to her family expressing her relief and satisfaction in being able to be of more use in the church and clinic now that she and Morrell have a better handle on Spanish, describing how the family and their friends celebrated Lois' birthday, sharing that Steed is in need of a new playmate, providing an update on the clinic and the head doctor there, describing the weather, sharing about her experience going with another woman to a rural community to do some public health work and evangelistic work, giving an update on her pregnancy, reporting that the local mangoes are in -
TextLois Augusta Robinson to her family, May 21, 1956
Robinson, Lois AugustaA letter from Lois to her family expressing her wish to be with them for graduation, sharing her news from Mrs. Williams, describing all the ways that Steed has been developing and growing, mentioning that she is making curtains for the house, noting that it was recently Cuban Independence Day, mentioning that there has been some drought recently, describing the carnaval celebrations, and describing a dinner they attended at the home of a couple who work for the United Fruit Company.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightIN COPYRIGHTA letter from Lois to her family expressing her wish to be with them for graduation, sharing her news from Mrs. Williams, describing all the ways that Steed has been developing and growing, mentioning that she is making curtains for the house, noting that it was recently Cuban Independence Day, mentioning that there has been some drought recently, describing the carnaval celebrations, and describing a dinner they attended at the home of a couple who work for the United Fruit Company. -
TextLois Augusta Robinson to her family, September 9, 1956
Robinson, Lois AugustaA letter from Lois to her family mentioning writing letters for the clinic and her improving Spanish, clarifying several points from a previous letter (Mrs.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightIN COPYRIGHTA letter from Lois to her family mentioning writing letters for the clinic and her improving Spanish, clarifying several points from a previous letter (Mrs. -
TextLois Augusta Robinson to her family, [December 2,] 1956
Robinson, Lois AugustaA letter from Lois to her family giving small updates on the whole family, mentioning that they spoke with Dr. Steward about the fundraising effort for the clinic, expressing joy at being able to return to work in the clinic, describing the weather and how the change in temperature has changed their daily wear, mentioning that she and Morrell have been invited to a public function organized by the mayor to celebrate a hero of the Cuban fight for independence, and sharing her thoughts on the revolutionaries who are fighting in the hills of Oriente.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightIN COPYRIGHTA letter from Lois to her family giving small updates on the whole family, mentioning that they spoke with Dr. Steward about the fundraising effort for the clinic, expressing joy at being able to return to work in the clinic, describing the weather and how the change in temperature has changed their daily wear, mentioning that she and Morrell have been invited to a public function organized by the mayor to celebrate a hero of the Cuban fight for independence, and sharing her thoughts on the revolutionaries who are fighting in the hills of Oriente. -
TextLois Augusta Robinson to her family, [May] 1957
Robinson, Lois AugustaA letter from Lois to her family offering explainations for her lateness in writing, describing an illness that Steed had, mentioning that Morrell is heading off for the missionary conference while she stays behind with the children, confirming that she and Morrell would appreciate a renewal of their Newsweek subscription, describing the celebration they held for Morrell's birthday and the presents they got for him, and describing the persistent rain they've been having.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightIN COPYRIGHTA letter from Lois to her family offering explainations for her lateness in writing, describing an illness that Steed had, mentioning that Morrell is heading off for the missionary conference while she stays behind with the children, confirming that she and Morrell would appreciate a renewal of their Newsweek subscription, describing the celebration they held for Morrell's birthday and the presents they got for him, and describing the persistent rain they've been having. -
TextLois Augusta Robinson to her family, [May] 1957
Robinson, Lois AugustaA letter from Lois to her family describing their preparations for Youth Week at the church, mentioning that Morrell has returned from the conference in Havana, giving an update on the children's health, discussing transitioning Steed into a regular double bed so the baby can be in the his old crib, mentioning that the clinic was closed for a national holiday and she expects a rush when they open the following day, reporting that they have gotten their new chest of drawers, and wishing her father well.Subject - Time PeriodDate CreatedCollectionCopyrightIN COPYRIGHTA letter from Lois to her family describing their preparations for Youth Week at the church, mentioning that Morrell has returned from the conference in Havana, giving an update on the children's health, discussing transitioning Steed into a regular double bed so the baby can be in the his old crib, mentioning that the clinic was closed for a national holiday and she expects a rush when they open the following day, reporting that they have gotten their new chest of drawers, and wishing her father well.