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A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, telling them about her work at the clinic and as the Secretary of Spiritual Life for the Women's Society, describing plans for summer Bible Schools, outlining the plans for a party in honor of the President of the Women's Society who is also pregnant, informing them of Morrell's travels to Havana and the on to Jacksonville, and providing updates on Steed's adventures in the rain and garden.

A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, telling them about her work at the clinic and as the Secretary of Spiritual Life for the Women's Society, describing plans for summer Bible Schools, outlining the plans for a party in honor of the President of the Women's Society who is also pregnant, informing them of Morrell's travels to Havana and the on to Jacksonville, and providing updates on Steed's adventures in the rain and garden.

Two letters written on front and back of a single sheet. The first letter is from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, asking them to come whenever is most convenient for them, sharing how her pregnancy is going and their plans for getting to the hospital when the baby comes, giving an update on the clinic and Morrell's church work, mentioning a cookbook that Morrell gifted her and a recipe she tried from it, sharing that they decided to pull Steed from Kindergarten as he was struggling, and wishing her mother a happy birthday.

Two letters written on front and back of a single sheet. The first letter is from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, asking them to come whenever is most convenient for them, sharing how her pregnancy is going and their plans for getting to the hospital when the baby comes, giving an update on the clinic and Morrell's church work, mentioning a cookbook that Morrell gifted her and a recipe she tried from it, sharing that they decided to pull Steed from Kindergarten as he was struggling, and wishing her mother a happy birthday.

A 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.

A 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.

A 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

A 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

A 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,

A 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,

A 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

A 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

A 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.

A 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.

A 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.

A 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.

A 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).

A 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).

A 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

A 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

A 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.

A 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.

A 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.

A 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.

A scrapbook of photographs, newspaper clippings, programs, and decorations documenting the lives of Rev. Morrell Robinson, his wife, Lois, and their children, Morrell "Steed" Jr., Esther, and George, from their time at First Methodist Church in St. Petersburg, Florida, to their time as missionaries in Mayari, Cuba, and through their time in the Tampa Heights neighborhood of Tampa, Florida.

A scrapbook of photographs, newspaper clippings, programs, and decorations documenting the lives of Rev. Morrell Robinson, his wife, Lois, and their children, Morrell "Steed" Jr., Esther, and George, from their time at First Methodist Church in St. Petersburg, Florida, to their time as missionaries in Mayari, Cuba, and through their time in the Tampa Heights neighborhood of Tampa, Florida.

A letter from Morrell and Lois Robinson through the Board of Mission to their friends and loved ones providing a report on their missionary work and the general state of the region of Cuba where they are working. They describe the work of the pediatric clinic, report on the Mayari, Felton, Arroyo Blanco, Oriente, and Nicaro congregational areas, and provide updates on their personal lives and that of their family.

A letter from Morrell and Lois Robinson through the Board of Mission to their friends and loved ones providing a report on their missionary work and the general state of the region of Cuba where they are working. They describe the work of the pediatric clinic, report on the Mayari, Felton, Arroyo Blanco, Oriente, and Nicaro congregational areas, and provide updates on their personal lives and that of their family.

A letter from Morrell to Lois' mother, Elsie, thanking her for her letter, apologizing for not writing the previous week, sharing that Lois has been struggling emotionally but seems to be recovering and that he hopes their family trip to Havana will help her recover further, assuring her that he loves and supports Lois as always, explaining that he suspects the recent understaffing at the clinic and Steed's illness likely contributed to Lois' struggles, mentioning that the understaffing at the clinic is being addressed, praising the two Emory students who have been helping with

A letter from Morrell to Lois' mother, Elsie, thanking her for her letter, apologizing for not writing the previous week, sharing that Lois has been struggling emotionally but seems to be recovering and that he hopes their family trip to Havana will help her recover further, assuring her that he loves and supports Lois as always, explaining that he suspects the recent understaffing at the clinic and Steed's illness likely contributed to Lois' struggles, mentioning that the understaffing at the clinic is being addressed, praising the two Emory students who have been helping with

A letter from Morrell to Lois' mother, Elsie, describing the family's busy Sunday schedule, providing an update on Lois' pregnancy and preparations, describing the weather and plans for planting a garden, sharing about his and Lois' progress in learning Spanish, updating on Steed's development, and sharing his frustration at being unable to fully involve himself in the work.

A letter from Morrell to Lois' mother, Elsie, describing the family's busy Sunday schedule, providing an update on Lois' pregnancy and preparations, describing the weather and plans for planting a garden, sharing about his and Lois' progress in learning Spanish, updating on Steed's development, and sharing his frustration at being unable to fully involve himself in the work.

A letter from Morrell to his friends discussing the change of seasons both in the US and Cuba, reporting on the changes to their mission work given the political unrest and the increase of church attendance, discussing their joint work with the Agricultural School to expand their circuit work to include a youth camp, providing an update on the family's health and overall well-being, reporting on the work of the clinic, and comenting on the political tensions between the US and Cuba concerning the revolution.

A letter from Morrell to his friends discussing the change of seasons both in the US and Cuba, reporting on the changes to their mission work given the political unrest and the increase of church attendance, discussing their joint work with the Agricultural School to expand their circuit work to include a youth camp, providing an update on the family's health and overall well-being, reporting on the work of the clinic, and comenting on the political tensions between the US and Cuba concerning the revolution.