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  • A letter from Lois to her father, Donald, wishing him a happy birthday, assuring that the family is doing well, giving an update on the children, reassuring him and her mother that life in Mayari is still very normal with no disruptions from the revolution, sharing that the clinic has been busy and that their medicines are coming through alright, sharing that they don't leave town and Morrell doesn't travel his circuit at night, mentioning that their chickens are laying well and that she recently baked a cake using the eggs, discussing the clothing she has been sewing for Esther, and reporting on the success of the Sunday school program.
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    Lois Augusta Robinson to Donald Lerch, April 16, 1958

    Robinson, Lois Augusta
    A letter from Lois to her father, Donald, wishing him a happy birthday, assuring that the family is doing well, giving an update on the children, reassuring him and her mother that life in Mayari is still very normal with no disruptions from the revolution, sharing that the clinic has been busy and that their medicines are coming through alright, sharing that they don't leave town and Morrell doesn't travel his circuit at night, mentioning that their chickens are laying well and that she recently baked a cake using the eggs, discussing the clothing she has been sewing for Esther, and
    Subject - Time Period
    Twentieth century
    Date Created
    1958-04-16
    Collection
    Robinson Family papers
    Copyright
    IN COPYRIGHT
    A letter from Lois to her father, Donald, wishing him a happy birthday, assuring that the family is doing well, giving an update on the children, reassuring him and her mother that life in Mayari is still very normal with no disruptions from the revolution, sharing that the clinic has been busy and that their medicines are coming through alright, sharing that they don't leave town and Morrell doesn't travel his circuit at night, mentioning that their chickens are laying well and that she recently baked a cake using the eggs, discussing the clothing she has been sewing for Esther, and
  • A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, mentioning that she and the children have returned from the Agricultural school and work at the church and clinic are back to relative normality, discussing their Easter celebrations, sharing that she has finished sewing the curtains and that the living room furniture arrived, mentioning that Sotera left to return home in light of the political situation, giving an update on the children, describing how their stay at the Agricultural school went, and mentioning the clothes she finished making for Esther.
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    Lois Augusta Robinson to Donald and Elsie Lerch, April 7, 1958

    Robinson, Lois Augusta
    A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, mentioning that she and the children have returned from the Agricultural school and work at the church and clinic are back to relative normality, discussing their Easter celebrations, sharing that she has finished sewing the curtains and that the living room furniture arrived, mentioning that Sotera left to return home in light of the political situation, giving an update on the children, describing how their stay at the Agricultural school went, and mentioning the clothes she finished making for Esther.
    Subject - Time Period
    Twentieth century
    Date Created
    1958-04-07
    Collection
    Robinson Family papers
    Copyright
    IN COPYRIGHT
    A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, mentioning that she and the children have returned from the Agricultural school and work at the church and clinic are back to relative normality, discussing their Easter celebrations, sharing that she has finished sewing the curtains and that the living room furniture arrived, mentioning that Sotera left to return home in light of the political situation, giving an update on the children, describing how their stay at the Agricultural school went, and mentioning the clothes she finished making for Esther.
  • A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, sharing that the electric plant has run out of fuel so they no longer have electricity in town and are reliant on candles and lamps, mentioning that Blanca has been a huge help as they are forced to use work arounds for many regular household things, thanking them for sending money for Christmas and Steed's birthday, mentioning that food prices have drastically increased and that they will have to use some of the work funds to help cover some of their living expenses, discussing her sewing projects, mentioning that she may try and visit Florida in January depending on the continuing situation and where she decides will be best to have the baby, and giving an update on the children and their preparations for the new baby.
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    Lois Augusta Robinson to Donald and Elsie Lerch, December 11, 1958

    Robinson, Lois Augusta
    A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, sharing that the electric plant has run out of fuel so they no longer have electricity in town and are reliant on candles and lamps, mentioning that Blanca has been a huge help as they are forced to use work arounds for many regular household things, thanking them for sending money for Christmas and Steed's birthday, mentioning that food prices have drastically increased and that they will have to use some of the work funds to help cover some of their living expenses, discussing her sewing projects, mentioning that she may try and visit
    Subject - Time Period
    Twentieth century
    Date Created
    1958-12-11
    Collection
    Robinson Family papers
    Copyright
    IN COPYRIGHT
    A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, sharing that the electric plant has run out of fuel so they no longer have electricity in town and are reliant on candles and lamps, mentioning that Blanca has been a huge help as they are forced to use work arounds for many regular household things, thanking them for sending money for Christmas and Steed's birthday, mentioning that food prices have drastically increased and that they will have to use some of the work funds to help cover some of their living expenses, discussing her sewing projects, mentioning that she may try and visit
  • A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, mentioning that they've started having patients at the clinic overnight because of how busy it has been, thanking them for sending some cloth for her to fix her dress, asking about Donald's shoulder, reporting on the success of the events they held on Friday and Saturday to recognize the work of the church and clinic and raise money, sharing that they are hoping that Morrell's mother will come to visit, describing the recent weather and how the family garden is faring, and giving them an update on how Steed has been.
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    Lois Augusta Robinson to Donald and Elsie Lerch, June 16, 1958

    Robinson, Lois Augusta
    A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, mentioning that they've started having patients at the clinic overnight because of how busy it has been, thanking them for sending some cloth for her to fix her dress, asking about Donald's shoulder, reporting on the success of the events they held on Friday and Saturday to recognize the work of the church and clinic and raise money, sharing that they are hoping that Morrell's mother will come to visit, describing the recent weather and how the family garden is faring, and giving them an update on how Steed has been.
    Subject - Time Period
    Twentieth century
    Date Created
    1958-06-16
    Collection
    Robinson Family papers
    Copyright
    IN COPYRIGHT
    A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, mentioning that they've started having patients at the clinic overnight because of how busy it has been, thanking them for sending some cloth for her to fix her dress, asking about Donald's shoulder, reporting on the success of the events they held on Friday and Saturday to recognize the work of the church and clinic and raise money, sharing that they are hoping that Morrell's mother will come to visit, describing the recent weather and how the family garden is faring, and giving them an update on how Steed has been.
  • A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, sharing about her latest sewing projects, mentioning that Morrell's mother is visiting them, and thanking them for the clothing they sent.
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    Lois Augusta Robinson to Donald and Elsie Lerch, June 30, 1958

    Robinson, Lois Augusta
    A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, sharing about her latest sewing projects, mentioning that Morrell's mother is visiting them, and thanking them for the clothing they sent.
    Subject - Time Period
    Twentieth century
    Date Created
    1958-06-30
    Collection
    Robinson Family papers
    Copyright
    IN COPYRIGHT
    A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, sharing about her latest sewing projects, mentioning that Morrell's mother is visiting them, and thanking them for the clothing they sent.
  • A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, updating them on the children's persistent colds, discussing her many sewing projects, reporting on her work at the clinic, commenting on the children's development in speaking both English and Spanish, describing the new washing set up they have arranged using a charcoal fire to heat the water, and sharing that while the political situation is becoming increasingly uneasy the family is still safe.
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    Lois Augusta Robinson to Donald and Elsie Lerch, March 1, 1958

    Robinson, Lois Augusta
    A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, updating them on the children's persistent colds, discussing her many sewing projects, reporting on her work at the clinic, commenting on the children's development in speaking both English and Spanish, describing the new washing set up they have arranged using a charcoal fire to heat the water, and sharing that while the political situation is becoming increasingly uneasy the family is still safe.
    Subject - Time Period
    Twentieth century
    Date Created
    1958-03-01
    Collection
    Robinson Family papers
    Copyright
    IN COPYRIGHT
    A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, updating them on the children's persistent colds, discussing her many sewing projects, reporting on her work at the clinic, commenting on the children's development in speaking both English and Spanish, describing the new washing set up they have arranged using a charcoal fire to heat the water, and sharing that while the political situation is becoming increasingly uneasy the family is still safe.
  • A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, letting them know that the preacher who has been working with Morrell, Gerado, will be travelling to Florida to speak at several churches and that they have encouraged him to get in contact with them when he was in their part of the state, giving them an update on the children, and discussing the family's maid who is eager to learn to sew.
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    Lois Augusta Robinson to Donald and Elsie Lerch, March 14, 1958

    Robinson, Lois Augusta
    A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, letting them know that the preacher who has been working with Morrell, Gerado, will be travelling to Florida to speak at several churches and that they have encouraged him to get in contact with them when he was in their part of the state, giving them an update on the children, and discussing the family's maid who is eager to learn to sew.
    Subject - Time Period
    Twentieth century
    Date Created
    1958-03-14
    Collection
    Robinson Family papers
    Copyright
    IN COPYRIGHT
    A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, letting them know that the preacher who has been working with Morrell, Gerado, will be travelling to Florida to speak at several churches and that they have encouraged him to get in contact with them when he was in their part of the state, giving them an update on the children, and discussing the family's maid who is eager to learn to sew.
  • A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, mentioning that her mother's last letter was delayed, sharing that the political unrest has made it so that Morrell has had to stop night services in the town over and that they might stop making night trips altogether, noting that she recently recovered from a mild flu, thanking them for the sewing patterns, giving an update on the children, describing the recent weather, sending well wishes to family friends, and assuring them that she and Morrell are busy as always with the church and clinic.
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    Lois Augusta Robinson to Donald and Elsie Lerch, March 21, 1958

    Robinson, Lois Augusta
    A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, mentioning that her mother's last letter was delayed, sharing that the political unrest has made it so that Morrell has had to stop night services in the town over and that they might stop making night trips altogether, noting that she recently recovered from a mild flu, thanking them for the sewing patterns, giving an update on the children, describing the recent weather, sending well wishes to family friends, and assuring them that she and Morrell are busy as always with the church and clinic.
    Subject - Time Period
    Twentieth century
    Date Created
    1958-03-21
    Collection
    Robinson Family papers
    Copyright
    IN COPYRIGHT
    A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, mentioning that her mother's last letter was delayed, sharing that the political unrest has made it so that Morrell has had to stop night services in the town over and that they might stop making night trips altogether, noting that she recently recovered from a mild flu, thanking them for the sewing patterns, giving an update on the children, describing the recent weather, sending well wishes to family friends, and assuring them that she and Morrell are busy as always with the church and clinic.
  • A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, hoping they are settling back in after their trip, expressing her happiness that they received all her letters sent during their trip, sharing that Esther has been suffering from a sore throat, discussing her sewing projects, describing how they've been preparing to help with Red Cross efforts as the fighting continues in the hills nearby, and urging them not to worry about the family.
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    Lois Augusta Robinson to Donald and Elsie Lerch, November 18, 1958

    Robinson, Lois Augusta
    A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, hoping they are settling back in after their trip, expressing her happiness that they received all her letters sent during their trip, sharing that Esther has been suffering from a sore throat, discussing her sewing projects, describing how they've been preparing to help with Red Cross efforts as the fighting continues in the hills nearby, and urging them not to worry about the family.
    Subject - Time Period
    Twentieth century
    Date Created
    1958-11-18
    Collection
    Robinson Family papers
    Copyright
    IN COPYRIGHT
    A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, hoping they are settling back in after their trip, expressing her happiness that they received all her letters sent during their trip, sharing that Esther has been suffering from a sore throat, discussing her sewing projects, describing how they've been preparing to help with Red Cross efforts as the fighting continues in the hills nearby, and urging them not to worry about the family.
  • A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, discussing the continued delay with the mail, describing the updates she's made to the house, sharing some of her new sewing projects, giving an update on how her pregnancy is going, reporting that they received some financial aid from Dr. Steward in Holguin which has helped, mentioning that the elections are scheduled for the first week of November and that they expect trouble until the elections are over, sharing that the summer rush at the clinic has fully slowed, and wishing them a safe trip.
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    Lois Augusta Robinson to Donald and Elsie Lerch, October 18, 1958

    Robinson, Lois Augusta
    A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, discussing the continued delay with the mail, describing the updates she's made to the house, sharing some of her new sewing projects, giving an update on how her pregnancy is going, reporting that they received some financial aid from Dr. Steward in Holguin which has helped, mentioning that the elections are scheduled for the first week of November and that they expect trouble until the elections are over, sharing that the summer rush at the clinic has fully slowed, and wishing them a safe trip.
    Subject - Time Period
    Twentieth century
    Date Created
    1958-10-18
    Collection
    Robinson Family papers
    Copyright
    IN COPYRIGHT
    A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, discussing the continued delay with the mail, describing the updates she's made to the house, sharing some of her new sewing projects, giving an update on how her pregnancy is going, reporting that they received some financial aid from Dr. Steward in Holguin which has helped, mentioning that the elections are scheduled for the first week of November and that they expect trouble until the elections are over, sharing that the summer rush at the clinic has fully slowed, and wishing them a safe trip.
  • A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, mentioning that she will send this letter to Clearwater and include her and Morrell's drivers' licenses for renewal, apologizing for not writing the previous week since she was busy with the children while Morrell was out of town with some of the young folks from the church, sharing that Steed and Esther have started at kindergarten and are enjoying it, giving an update on George, sharing their tentative plans for traveling to Florida in November and December to speak throughout the state about their work, asking if they would be interested in watching George during that time while Esther and Steed stay with Morrell's mother, mentioning that she would like to get some dental work done at that time as well, assuring them that she is feeling much better than she has been previously, wishing them well on their travels, and mentioning that she has been working on making some dresses for Esther.
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    Lois Augusta Robinson to Donald and Elsie Lerch, September 16, 1959

    Robinson, Lois Augusta
    A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, mentioning that she will send this letter to Clearwater and include her and Morrell's drivers' licenses for renewal, apologizing for not writing the previous week since she was busy with the children while Morrell was out of town with some of the young folks from the church, sharing that Steed and Esther have started at kindergarten and are enjoying it, giving an update on George, sharing their tentative plans for traveling to Florida in November and December to speak throughout the state about their work, asking if they would be
    Subject - Time Period
    Twentieth century
    Date Created
    1959-09-16
    Collection
    Robinson Family papers
    Copyright
    IN COPYRIGHT
    A letter from Lois to her parents, Donald and Elsie, mentioning that she will send this letter to Clearwater and include her and Morrell's drivers' licenses for renewal, apologizing for not writing the previous week since she was busy with the children while Morrell was out of town with some of the young folks from the church, sharing that Steed and Esther have started at kindergarten and are enjoying it, giving an update on George, sharing their tentative plans for traveling to Florida in November and December to speak throughout the state about their work, asking if they would be
  • 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, noting that Morrell is kept very busy between overseeing the construction of the social hall and his regular church duties, mentioning that the yearly evangelistic campaign will be beginning in February, reporting that the clinic is doing well and is manageably busy, commenting on the increasing anti-American sentiments being enabled by the new government, noting that the school in Preston may be closed as the government siezes more property, assuring her that their family hasn't felt the same level of anti-American pressure as the missionaries in Preston, sharing that she has completed or is working on several sewing projects, and giving an update on George.
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    Lois Augusta Robinson to Elsie Lerch, January 21, 1960

    Robinson, Lois Augusta
    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,
    Subject - Time Period
    Twentieth century
    Date Created
    1960-01-21
    Collection
    Robinson Family papers
    Copyright
    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, 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.
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    Lois Augusta Robinson to Elsie Lerch, May 20, 1958

    Robinson, Lois Augusta
    A 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 Period
    Twentieth century
    Date Created
    1958-05-20
    Collection
    Robinson Family papers
    Copyright
    IN COPYRIGHT
    A 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.
  • 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.
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    Lois Augusta Robinson to Elsie Lerch, May 6, 1958

    Robinson, Lois Augusta
    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.
    Subject - Time Period
    Twentieth century
    Date Created
    1958-05-06
    Collection
    Robinson Family papers
    Copyright
    IN COPYRIGHT
    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.
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