Annie Bryant Robey papers
Collection — Box: SFC3 [F09.090.03.01], Folder: 225
Identifier: MS0225
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of material relating to Red Cross Drives in Charlotte during World War I, including aid to the Belgians.
Dates
- 1918 - 1919
Creator
- Robey, Annie Bryant (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.
Biographical / Historical
Annie Bryant Robey was the sister of journalist H.E.C. "Red Buck" Bryant and a native of Lower Providence township in Mecklenburg County. She married Wesley Marvin Robey, Sr., a dentist in Charlotte for about 35 years. During World War I, she served as the chair of the Belgian relief work in Charlotte, which was sponsored by the American Red Cross. Robey also involved herself with the National Women's Liberty Loan Committee during the war. As a committee of the U.S. Treasury Department, the Liberty Loan Committee coordinated five campaigns in which Liberty bonds were sold during the war to help finance the war effort.
Extent
0.15 Linear Feet
Language
English
Overview
Material related to American Red Cross drives in Charlotte during World War I, including aid to the Belgians.
Arrangement
The Annie Bryant Robey Papers are arranged chronologically in a single series.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the Mrs. Wesley Marvin Robey, Sr. family.
Creator
- Robey, Annie Bryant (Person)
- Title
- Annie Bryant Robey Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscript Collections, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, UNC Charlotte Repository
Contact:
Atkins Library, UNC Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd
Charlotte 28223 United Stated
spec-coll@uncc.edu
Atkins Library, UNC Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd
Charlotte 28223 United Stated
spec-coll@uncc.edu