Box 1 Volume 1
Photographs of Circus animals and camp scenes
Box 1 Volume 1
Photographs of Red House
Box 1 Volume 1
Correspondence
Box 1 Volume 1
A few family photos
Box 1 Volume 1
Photocopies
Box 1 Volume 2
Robbins Family photographs of people and houses
(With reference materials)
Box 1 Volume 3
Photographs of Circus animals and performers
(With reference materials)
Box 1 Volume 4
Robbins Family photographs
Box 1 Volume 4
Envelopes and correspondence
Box 1 Volume 4
Reference materials
Box 1 Volume 4
Correspondence
Box 1 Volume 4
Family photographs
Box 2 Volume 5
Photographs of Circus performers, animals, and tents
Box 2 Volume 5
A few tickets and envelopes and other ephemera
Box 2 Volume 5
Portrait of Burr Robbins
Box 2 Volume 5
Portrait of Nett Robbins
Box 2 Volume 6
Circus ephemera, clippings, flyers
Box 2 Volume 6
Correspondence
Box 2 Volume 6
Family home photograph
Box 2 Volume 6
Ephemera
Memories of an Old Time Circus, collected for … [the] Grand-children, and … Great-grand-children of Burr and Nett W. Robbins:
Box 2 Folder 3
Hand-colored photocopy of typescript
(With 2 pages of original ms letter placed inside lower cover)
Diary beginning January 1, 1879:
Box 3 Folder 1
The Standard Diary, 1879
(Very few ms notes throughout, placed on specific printed dates, throughout year)
Diary beginning January 1, 1879:
Box 3 Folder 2
Excelsior Diary for 1879
(Ms notes through about half of volume. Day of the week changed at start of notes)
Box 3 Folder 2
Mrs. Burr "Nett" Robbins
Box 3 Folder 3
Diary of European Tour:
Box 3 Folder 3
Theatrical Route Book for the years 1889-90-91-92, Empire Show Printing Co., Chicago
(Manuscript notes written on most pages, not conforming to printed dates. Notes begin on Oct 15, 1891 through February? 1892?)
Box 3 Folder 4
Press Clippings and Small Scrapbook, beginning January 19, 1880
Box 3 Folder 5
John Loring photocopies and research notes
Box 3 Folder 6
John Loring thumb drives: Manuscript of book by Loring on Burr Robbins Circus, and selected high resolution images made from collection
Digital files moved to level-1 preservation. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for access.
A physical copy of the Burr Robbins circus book is also cataloged as the RBML book collection.
Box 4
Press Clippings and Larger Scrapbook, 1873 – 1908
Original volume (very fragile)
Box 4
Enlarged copy of volume