ROBERSON FAMILY:
An Inventory of Their Photograph Collection at the Minnesota Historical Society
Sound and Visual Collection
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| Title: | Roberson Family photograph collection |
| Dates: | circa 1870-1930. |
| Abstract: | This collection was copied from an album loaned by the William
A. Roberson family. The album includes several family portraits, both individual and in groups. |
| Quantity: | 17 photoprints : black and white ; 8x10 in.
and smaller. |
| Location: | I.374: See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
William A. Roberson (1836-1878) was a free African American born in Kentucky
whose descendents settled in St. Paul in the 1880s. He and his wife, Lucy Jefferson Roberson (1839-1931) had four children:
Celia Lee, William A. Jr., Francis (Frank), and Laura Violet. His son-in-law, Charles E. James (1866-1923),
was a president of the St. Paul Trades and Labor Assembly and leader of the Boot and
Shoe Workers Union.
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Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Alternate Form Available:
Selected digital images from this collection are also available.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Roberson Family Photograph Collection. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: AV2007.59
Processing Information:
Processed by: Jennifer Huebscher,
November 2008.
Catalog ID number: 990067272590104294
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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| I.374.1 | | Lucy Jefferson Roberson (center with baby) with Alice Lee (?) (left),
Alice's baby, and Laura Lee, Seattle, circa 1930. |
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| I.374.2 | | From left: Unidentified woman, Lucy Jefferson Roberson and Alice Lee (?),
Seattle (?), circa 1925. |
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| I.374.3 | | Charles E. James, husband of Celia Lee Roberson, St. Louis, circa 1910. |
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| I.374.4 | | Lucy Jefferson Roberson. |
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| I.374.5 | | William A. Roberson, circa 1870. |
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| I.374.6 | | Lucy Jefferson Roberson (Mrs. William A.) with her children (from
left), Celia Lee, William A. Jr., Francis (Frank), and Laura Violet, circa 1882. |
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| I.374.7 | | Unidentified group at Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis, circa 1875. |
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| I.374.8 | | Francis (Frank) Roberson (left) with his brother William A. Roberson Jr., circa 1908. |
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| I.374.9 | | Unidentified girl, possibily Francis (Frank) Roberson's daughter Laura Bell, circa 1905. |
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| I.374.10 | | Artrudo Moon Lee, circa 1904. |
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| I.374.11 | | Laura Violet Roberson Lee (Mrs. Artrudo Moon Lee) with her children
(from left), Artrudo Lazenberry, William F., and Alice, 1904. |
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| I.374.12 | | Lulu Howard, descendent of Georgiana Jefferson Smith and Lucy
Jefferson Roberson, 1902. |
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| I.374.13 | | Artrudo Moon Lee, circa 1890. |
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| I.374.14 | | Charles E. James, husband of Celia Lee, 1900. |
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| I.374.15 | | Unidentified group of women, possibly at Oberlin College. Woman at
right is a Roberson family member, circa 1890. |
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| I.374.16 | | William Treyanne Francis (11/28/1870-7/15/1929), 1900. |
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| I.374.17 | | Lucy Jefferson Roberson with her children and their spouses. Standing
(from left): Artrudo Lee, Charles E. James, Francis (Frank) Roberson, Jessie Roberson
(Mrs. Frank). Seated (from left): Laura Violet Lee, Celia James, Lucy
Jefferson Roberson, and William A. Roberson Jr., circa 1895. |
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the
Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics,
persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- African American families -- Minnesota -- St. Paul
Metropolitan Area -- Photographs.
- African Americans -- Portraits.
- Persons:
- Roberson family.
- Organizations:
- C. H. Wright & Company,
photographer.
- Maxwell Studio, photographer.
- Miller Studios, photographer.
- Shepherd Photographic Company,
photographer.
- Document Types:
- Photographs.
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