Sally Nelson Robins Explained

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Sally Nelson Robins (March 18, 1855 –) was an American librarian, newspaper columnist, and suffragist.

Career

Robins studied at the Eclectic Institute, Baltimore, Maryland.^[1] She was assistant librarian for the Virginia Historical Society and genealogical editor for the Richmond Times-Dispatch.^[2] She was a member of the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia.^{[3] [4]}

Robins died on February 4, 1925, in Richmond. She was buried at Ware Episcopal Church Cemetery.^[5] Her correspondence is held at the New York Public Library.^[6]

Personal life

Robins was born on March 18, 1855, in Gloucester County, Virginia. She was descended from Thomas Nelson. She married William Todd Robins in 1878; they had six children, including a son, Augustine Warner Robins.^[7] They moved to Richmond.

Works

• History of Gloucester County, Virginia, and its Families. 1893.^[8]
• Book: Robins, S.N.. none. Scuffles. Alice Harriman Company. 1912. American Fiction, 1774-1920.
• Book: Robins, S.N. . none . A Man's Reach . J. B. Lippincott Company . American Fiction, 1774-1920 . 1916 .
• Book: Robins, S.N.. none. Love Stories of Famous Virginians. Dietz. 1923.

External links

• https://documents.alexanderstreet.com/d/1009860108

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dictionary of Virginia Biography - Sally Berkeley Nelson Robins Biography . May 18, 2021 . www.lva.virginia.gov.
2. Web site: 4 Jun 1893, Page 12 - The Times at Newspapers.com . May 18, 2021 . Newspapers.com . en.
3. Book: Lindgren, James Michael . Preserving the Old Dominion: Historic Preservation and Virginia Traditionalism . 1993 . University of Virginia Press . 978-0-8139-1450-3 . en.
4. Book: Stanton . Elizabeth Cady . History of Woman Suffrage . Anthony . Susan B. . Gage . Matilda Joslyn . 1922 . Susan B. Anthony . en.
5. Web site: Gravestones in the cemetery . May 18, 2021 . Ware Episcopal Church.
6. Web site: Robins, Sally Nelson . May 18, 2021 . NYPL Digital Collections . en.
7. Book: Head, William P.. Every Inch a Soldier: Augustine Warner Robins and the Building of U.S. Airpower. 1995. Texas A&M University Press. 978-0-89096-590-0. en.
8. 1894. Review of History of Gloucester County, Virginia, and Its Families. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. 1. 4. 477–481. 4241785. 0042-6636.