Lawrence Wood Robert, Jr. papers

Author/Creator:

Robert, Lawrence Wood, Jr., 1887-1976

Publication/Creation:

1806-2017

Format:

Archival Material or Manuscripts

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

Lawrence Wood Robert, Jr. papers

Related Names

Additional Author/Creators:

Robert and Company

Subjects/Genre

Genre:

Photographs
Video recordings (physical artifacts).

Subjects:

Farley, James A.(James Aloysius),1888-1976
Hartsfield, William Berry
Roosevelt, Franklin D.(Franklin Delano),1882-1945
Talmadge, Herman E.(Herman Eugene),1913-2002
Woodruff, Robert Winship
Democratic National Committee (U.S.)
Franklin D. Roosevelt Warm Springs Memorial Commission (Ga.)
Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Warm Springs Foundation
United States.Department of the Treasury
Architects and engineers--Georgia
Businessmen
Civil service
Depressions--1929
Engineering firms--Georgia
New Deal, 1933-1939
Political parties
United States--Officials and employees

Description/Summary

Finding Aid:

Finding aid available electronically

Summary:

The collection consists of the papers of Lawrence Wood "Chip" Robert, Jr., from 1806-1976 and includes personal papers and correspondence, professional and political papers, records of engineering firm Robert and Company, and records of Robert's service in the United States Department of the Treasury. Correspondence and personal papers contain personal letters between Robert and his family and peers, his birth certificate, biographical sketches and narratives, passports, clippings of Evelyn Robert's weekly newspaper column, and photographs of the Robert family and Robert's hometown, Monticello, Georgia. The bulk of the series documents Robert's attendance of the Georgia Institute of Technology. Other professional and political papers documents Robert's career outside of Robert and Company and the United States Department of the Treasury and includes correspondence between Robert and James Farley, Robert W. Woodruff, William B. Hartsfield, Herman E. Talmadge, Monie A. Ferst, and Walter B. Spivey, as well as documentation of Robert's work with the Red Carpet Industrial Tour of Georgia, the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation, and the Georgia Warm Springs Memorial Commission. Robert and Company records include correspondence, photographs, and reports and document the engineer firm's projects with various manufacturing companies and government agencies. The United States Department of the Treasury records consist of correspondence, booklets, essays, newspaper clippings, reports, and photographs documenting Robert's service as Assistant Security of the Treasury and his work on New Deal initiatives during the Great Depression.

Language:

English

Language Note:

Materials entirely in English.

Physical Type/Description:

134.73 linear feet (107 boxes; 4 oversized papers folders (OP); 2 extra-oversized papers (XOP); AV Masters: 1 linear foot (1 box))

Restrictions on Access:

Special restrictions apply: Use copies have not been made for audiovisual material in this collection. Researchers must contact the Rose Library at least two weeks in advance for access to these items. Collection restrictions, copyright limitations, or technical complications may hinder the Rose Library's ability to provide access to audiovisual material.

Organization and Arrangement:

Organized into four series: (1) Correspondence and personal papers, (2) Other political and professional papers, (3) Robert and Company records, and (4) United States Department of the Treasury records.

Biographical/Historical Note:

Lawrence Wood "Chip" Robert (1887-1976) was born in Monticello, Georgia, in 1887 to Lawrence Wood and Minne Preston (Newton) Robert. He attended the Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, Georgia), graduating with a degree in Civil Engineering in 1909. In 1917, he founded Robert and Company, Incorporated in Atlanta, an architectural engineering firm focused on the industrial development of the American South. In the 1920s, the company built manufacturing plants, power plants, and sewage disposal and water treatment plants, as well as hospitals, prisons, hotels, and schools. During the Great Depression, Robert and Company spearheaded numerous public works projects across the country. Robert was a prominent fundraiser for the Democratic Party, including for James M. Cox and Franklin Roosevelt during the 1920 presidential campaign. When Roosevelt was eventually elected President of the United States in 1932, he appointed Robert the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in charge of Public Works. Robert served in this capacity from 1933-1936. After this, he became Secretary of the Democratic National Committee. Robert married Louise Godwin Ayers in 1910 and the couple had two children: Lawrence Wood Robert, III, and Louisa Ayers Robert. They divorced in 1935, and Robert married Evelyn "Evie" Walker (1909-1972).

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9936881914402486

OCLC Number:

1100585985

Barcode:

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