General Correspondence, 1949-1956

Dr. Robbins was president of the American Philosophical Society, 1956-59. This series contains 32 files of correspondence and papers relating to his administration of committees and programs. These include the Papers of Benjamin Franklin, Committee on Research, a research grant to E. J. Alexander to complete John Kunkel Small's unfinished Manual of the South Central Flora, the construction of a library building, and the Michaux Fund. Robbins was also involved in planning a commemorative event in 1959 for the 100th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin's Origin of Species and extended an invitation to Sir Charles Darwin, the author's grandson, as a speaker for the occasion.