Photo Record
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Title |
Elizabeth Coombs and John Marion Robertson |
Description |
Cabinet photograph of Elizabeth Coombs and her uncle, John Marion Robertson; See also MSS 349. In 1932, Elizabeth Coombs was appointed as a cataloger and reference librarian in WKU’s Kentucky Library. She succeeded Mary Leiper Moore as Kentucky Librarian in 1956 and remained in that position until her retirement on 7 August 1964. state legislator, Bowling Green city tax collector, deputy sheriff, and Warren County treasurer (succeeding his brother-in-law, Henry Hagerman); he also worked as manager of Bowling Green’s Potter Opera House. John Marion Robertson married Margaret Whitehead in 1898, but divorced in 1910. Their children were Charlotte Whitehead Robertson (b. 1900), whose first husband was Philip Kingston and her second Martin Sherwood; John Ryan Robertson (1899-1985); and William Marion Robertson (1902-1922). |
Catalog Number |
1986.9.397 |
Object Name |
Photograph, Cabinet |
Original or Copy |
Original |
People |
Coombs, Elizabeth Robertson, 1893-1988 Robertson, John Marion, 1862-1942 |
Search Terms |
Children's clothing & dress Coombs family Fashion Robertson family |
Caption |
Elizabeth Coombs and John Marion Robertson |