Box 5

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Louis living in Ithaca, working on thesis. In February he proposed that Caroline's mother should live with them in Ithaca while he sought a job near Swarthmore.

Scope and Contents Louis worked in the law library in New York City in April on his thesis, and he was offered a position to teach at Swarthmore College which solved their problem of where to live and what arrangements to make for Caroline's mother. Due to her profound deafness, they wanted to offer a comfortable social environment for her. Includes letter of congratulations on their marriage from Jesse Holmes. Louis and Caroline married on June 17, 1908. They went camping for two weeks for their honeymoon,...

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Louis and Caroline debated about when to marry, much depending of Louis's employment. Caroline worried about her mother's deteriorating hearing and resulting dependency.

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She described Swarthmore Meeting and the congratulations they received. Mention of Carrie Kilgore's complaint to Swarthmore Monthly Meeting about being slandered. She was the daughter of Damon and Caroline Burnham Kilgore and became a member of Swarthmore Monthly Meeting on request in 1904. Her sister married professor George Hoadley.

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A frenzy of wedding preparations and a large reception. Note of congratulations June 30, 1908, from Jeannette Curtis, Berlin She wrote that as a freshman, she had found one of Caroline's books with Louis Robinson's name. It was explained to her by a senior "That's a Swarthmore case." She added that Dr. Trotter declaed that "Matches made in Swarthmore always turn out well." Caroline and Louis went camping for two weeks for their honeymoon, and Caroline soon was pregnant.