1 25 4 http://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/faf1bdda2aed7d955584240dae132110.jpg b4a2d25813f6a4adab7af0e2bcb04bf7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Octavia Roberts Collection Subject The topic of the resource Corneau, Octavia Ridgely Roberts, 1875-1972 Journalists Authors Description An account of the resource Octavia Ridgely Roberts was born in Springfield, Illinois, in 1875. She was one of five children of Charles D. Roberts, a men’s clothing merchant, and Octavia Ridgely, who was the daughter of prominent Springfield banker, N.H. Ridgely. Octavia Roberts attended St. Agatha’s Episcopal School in Springfield. She worked as a reporter for the Illinois State Journal prior to her marriage to attorney Barton Corneau in 1913. A former Springfield resident, Corneau was the son of W.B. Corneau, former treasurer of the Wabash Railroad. Barton and Octavia Corneau resided in Boston, Massachusetts, and Ogunquit, Maine. After her marriage, Octavia Roberts Corneau authored several books, both published and unpublished. Her published works include My Lady Valentine (ca. 1916); Lincoln in Illinois (1918); With Lafayette in America (1919); and The Perilous Isle (1926). Some of her unpublished works include “The Road of Remembrance” [Springfield in the late 19th and early 20th centuries]; “The Governor’s Mansion, (1853-1953), A Social History of the Illinois Executive Mansion”; and “’Little Occie’, as seen in the Journals of her Sister, Ann Ridgely.” Octavia Roberts Corneau died on March 14, 1972, in Ogunquit, Maine, at the age of 96.   The Corneau-Roberts Family Collection contains related images to the Octavia Roberts Collection. The Corneau-Roberts Family Collection may be found at <a title="Corneau-Roberts Family Collection" href="http://alplm-cdi.com/chroniclingillinois/collections/show/423" target="_blank">http://alplm-cdi.com/chroniclingillinois/collections/show/423</a>. The finding aid for the Octavia Roberts Corneau Papers, 1857-1959 at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum may be found at <a title="Octavia Roberts Corneau Papers, 1857-1959" href="http://alplm-cdi.com/chroniclingillinois/items/show/147" target="_blank">http://alplm-cdi.com/chroniclingillinois/items/show/147</a>. Photographs in this collection include portraits of Octavia Ridgely Roberts as a young girl. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data cabinet card b&w 1 Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 17 x 11 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 405401 Octavia Roberts Collection I-14406 Title A name given to the resource Octavia Ridgely Roberts with Flowers Description An account of the resource Octavia Ridgely Roberts holds a small bouquet of flowers in her hand while posing for a photograph. On verso: "14 or 15 years old; taken as Cousin Jessie's flower girl. Dress pale blue." Subject The topic of the resource Corneau, Octavia Ridgely Roberts, 1875-1972 Children Dresses Flowers Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Anderson, L. S. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource n.d. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng http://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/fa942bebc14897917d60376f91a41012.jpg 4b91e9a9ed1c8eb4f2c8464e1c2e8f7d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Octavia Roberts Collection Subject The topic of the resource Corneau, Octavia Ridgely Roberts, 1875-1972 Journalists Authors Description An account of the resource Octavia Ridgely Roberts was born in Springfield, Illinois, in 1875. She was one of five children of Charles D. Roberts, a men’s clothing merchant, and Octavia Ridgely, who was the daughter of prominent Springfield banker, N.H. Ridgely. Octavia Roberts attended St. Agatha’s Episcopal School in Springfield. She worked as a reporter for the Illinois State Journal prior to her marriage to attorney Barton Corneau in 1913. A former Springfield resident, Corneau was the son of W.B. Corneau, former treasurer of the Wabash Railroad. Barton and Octavia Corneau resided in Boston, Massachusetts, and Ogunquit, Maine. After her marriage, Octavia Roberts Corneau authored several books, both published and unpublished. Her published works include My Lady Valentine (ca. 1916); Lincoln in Illinois (1918); With Lafayette in America (1919); and The Perilous Isle (1926). Some of her unpublished works include “The Road of Remembrance” [Springfield in the late 19th and early 20th centuries]; “The Governor’s Mansion, (1853-1953), A Social History of the Illinois Executive Mansion”; and “’Little Occie’, as seen in the Journals of her Sister, Ann Ridgely.” Octavia Roberts Corneau died on March 14, 1972, in Ogunquit, Maine, at the age of 96.   The Corneau-Roberts Family Collection contains related images to the Octavia Roberts Collection. The Corneau-Roberts Family Collection may be found at <a title="Corneau-Roberts Family Collection" href="http://alplm-cdi.com/chroniclingillinois/collections/show/423" target="_blank">http://alplm-cdi.com/chroniclingillinois/collections/show/423</a>. The finding aid for the Octavia Roberts Corneau Papers, 1857-1959 at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum may be found at <a title="Octavia Roberts Corneau Papers, 1857-1959" href="http://alplm-cdi.com/chroniclingillinois/items/show/147" target="_blank">http://alplm-cdi.com/chroniclingillinois/items/show/147</a>. Photographs in this collection include portraits of Octavia Ridgely Roberts as a young girl. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data cabinet card b&w 1 Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 15 x 11 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 405402 Octavia Roberts Collection I-14403 Title A name given to the resource Octavia Ridgely Roberts and "Little Henny" Henderson Roberts Description An account of the resource Toddlers Octavia Ridgely Roberts and Little Henny sit for a portrait. Subject The topic of the resource Corneau, Octavia Ridgely Roberts, 1875-1972 Children Toddlers Roberts, Henderson Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Pittman, J. A. W. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource n.d. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng http://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/998dbb8220d80492b80d351f003ba647.jpg 5567c2ee608f0b421c5d59d6f671e21d http://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/9b85c78f97fe5690138daf040b88df7b.jpg 850148b720fc5bb571c782f1adb7bf2b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Octavia Roberts Collection Subject The topic of the resource Corneau, Octavia Ridgely Roberts, 1875-1972 Journalists Authors Description An account of the resource Octavia Ridgely Roberts was born in Springfield, Illinois, in 1875. She was one of five children of Charles D. Roberts, a men’s clothing merchant, and Octavia Ridgely, who was the daughter of prominent Springfield banker, N.H. Ridgely. Octavia Roberts attended St. Agatha’s Episcopal School in Springfield. She worked as a reporter for the Illinois State Journal prior to her marriage to attorney Barton Corneau in 1913. A former Springfield resident, Corneau was the son of W.B. Corneau, former treasurer of the Wabash Railroad. Barton and Octavia Corneau resided in Boston, Massachusetts, and Ogunquit, Maine. After her marriage, Octavia Roberts Corneau authored several books, both published and unpublished. Her published works include My Lady Valentine (ca. 1916); Lincoln in Illinois (1918); With Lafayette in America (1919); and The Perilous Isle (1926). Some of her unpublished works include “The Road of Remembrance” [Springfield in the late 19th and early 20th centuries]; “The Governor’s Mansion, (1853-1953), A Social History of the Illinois Executive Mansion”; and “’Little Occie’, as seen in the Journals of her Sister, Ann Ridgely.” Octavia Roberts Corneau died on March 14, 1972, in Ogunquit, Maine, at the age of 96.   The Corneau-Roberts Family Collection contains related images to the Octavia Roberts Collection. The Corneau-Roberts Family Collection may be found at <a title="Corneau-Roberts Family Collection" href="http://alplm-cdi.com/chroniclingillinois/collections/show/423" target="_blank">http://alplm-cdi.com/chroniclingillinois/collections/show/423</a>. The finding aid for the Octavia Roberts Corneau Papers, 1857-1959 at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum may be found at <a title="Octavia Roberts Corneau Papers, 1857-1959" href="http://alplm-cdi.com/chroniclingillinois/items/show/147" target="_blank">http://alplm-cdi.com/chroniclingillinois/items/show/147</a>. Photographs in this collection include portraits of Octavia Ridgely Roberts as a young girl. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data cabinet card b&w 2 Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 17 x 11 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 405403 Octavia Roberts Collection I-14402 Title A name given to the resource Octavia Ridgely Roberts and Nicholas Roberts Description An account of the resource Octavia Ridgely Roberts and Nicholas Roberts sit side by side for a portrait. Subject The topic of the resource Corneau, Octavia Ridgely Roberts, 1875-1972 Roberts, Nicholas Children Toddlers Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Pittman, J. A. W. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource n.d. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng http://www.chroniclingillinois.org/files/original/164feecbd5dbaa6811ba8a2e9a1ce136.jpg 254c9c41bafb382c54c69f00b3588aa7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Octavia Roberts Collection Subject The topic of the resource Corneau, Octavia Ridgely Roberts, 1875-1972 Journalists Authors Description An account of the resource Octavia Ridgely Roberts was born in Springfield, Illinois, in 1875. She was one of five children of Charles D. Roberts, a men’s clothing merchant, and Octavia Ridgely, who was the daughter of prominent Springfield banker, N.H. Ridgely. Octavia Roberts attended St. Agatha’s Episcopal School in Springfield. She worked as a reporter for the Illinois State Journal prior to her marriage to attorney Barton Corneau in 1913. A former Springfield resident, Corneau was the son of W.B. Corneau, former treasurer of the Wabash Railroad. Barton and Octavia Corneau resided in Boston, Massachusetts, and Ogunquit, Maine. After her marriage, Octavia Roberts Corneau authored several books, both published and unpublished. Her published works include My Lady Valentine (ca. 1916); Lincoln in Illinois (1918); With Lafayette in America (1919); and The Perilous Isle (1926). Some of her unpublished works include “The Road of Remembrance” [Springfield in the late 19th and early 20th centuries]; “The Governor’s Mansion, (1853-1953), A Social History of the Illinois Executive Mansion”; and “’Little Occie’, as seen in the Journals of her Sister, Ann Ridgely.” Octavia Roberts Corneau died on March 14, 1972, in Ogunquit, Maine, at the age of 96.   The Corneau-Roberts Family Collection contains related images to the Octavia Roberts Collection. The Corneau-Roberts Family Collection may be found at <a title="Corneau-Roberts Family Collection" href="http://alplm-cdi.com/chroniclingillinois/collections/show/423" target="_blank">http://alplm-cdi.com/chroniclingillinois/collections/show/423</a>. The finding aid for the Octavia Roberts Corneau Papers, 1857-1959 at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum may be found at <a title="Octavia Roberts Corneau Papers, 1857-1959" href="http://alplm-cdi.com/chroniclingillinois/items/show/147" target="_blank">http://alplm-cdi.com/chroniclingillinois/items/show/147</a>. Photographs in this collection include portraits of Octavia Ridgely Roberts as a young girl. Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data cabinet card b&w 1 Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 17 x 11 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 405400 Octavia Roberts Collection I-14404 Title A name given to the resource Octavia Ridgely Roberts Description An account of the resource Young Octavia Ridgely Roberts wears a lacy dress while leaning against a piece of furniture during a portrait session. On verso: "Aged seven years." Subject The topic of the resource Corneau, Octavia Ridgely Roberts, 1875-1972 Children Dresses Furniture Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wires, W. M. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1882-08-XX Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Language A language of the resource eng