"Effie Robinson-- Housing Director, Political Activist" by Steve Rubenstein (obituary), June 4, 2003

The Effie Robinson Collection (circa 1930s; 1942; circa 1950s; 1952-1985, 2001, 2003; undated) contains 1 box and 1 linear ft. of material regarding Effie Robinson, a San Francisco based social worker who was a pioneer for championing minority children in need of adoption, and educational leadership programs for minority youths. This collection contains a scrapbook possibly compiled by Robinson, or someone who knew her and contains clippings, articles, photographs, telegrams, memorandums, letters, and other material mostly regarding Robinson’s work with MARCH (Minority Adoption Recruitment of Children’s Homes); various awards won by Robinson including San Francisco Woman of the Year, Zeta Phi Beta (National Service Sorority), Ten Most Distinguished Women in San Francisco; Robinson’s appointments in Junior Leaders Program, San Francisco Housing Authority, California Housing Finance Agency; and other awards and honors Robinson received. Also included in this collection is a copy of Robinson’s master thesis "Social Problems of Dependent and Neglected Negro Children in Oakland, California", copies of a speech giving at Wave Award honoring Effie Robinson; an obituary; "Effie Robinson: Reflections on a Healdsburg Childhood, Excerpts from an Oral History Interview with Holly Hoods", and photographs of Robinson at various social gatherings, a few childhood photographs with her family, portraits, and images taken presumably in regards to her work with the Benjamin Franklin Junior High School Junior Leaders Program.