Zon Roppe Robinson Papers
Zon Roppe Robinson was a Wake Forest alumnus (Class of 1933), student secretary of religious organizations at Wake Forest, and debate team coach.
This collection consists of speeches, debate medals, a postcard, and newspaper articles and other compiled research relating to the mysterious disapearance (1943) of Robinson.
Biographical and Historical Note
Zon Roppe Robinson (1912- ) was a Wake Forest alumnus (Class of 1933), student secretary of religious organizations at Wake Forest, and debate team coach. He worked as an English professor at Wake Forest before beginning a doctorate program at Syracuse University. In 1943, he suddenly left Syracuse, told his family he would be serving in the war, and was not seen or heard from again.
Collection Overview
This collection consists of speeches, debate medals, a postcard, and newspaper articles relating to the mysterious disapearance (1943) of Robinson. It also includes research notes compiled by WFU First Year Seminar students on the topic of Robinson's disappearance, including photocopies of original documentation as well as summaries of available evidence.
Administrative Information
- Publication Information
- Processed by: John Woodard; machine-readable finding aid created by Apex, 2004
- Revision Description
- Revised by Kate Trathen, new materials added, 2026 August
- Access Restrictions
- This collection is open for use.
- Copyright Notice
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- Preferred Citation
- MS 179, Zon Roppe Robinson Papers, 1943, Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.