Administrative Information
Provenance
The Rodgers Family Papers were deposited in or given to the Library of Congress by various members of the family from 1918 to 1999. Deposits have subsequently been converted to gifts. Part I was deposited in the Library in 1968 by Alexander Macomb and Edna Wilson Lake Macomb. Part II was given by Nannie R. and Christina Macomb and John F. Meigs in 1944 and 1946. Part III was presented to the Library by other Rodgers family descendants. Set A of this series consists of the first Rodgers material presented to the Library. Most of Set B was transferred from the Navy Department Library at the request of William L. Rodgers in 1921. Addition I was largely the gift of Louisa Rodgers Alger and Edna Wilson Lake Macomb. Rutherford Lake, Jr., gave material comprising Addition II in 1999.
Processing History
The Rodgers Family Papers were arranged and described in 1973. Material received between 1974 and 1984 was incorporated into the collection in 1985. Material given to the Library in 1999 was organized as Addition II in 2000. The register was revised and updated in 2003.
Transfers
Most photographs have been transferred to the Library's Prints and Photographs Division, where they are identified as part of these papers. The Prints and Photographs Division also holds other material related to the Rodgers family.
Related Material
In addition to the Naval Historical Foundation collection of Rodgers Family Papers, other related collections in the Manuscript Division include the papers of Montgomery C. Meigs and Frederick Rodgers.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Roman numeral designating the Part followed by a colon and container number, Rodgers Family Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.