Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Rodgers family papers, 1788-1944 |
|---|---|
| Inclusive Dates | 1788-1944 |
| Bulk Dates | 1820-1930 |
| ID No. | MSS52811 |
| Creator | Rodgers family |
| Extent | 15,500 items |
| Extent | 60 containers plus 1 oversize |
| Extent | 20 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011168 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm70052811 |
| Summary | Rodgers (Rogers) family. Correspondence, journals, drafts of writings and speeches, transcripts of radio broadcasts, book reviews, notes and notebooks, biographical material, and other papers relating chiefly to the naval careers of John Rodgers (1773-1838), John Rodgers (1812-1882), William Ledyard Rodgers (1860-1944), John Augustus Rodgers (1848-1933), and John Rodgers (1881-1926). Includes correspondence of the Hodge family, Matthew Calbraith Perry, Oliver Hazard Perry (1785-1819), and other relatives of the Rodgers family. |