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Irvin Henry Rogers papers
Creator: Rogers, Irvin Henry, 1857-1942
Call Number: A.R725
Dates: 1871-1942
Physical Description: .5 Linear Feet
Language(s): Materials are in English
Repository: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Table of Contents:
Biographical/Historical Note
Scope and Content
Subject(s)
Access
Use
Citation
Content List
Collection Overview
Title: Irvin Henry Rogers papers
Creator: Rogers, Irvin Henry, 1857-1942
Call Number: A.R725
Dates: 1871-1942
Physical Description: .5 Linear Feet
Language(s): Materials are in English
Repository: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Biographical/Historical Note
Irvin Henry Rogers was born in 1857. In 1880 he graduated from the University of Rochester with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He then taught school at Franklin Academy at Prattsburg, N.Y. (1880-1881) and at Union School at Belfast, N.Y. (1882-1884). In 1885 he began working for the Lehigh Railroad Company in Waverly, N.Y. as a clerk. In 1894 he became the chief clerk and cashier for the railroad in Rochester. He held this position until his retirement in 1937. Irvin Rogers died in 1942.
Scope and Content
The papers contain correspondence, much of it with University of Rochester classmates of Mr. Rogers, a diary from 1878 when he was a student at the University, financial and legal papers, class notebooks, and photographs.
Subject(s):
Correspondence
Diaries
Photographs
Rogers, Irvin Henry, 1857-1942
University of Rochester -- Students
Access
The Irvin Henry Rogers papers is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation prior to visiting. Upon arrival, researchers will also be asked to fill out a registration form and provide photo identification.Use
Reproductions are made upon request but can be subject to restrictions. Permission to publish materials from the collection must currently be requested. Please note that some materials may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the researcher's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections. For more information contact rarebks@library.rochester.eduCitation
[Item title, item date], Irvin Henry Rogers papers, A.R725, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Administrative Information
Author: Finding aid prepared by Rare Books and Special Collections staff
Publisher: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Address:
Rush Rhees Library
Second Floor, Room 225
Rochester, NY 14627-0055
rarebks@library.rochester.edu
URL:
Content List
Creator: Rogers, Irvin Henry, 1857-1942
Call Number: A.R725
Dates: 1871-1942
Physical Description: .5 Linear Feet
Language(s): Materials are in English
Repository: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Table of Contents:
Biographical/Historical Note
Scope and Content
Subject(s)
Access
Use
Citation
Content List
Collection Overview
Title: Irvin Henry Rogers papers
Creator: Rogers, Irvin Henry, 1857-1942
Call Number: A.R725
Dates: 1871-1942
Physical Description: .5 Linear Feet
Language(s): Materials are in English
Repository: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Biographical/Historical Note
Irvin Henry Rogers was born in 1857. In 1880 he graduated from the University of Rochester with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He then taught school at Franklin Academy at Prattsburg, N.Y. (1880-1881) and at Union School at Belfast, N.Y. (1882-1884). In 1885 he began working for the Lehigh Railroad Company in Waverly, N.Y. as a clerk. In 1894 he became the chief clerk and cashier for the railroad in Rochester. He held this position until his retirement in 1937. Irvin Rogers died in 1942.
Scope and Content
The papers contain correspondence, much of it with University of Rochester classmates of Mr. Rogers, a diary from 1878 when he was a student at the University, financial and legal papers, class notebooks, and photographs.
Subject(s):
Correspondence
Diaries
Photographs
Rogers, Irvin Henry, 1857-1942
University of Rochester -- Students
Access
The Irvin Henry Rogers papers is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation prior to visiting. Upon arrival, researchers will also be asked to fill out a registration form and provide photo identification.Use
Reproductions are made upon request but can be subject to restrictions. Permission to publish materials from the collection must currently be requested. Please note that some materials may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the researcher's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections. For more information contact rarebks@library.rochester.eduCitation
[Item title, item date], Irvin Henry Rogers papers, A.R725, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Administrative Information
Author: Finding aid prepared by Rare Books and Special Collections staff
Publisher: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Address:
Rush Rhees Library
Second Floor, Room 225
Rochester, NY 14627-0055
rarebks@library.rochester.edu
URL:
Content List
Box 1, Folder 1-5Correspondence, 1880-1941
Box 1, Folder 6Diary, 1878
Box 1, Folder 7Financial records
Box 1, Folder 8Financial record books, 1879, 1890-1892, 1922-1942
Box 1, Folder 9Legal life insurance policies, deeds, and papers
Settlement of Mr. Rogers estate.
Box 1, Folder 10Memorabilia
Membership cards, newspaper clippings (biographical), memorial booklet from Mr. Rogers funeral, certificate of annuity from the Railroad Retirement Board
Box 1, Folder 11Notebooks
Class notebooks from the University of Rochester
2 Volumes
Box 1, Folder 12Photographs
Members of the Class of '80; Class at Rochester Theological Seminary; Class of '80 reunion; Miscellaneous
Box 1, Folder 13School records and certificates to teach
Report cards of Irvin H. Rogers from Waverly Union School, 1871-1875
Certificate of admission to the University of Rochester, September 15, 1875
Certificates to teach: Allegany County, N.Y., September 25, 1882
Chemung County, N.Y., September 28, 1876
Bradford County, Pa., November 24, 1876
Box 1, Folder 14Rogers' college copy of the Student's atlas
Folder 1Family certificates, diplomas, etc.
University of Rochester: Diploma to Irvin Henry Rogers, 1880
Marriage certificate: Irvin H. Rogers and Ida E. Mac Afee, October 16, 1880
Rochester Free Academy: Diploma to William Perkins Cross, June 30, 1897
University of Rochester: Diploma to William Perkins Cross, 1901
New York (State) Department of Public Instruction: Professional Certificate issued to William P. Cross, August 1, 1901
Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Diploma to William Perkins Cross, June 9, 1903
Rochester High School: Diploma to Helen Rogers, June 28, 1901
University of Rochester: Diploma to Helen Rogers, 1905