Lindsay Rogers papers, 1908-1970

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Description

Summary

Correspondence, manuscripts, notes, and publications of Rogers. His correspondence contains letters from many prominent public administrators, historians, jurists, and politicians including Charles Beard, Edward Mead Earle, Felix Frankfurter, Herbert H. Lehman, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Harry S. Truman.

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Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Estate of Lindsay Rogers. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1971. Accession number--M-71.

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Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 08/--/89.

After review in October 2019, this collection was assessed as unprocessed.

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Subject

History / Biographical Note

Biographical / Historical

Burgess Professor Emeritus of Public Law, Columbia University. Rogers was a distinguished teacher and writer in the fields of public administration and international politics and served on numerous special commissions and committees investigating government, labor, and industry activities.