Jason Rogers papers, 1825-1971

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Series VI: Personal, 1825-1971

This series holds documents related to the personal lives and business activities of Jason Rogers and his son, Walter Shillaber Rogers.


Subseries VI.1: Jason Rogers, 1825-1951

This subseries holds business papers and clippings related to Rogers's career. It also has some research Rogers conducted into the life of John Dillingham, a nineteenth-century resident of Cape Cod. Dillingham's will of 1825 is also here.



Box 12 Folder 1 Clippings--Biographical, 1894-1951


Box 12 Folder 2 Jason Rogers Photo, circa, 1920


Box 12 Folder 3 Contracts, 1917-1930


Box 12 Folder 4 Clippings--Reviews, 1918


John Dillingham, 1825-1929


Box 12 Folder 5 Will, 1825


Box 12 Folder 6 Clippings, 1908-1929


Box 12 Folder 7 Expense Journal, 1900-1925


Box 12 Folder 8 Jason Rogers Inc., 1924


Subseries VI.2: Walter Rogers, 1919-1971

Walter Rogers was an engineer, an advertising executive, and a naval officer. This subseries contains records from his education, business life, and documents a decades-long conflict with the military over his pension.


Box 12 Folder 9 Schooling, 1919-1927


Box 12 Folder 10 Classical High School Yearbook, 1934


Box 12 Folder 11 Military Records, 1935-1971


Box 12 Folder 12 Engineering and Patents, 1939-1942


Box 12 Folder 13 Walter Rogers Photo, circa, 1945


Box 12 Folder 14 Who's Who in the East, 1952-1954


Box 12 Folder 15 Typescript--Captain Baker, 1971