William P. Rogers and Adele Langston Rogers collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 6495

Scope and content

Photographs, clippings, cartoons, visual records, awards, plaques and other ephemera relating to the political career of William P. Rogers as U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Secretary of State. The bulk of the collection relates to the international travels of the Rogers as they met with world leaders in Afghanistan, Argentina, Brazil, China, Hungary, Iran, Japan, Jordan, Mexico, Peru, and the Philippines.

Dates

[ca.1960-1980]

Creator

Rogers, William P. (William Pierce), 1913-2001. (Person)
Rogers, Adele Langston. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Boxes 18-47 and framed items 1-28 are closed until processed.

Biographical / Historical

William P. Rogers received a JD from Cornell University in 1937. He served as U.S. Attorney General (1957-1961) and U.S. Secretary of State (1969-1973). He was chair of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident. Adele Rogers graduated from Corell University with the class of 1933 and later would receive her JD there in 1936.

Extent

2000 items. (2000 items.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Related Materials

See also the Report to the President by the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident, History of Science TL795.5 .U59 + v.1-5 signed by Rogers to Cornell University President Dale Corson.