J.A.R. Rogers and E.E. Rogers Papers

Collection

Identifier: RG 01-1.03

Staff Only

Berea College Founders and Founding Collection; RG 1:03 J. A. R. Rogers, (1828-1906)

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Berea College Founders and Founding Collection; RG 1:03 J. A. R. and Elizabeth E. Rogers, (1828-1906). Elizabeth Embree Rogers

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Berea College Founders and Founding Collection; RG 1:03 J. A. R. and Elizabeth E. Rogers, (1828-1906). Elizabeth Embree Rogers

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Berea College Founders and Founding Collection; RG 1:03 J. A. R. Rogers, (1828-1906)

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Scope and Contents

These are the papers of J.A.R. (John Almanza Rowley) and Elizabeth Embree Rogers, founding members of Berea College. Materials include: photographs, correspondence, account books, sermons, addresses, writings, and family historical information.

Dates

created: 1857-1910

Creator

Rogers, J.A.R. -- (John Almanza Rowley) (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Records can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College.

Conditions Governing Use

There are no restrictions on use of this material other than federal copyright regulations.

Biographical or Historical Information

Note written by John Almanza Rowley Rogers; Elizabeth Rogers

Extent

4 ms_boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

These are the records and papers of J.A.R. and E.E. Rogers, founding members of Berea College. In April 1858, J. A. R. Rogers and Elizabeth E. Rogers arrived in Berea to and reinvigorate the small, struggling district school located on the Berea ridge.