Rodgers, Frederick 1842-1917 creator mixed material monographic eng fre spa 3,150 18 1 7.2 Correspondence, diaries, journals, writings, reports, notebooks, legal records, printed matter, charts, maps, photographs, and other papers relating chiefly to Rodgers's naval career and family. Includes material pertaining to his service in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War and as a member of the U.S. Navy Examining and Retiring Board and president of the U.S. Navy Board of Inspection and Survey. Also documents his education at the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., and family affairs including matters relating to the family estate, Sion Hill, Havre de Grace, Md. Subjects include naval, maritime, and diplomatic affairs; the Spanish-American War, 1898; Philippine-American War, 1901-1902; Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905; round-the-world cruise of the USS New York (Cruiser), 1901-1902; appraisal of naval vessels; condition and management of the New York Naval Shipyard and of lighthouses and ports along the Atlantic coast; Rodgers's audience with Cixi, Empress dowager of China, in 1902; and conditions in Beijing, China, following the Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1901. Family correspondents include his wife, Sarah M. Fall Rodgers, and his uncle, John Rodgers. Other correspondents include Charles H. Allen and Theodore Roosevelt. Open to research. Naval officer. Collection material in English, French, and Spanish. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012194 Allen, Charles H. (Charles Herbert) 1848-1934 Correspondence Empress dowager of China Cixi 1835-1908 Rodgers, John 1812-1882 Correspondence Rodgers, Sarah M. Fall approximately 1850- Correspondence Roosevelt, Theodore 1858-1919 Correspondence Rogers family United States. Navy. United States. Navy Appointments and retirements United States. Navy. Board of Inspection and Survey. United States. Navy. Examining and Retiring Board. New York (Cruiser) New York Naval Shipyard. United States Naval Academy. Harbors Atlantic Coast (U.S.) Lighthouses Atlantic Coast (U.S.) Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905 Spanish-American War, 1898 Naval operations Voyages around the world Warships United States Beijing (China) History China History Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1901 Havre de Grace (Md.) Social life and customs Sion Hill (Md. : Estate) Philippines History Philippine American War, 1899-1902 United States Foreign relations 1865-1921 United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Naval operations Rodgers family Naval officers mm 84061670 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms012194 hdl:loc.mss/eadmss.ms012194.3 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012194 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012194.3 Open to research. DLC 840611 20260227111721.0 mm 84061670