"Transition from the Horse and Buggy Days to the Space Age"
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of the single volume typed autobiography or memoir of Ruth Abbott Rogers. Rogers structured the manuscript to act as a tour of the family home, called Quillity, outside of Philadelphia. In Roger's words, "I will start at the top of the house under the slate roof and wander down room by room going over the accumulation of a family from colonial times in America." The manuscript therefore acts as both an autobiography of Roger's own life in the house, and as a family history.
Dates
- Creation: 1963
Creator
- Rogers, Ruth Abbott (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Ruth Abbott Rogers (1895-1975) was born in New Jersey on April 13, 1895, the daughter of George Abbott and Elizabeth E. Abbott. She married Robinson W. Rogers and the couple had two sons: Abbott and Robinson Allen. Rogers died on January 30, 1975, in Orlando, Florida.
Extent
0.08 linear ft. (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The autobiography or memoir of Ruth Abbott Rogers is structured to act as a tour of the family home, called Quillity, outside of Philadelphia. In Rogers's words, "I will start at the top of the house under the slate roof and wander down room by room going over the accumulation of a family from colonial times in America." The manuscript therefore acts as both an autobiography of Roger's own life in the house, and as a family history.
Acquisition
Unknown.
Processing Information
Processed by Kara Flynn; completed October, 2015.
- Title
- "Transition from the Horse and Buggy Days to the Space Age," 1963
- Author
- Kara Flynn
- Date
- October, 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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