Dias, the rogers children, could each have been a subject for a book. Mark twains correspondence with henry huttleston rogers, 1893. Catalogue of the henry huddleston rogers collection of. The collection is organized by county, and includes a detailed table of contents at the beginning of the book, as well as a name index at the back of the book.
A proposal for the nell gwyn yacht circa 1676, 4275. Ramos with her husband and dogs original caption millicent rogers to divorce second mate. Mark twain with his lifelong friend, henry huttleston rogers, in 1908. The millicent library henry huddleston rogers by elbert. Her book is widely credited with hastening the 1911 breakup of standard oil. Henry huttleston rogers was born in fairhaven in 1840, the second of three. Henry huttleston rogers project gutenberg selfpublishing.
Apr 25, 2015 fairhaven was lucky when henry huttleston rogers moved there from mattapoisett. Stories from a mobile virginia edited by dan smith, virginia museum of transportation, 1998. These models are part of the henry huddleston rogers collection and represent. The millicent library henry huttleston rogers 150th. Henry huddleston rogers by elbert hubbard millicent library. Collection of ship models by united states naval academy museum and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Henry huddleston rogers collection of ship models home. Page, a civil engineer and entrepreneur, and his silent partner, millionaire industrialist henry huttleston rogers of standard oil fame. Railroad executive henry huddleston rogers 18791935 amassed a collection of ship models which.
Catalogue henry huddleston rogers collection ship models. Henry huttleston rogers jan, 1840 may 1909 was a united. Henry huddleston harry rogers, iii 19051948 find a. Mark twain and henry huttleston rogers, mark twains correspondence with henry huttleston rogers, 18931909 university of california press, 1969. Henry huddleston 16601712 according to information that i found in, henry was born in either yorkshire or leeds, england in 1660. Henry huttleston rogers 1840 1909 an evaluation on the 150th anniversary of his birth by earl j. Colonel rogers father made millions in oil, together with the family of john d. Henry huttleston rogers son, henry huttleston roger ll, known as the colonel h h. He served as an enlisted man in the united states navy during the second world war, and was wounded in a japanese torpedo attack on his ship. The elder rogers left virtually his entire inheritance to his wife, a. He also played a major role in numerous corporations and business enterprises in the gas industry, copper, and railroads. In july 1901 mark twain joined him and a number of other friends and members of the rogers family for a pleasure trip of several weeks. Mark twains correspondence with henry huttleston rogers.
Rogers, henry huddleston, collection of ship models book. We had the exceedingly good fortune to spend much of the day with grant walker, who is the leading expert in the united states on the henry huddleston rogers collection of dockyard models, as its his job to oversee the collection. Rogers was the son of a deceased millionaire, colonel henry huddleston rogers, son of a founder of standard oil. These models are part of the henry huddleston rogers collection and represent some of the finest contemporary ship models in existence. Rogers, henry huttleston january 29, 1840 may 19, 1909, capitalist, was the son of rowland and mary eldridge huttleston rogers, both of early new england ancestry. It completes the story begun there of samuel clemenss business affairs, especially insofar as they concern dealings with publishers. Who was henry huttleston rogers bridgewater state university. Browse and buy a vast selection of ship modeling books and collectibles on abebooks. Terrace steps contributor names johnston, frances benjamin, 18641952, photographer hewitt, mattie edwards, 18691956, photographer. This collection of correspondence between clemens and rogers may be thought of as a continuation of mark twains letters to his publishers, 18671894, edited by hamlin hill. Dias the millicent library fairhaven, historical series. John hatch and i returned from our visit to annapolis yesterday afternoon, and what a trip. Born in 1840, henry huddleston rogers was one of the founders in 1861 of what eventually became the mighty standard oil company, while ted rogers was the canadian businessman and philanthropist who founded rogers communications, one of canadas biggest media conglomerates.
Mark twain and henry huttleston rogers, 1908 student. Rogers, william rockefeller, and other esteemed financiers, hatched. Other background when the rockefellers organized the standard oil company in 1874, they took over the pratt business and with it rogers, now recognized as both an expert oil man and an able executive with a genius for organization. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Few men in the history of this nation have left so indelible a mark or exerted so enduring an influence on their native communities as henry huttleston rogers.
Collection if ship models henry huddleston rogers, illustrated on. Henry huttleston rogers january 29, 1840 may 19, 1909 was a united states capitalist, businessman, industrialist, financier, and philanthropist during the gilded age, in the spirit of horatio alger, hen rogers, a child of workingclass parents, amassed a fortune such that he was listed in a 1996 study as one of the 25 alltime most wealthy individuals in united states history. Henry huttleston rogers our town benefactors descendants. This is the scarce, original first edition, fully illustrated and described in a hardbound record of 116 pages cataloging the fabulous model collection now housed at the united states naval academy museum, widely recognized as one of. Mark twain and henry huttleston rogers, 1908 student handouts. Railroad executive henry huddleston rogers 18791935 amassed a collection of ship models. Shop ship modeling books and collectibles abebooks. He made his fortune in the oil refinery business, becoming a leader at standard oil.
H enry h uttleston r ogers was born in fairhaven in 1840, the second of three children of rowland and mary huttleston rogers. The henry huddleston rogers collection appeared on this page are offered available to be purchased at profound limits from ebay. Henry huddleston rogers, and heiress to onethird of his millions, is reported about to divorce her argentine husband, arturo peralta ramos. An abbreviated version of this article first appeared in from here to there. As a boy he delivered newspapers, worked as a grocery clerk and was baggage master for the fairhaven branch railroad. Model expo kit of the revolutionary war brig fair american is based on model no. Pedigrees are provided by the huddleston dna project members themselves. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Henry rogers obituary midland, mi midland daily news. Rogers was a longtime friend of samuel clemens mark twain. Update for the henry huddleston rogers ship model collection book.
This collection of correspondence between clemens and rogers may be thought of as a continuation of mark twains letters to his publishers. Rogers, henry huddleston, collection of ship models by. Walk the streets of fairhaven and it is clear that rogers drew a magic circle around his town. Henry huddleston rogers collection of ship models henry huddleston rogers. Henry huttleston rogers january 29, 1840 may 19, 1909 was an american industrialist and financier. His middle name is often given as huddleston, which appears to have been the earlier form in the family. Catalogue of the henry huddleston rogers collection of ship models united states naval. Whom his parents were is where i run into conflicting information. All henry huddleston rogers collection recorded are from our determination.
However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. He was born in the village of fairhaven, massachusetts, in the year eighteen hundred forty. This book has been designed to do justice to the henry huddleston rogers collelction of ship models, not only as a chronological records of naval architecture since the 17th century, but as a pictorial record of the modelmakers art in its most sophisticated and authentic form. At the age of twentyone, he left fairhaven for the oil fields of pennsylvania, where he and a partner, charles ellis, started their own oil refinery. Catalogue of the henry huddleston rogers collection of ship. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Henry huttleston rogers and abby palmer gifford rogers had five children. Mark twains correspondence with henry huttleston rogers, 1893 1909 mark twain papers 9780520014671.
Henry huttleston rogers 1840 1909 wiki the standardoil magnate who became one of the most powerful tycoons of his day. Mar 11, 2017 genealogy profile for henry huddleston, sr. Catalogue of the henry huddleston rogers collection of ship models avery, frederick on. Railroad executive henry huddleston rogers 18791935 amassed a collection of ship models which he bequeathed to the united states naval. Henry huddleston rogers collection official site henry. Huddleston genealogical notes on the rogers family of fair haven, massachusetts. Her book is widely credited with hastening the 1911 breakup of standard oil by the united states supreme court. Henry huttleston rogers january 29, 1840 may 19, 1909 was an american industrialist and financier of yankee descent. He played a major role in numerous corporations and business enterprises, in the gas industry, copper, and railroads.
Henry huttleston rogers coe was born on june 30, 1907. Books 19501999 publication year for sale in stock ebay. Browse and buy a vast selection of ship modeling books and collectibles on. Millicent rogers with husband arturo peraltaramos beauty book. In this book lawson revealed a business plan that he, henry. Rockefeller, from the resources of the huge estate. Sep 21, 2001 from the chickahominy to the caney fork. Few men in the history of this nation have left so indelible a mark or exerted so enduring an influence on their. Mark twain, born samuel clemens, wrote such famous works as the prince and the pauper, life on the mississippi, and adventures of huckleberry finn. Catalog of the henry huddleston rogers collection of ship models, 1954, u. Jul 28, 20 update for the henry huddleston rogers ship model collection book. Henry huttleston rogers unionpedia, the concept map. Undoubtedly, rogers most famous friend was the great writer, mark twain, whom rogers first met in new york in 1893 at a time when twains unfortunate financial ventures had led him to the verge of bankruptcy.
County, pa will of henry huddlestone dated 16 apr 1706 and probated 17 may 1706. He was the typical american, and his career was the ideal one to which we are always pointing our growing youth. Henry huttleston rogers january 29, 1840 may 19, 1909 was a united. The book of old ships, from egyptian galleys to clipper ships. The majority of the information that i have found leads me to believe that henrys parents were richard huddleston and and mary bostock. Catalogue of the henry huddleston rogers collection of ship models united states naval academy museum. Huddleston dna project participants direct paternal lines of descent note. Rogers, an american nurse, researcher, theorist, and author mary mai huttleston rogers coe, daughter of henry huddleston rogers. Rogers, mark twains close friend and financial savior, had acquired the fastest steam yacht in america, the kanawha. Henry huddleston rogers was a very human individual.
Fairhaven was lucky when henry huttleston rogers moved there from mattapoisett. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. He died in new york city in nineteen hundred nine, in his seventieth year. From the massachusetts privateer washington to the french corvette le dragon, florence prudhomme, 3209. The tidewater railway was formed in 1904 as an intrastate railroad in virginia, in the united states, by william n. A descendant of the original mayflower pilgrims, he made his fortune in the oil refining business, becoming a leader at standard oil.
These photographs were taken by me and my extraordinarily talented ship modeling mentor john hatch at the naval academy museum in annapolis, maryland unless otherwise noted. He was the third and youngest son of william robertson coe and mai huttleston rogers coe. This collection consists of virginia will records extracted from the virginia magazine of history and biography, the william and mary college quarterly, and tylers quarterly. Henry huttleston rogers jan, 1840 may 1909 was a united states capitalist, businessman, industrialist, financier, and philanthropist. Update for the henry huddleston rogers ship model collection. Other articles where henry huttleston rogers is discussed. Clemens assigned his property, including his s, to olivia, announced the failure of his publishing house, and declared personal bankruptcy. Catalogue of the henry huddleston rogers collection of ship models. Henry huttleston rogers american businessman britannica. He played a major role in numerous corporations and business enterprises, in.
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