Special Collections Research Center
P. Burwell Rogers Papers
Rogers, Powell Burwell, 1909-1976
Mss. 87 R63
/repositories/2/resources/1530
4.00 Linear Feet
1923-1978
607 items
English
General
Other Information:
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Biographical Information:
Powell Burwell Rogers (1909-1976) was a 1930 graduate of the College of William and Mary. He received an M. A. degree from Duke and his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. Rogers was an English professor at Bucknell University for forty years. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .
Acquisition Information:
Both accessions are gifts of his sister Sarah Rogers.
Processing Information:
Processed by Elizabeth Engelken in 1989.
Conditions Governing Use:
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Conditions Governing Access:
Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.
Preferred Citation:
P. Burwell Rogers Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Scope and Contents
Papers of Powell Burwell Rogers which document his academic career as a graduate student at Duke University and at the University of Pennsylvania and as English professor at Bucknell University. The collection contains research materials on Old/Middle English (The Book of Carving and the Book of Nature) and articles published in various journals. His working papers for editing "Excerpts from the Civil War Diary of Lucien Payne Rogers" are among his professional papers as well as placename notes. There is genealogical data on the Burwell, Jones, Garland and Brooke families as well as information on his childhood in Newport News, Va., early writings, career in the U. S. Army and his interest in the performing arts.
1994.82 addition:
Writings of P. Burwell Rogers including his dissertation, translations, lecture notes, and class notes. This addition has not been processed.
Certificates
Correspondence
Manuscripts (document genre)
Newport News (Va.)--History
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Bucknell University. English Dept
College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae
University of Pennsylvania
Records from Church, College, Army and Writingsid134589/repositories/2/archival_objects/1478111923-19781First writings of P. Burwell Rogersid134590/repositories/2/archival_objects/1478171923-193311Collegiate records from the College of William and Mary, Duke University and the University of Pennsylvania recommendations for applications of employment; contract of employment; and commencement programs for Masters and Ph.D. degreesid134591/repositories/2/archival_objects/1478181930-195012Scope and ContentsIncludes: June 10 1926, high school diploma from Newport News High School. See medium oversize file. June 9, 1930, diploma from the College of William and Mary. See medium oversize file. June 8 1932, diploma from Duke University. See medium oversize file. June 14, 1950, diploma from the University of Pennsylvania. See medium oversize file.
Story, "The Building of a Bed (For Posterity)"id134592/repositories/2/archival_objects/147819193913Military records of Rogers' career in the United States Army, as well as ration cards and military identificationid134595/repositories/2/archival_objects/1478201940 December 4 - 1946 April 1914Certificates of achievement and participation from the First Presbyterian Church, Newport News, Va., Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity and the College of William and Mary; newsclippings noting Rogers' careerid134596/repositories/2/archival_objects/1478211909-197515Documents, letters obituary and notes by Rogers relating to his death on December 23, 1976id134597/repositories/2/archival_objects/1478221973-197816Term paper of Rogers, completed for his Masters degree at Duke Universityid134598/repositories/2/archival_objects/1478231931 July 16 - August 2517Term Papers by Rogers, completed for his Masters degree at Duke Universityid134599/repositories/2/archival_objects/1478241932 January - June18Papers and examinations: Duke University and the University of Pennsylvaniaid134600/repositories/2/archival_objects/1478121932-19412Examinations and term papers, completed by Rogers for his Masters degree at Duke Universityid134601/repositories/2/archival_objects/147825193221Examination and term paper, completed by Rogers for his Masters degree at Duke Universityid134602/repositories/2/archival_objects/1478261934-193522Examination and term paper, completed by Rogers for his Masters degree at Duke Universityid134603/repositories/2/archival_objects/1478271934-193523Examination, completed by Rogers for his Masters degree at Duke Universityid134604/repositories/2/archival_objects/1478281934-193524Examination, completed by Rogers for his Masters degree at Duke Universityid134605/repositories/2/archival_objects/1478291934-193525Examination, completed by Rogers for his Masters degree at Duke Universityid134606/repositories/2/archival_objects/1478301934-193526Examination and term papers, completed by Rogers for his Ph.D. degree at the university of Pennsylvaniaid134607/repositories/2/archival_objects/1478311940-194127Papers for Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania and Working Pages for Article on "The Book of Carving"id134608/repositories/2/archival_objects/1478131940-19553Examination: Ph.D. degree at the University of Pennsylvaniaid134609/repositories/2/archival_objects/1478321940-194131Examination and Term Papers: Ph.D. degree at the University of Pennsylvaniaid134610/repositories/2/archival_objects/1478331946-194732Examination: Ph.D. degree at the University of Pennsylvaniaid134611/repositories/2/archival_objects/1478341946-194733"The Book of Carving"id134612/repositories/2/archival_objects/1478351950 34"The Book of Carving"id134613/repositories/2/archival_objects/147836195035"The Book of Carving"id134614/repositories/2/archival_objects/147837195136"The Book of Carving"id134615/repositories/2/archival_objects/147838195137"The Book of Carving"id134616/repositories/2/archival_objects/147839195538"The Book of Carving"id134617/repositories/2/archival_objects/147840195539Roger's study of Chaucer, John Russell's "The Book of Nature" and "The Book of Carving." Copies of "Bucknell University Studies College English", and Articles printed in Names."id134618/repositories/2/archival_objects/1478141951-19714Book of Natureid134619/repositories/2/archival_objects/14784141Book of Natureid134620/repositories/2/archival_objects/14784242Book of Natureid134621/repositories/2/archival_objects/14784343Book of Nature (The Boke of Nurture article)id134622/repositories/2/archival_objects/14784444The Boke of Nurture (The Book of Nature) and The Boke of Keruynge (The Book of Carving)id134623/repositories/2/archival_objects/14784545Chaucer Materialid134624/repositories/2/archival_objects/1478461955-196946Final Examination: for 251 English class at Bucknell Universityid134625/repositories/2/archival_objects/147847196147Articles in Bucknell University Studies and the Bucknell Review id134626/repositories/2/archival_objects/1478481951-195548"College English," Article: "The Research Paper: A Vital Subject"id134627/repositories/2/archival_objects/1478491952 October 49Scope and ContentsCopies of article and newsclipping.
"American Speech" Articles id134628/repositories/2/archival_objects/1478501954 December -1960 October410"Names" Articlesid134629/repositories/2/archival_objects/1478511956 September - 1975 September411Scope and ContentsIncludes undated article by Rogers printed in Names.
"Excerpts from the Civil War Diary of Lucien Payne Rogers," Bucknell Material, Burwell Family Genealogical Material id134630/repositories/2/archival_objects/1478151940-19765 "Excerpts from the Civil War Diary of Lucien Payne Rogers"id134631/repositories/2/archival_objects/14785251 "Excerpts from the Civil War Diary of Lucien Payne Rogers"id134632/repositories/2/archival_objects/14785352Scope and Contents "Excerpts from the Civil War Diary of Lucien Payne Rogers"id134633/repositories/2/archival_objects/14785453Scope and ContentsMiscellaneous Letters, Papers and Articlesid134635/repositories/2/archival_objects/1478551943-197754Miscellaneous notes, academic records, and articles pertaining to Rogers's work at Bucknell Universityid134637/repositories/2/archival_objects/1478561965-197155Articles, "A Nameless Grave," "The Lost Colony of Roanoke Island," and "Class Size and Efficiency of Instruction," by Rogersid134639/repositories/2/archival_objects/14785756Copy of "The Record of the Burwell Family Descended from Major Lewis Burwell and Lucy Higginson of Carter's Creek, Gloucester County, Virginia"id134641/repositories/2/archival_objects/147858194057Copy of "The Record of the Burwell Family Descended from Major Lewis Burwell and Lucy Higginson of Carter's Creek, Gloucester County, Virginia"id134642/repositories/2/archival_objects/147859194058Copy of "The Record of the Burwell Family Descended from Major Lewis Burwell and Lucy Higginson of Carter's Creek, Gloucester County, Virginia"id134643/repositories/2/archival_objects/14786059Copy of "The Record of the Burwell Family Descended from Major Lewis Burwell and Lucy Higginson of Carter's Creek, Gloucester County, Virginia"id134644/repositories/2/archival_objects/147861510Genealogical research materials on the Burwell Familyid134645/repositories/2/archival_objects/1478621962-1976511Scope and ContentsGenealogical research materials on the Burwell Family.
Genealogical research on the Burwell, Jones, Garland, Brooke families; Plays and Musical Programs; Family Photographs id135309/repositories/2/archival_objects/1478161921-19876Powell Burwell Catlett, Hayes, Virginia to P. Burwell Rogers, Lewisburg, Pennsylvaniaid135310/repositories/2/archival_objects/1478631971 January 1261Scope and ContentsInformation on the Nelson Family. Genealogical materials on the Burwell and Carter families.
Correspondence and Notes on the Burwell Family; "Behind the Scenes: Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House" by Elizabeth Keckleyid135314/repositories/2/archival_objects/1478641968-198762Scope and ContentsGenealogical matter on the Burwell and Brooke families.
Will of Robert (King) Carter, as documented in Virginia Magazine of History and Biography (April 1898)id135319/repositories/2/archival_objects/14786563Genealogical Materials on Garland and Jones Familiesid135323/repositories/2/archival_objects/1478661921-197864Scope and ContentsGenealogical information on the Garland and Jones families.
Programs of Musicals and Theatre Productionsid135325/repositories/2/archival_objects/1478671922 May 16 - 1935 February 1865Programs of Musicals and Theatre Productionsid135328/repositories/2/archival_objects/1478681935 - 1941 November 1766Programs of Musicals and Theatre Productionsid135330/repositories/2/archival_objects/1478691941 January 24 - 1968 July 3067Programs of Musicals and Theatre Productionsid135331/repositories/2/archival_objects/14787068Photographic printsid135335/repositories/2/archival_objects/1478711930-197869Scope and Contents4 1/2" x 3", 5" x 7", and 3 1/2" x 3 1/2", black and white, and color, of P. Burwell Rogers and of the Burwell School in Hillsborough, N.C. Including, Ph., n.d., photographic prints, 2 1/2" x 4" and 5" x 3 1/2", black and white, of Robert Burwell, his wife Anna Burwell and Will C. Jones.