Overview
Francis Millet Rogers (1914-1989), Smith professor of the language and literature of Portugal, taught in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at Harvard University from 1945 to 1981. Rogers also served as Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences from 1949 to 1955 and chaired the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures from 1961 to 1966. The Papers of Francis M. Rogers chifly consist of Rogers's records pertaining to the International Colloquium on Luso-Brazilian Studies held in 1966. The collection also includes scripts from Of travels and travellers, a television series developed by Harvard University's Commission on Extension courses in 1963, and a copy of Rogers's final lecture for the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, given upon his retirement in 1981.
Dates
- Creation: 1963-1966, 1981
Creator
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Extent
3.08 cubic feet (8 document boxes, 1 pamphlet binder, 1 microfilm box )The Papers of Francis M. Rogers chifly consist of Rogers's records pertaining to the International Colloquium on Luso-Brazilian Studies held in 1966. The collection also includes scripts from Of travels and travellers, a television series developed by Harvard University's Commission on Extension courses in 1963, and a copy of Rogers's final lecture for the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, given upon his retirement in 1981.
Biographical note on Francis M. Rogers
Francis Millet Rogers (1914-1989), Smith professor of the language and literature of Portugal, taught in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at Harvard University from 1945 to 1981. Rogers also served as Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences from 1949 to 1955 and chaired the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures from 1961 to 1966.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in three series:
- Of travels and travellers, 1963 (HUG 4750.15.xx)
- International Colloquium on Luso-Brazilian Studies, Cambridge, 1966, 1963-1966 (HUG 4750.20)
- Harvard and veritas: an expression of gratitude : inaugural/final lecture. Cambridge, Dept. of Romance Languages and Literatures, Harvard University, April 9, 1981 (HUG 4750.74)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Papers of Francis M. Rogers were acquired in several accessions. Specific acquisition information, when available, is noted at the series level.
- Gift of Francis M. Rogers, July 1963
- Gift of Francis M. Rogers, July 1969
- Gift of Francis M. Rogers, November 1981
Processing Information
This finding aid was created by Jennifer Pelose in December 2021. Information in this finding aid was assembled from legacy paper inventories and container management data. The collection was not re-examined by the archivist.
Creator
- Title
- Rogers, Francis M. (Francis Millet), 1914-1989. Papers of Francis M. Rogers, 1963-1966, 1981 : an inventory
- Author
- Harvard University Archives
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- hua85021
Repository Details
Part of the Harvard University Archives Repository
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