Francis Millet Rogers research material regarding Francis Davis Millet
name: label: Creator
content: Rogers, Francis Millet
label: Names
content: Millet, Francis Davis, 1846-1912
topic: label: Topic
content: Painters -- New York (State) -- New York
label: Topic
content: Muralists -- New York (State) -- New York
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Gift of Francis Millet Rogers, 1975. After microfilming in 1976, some of the printed matter was transferred to the Smithsonian Libraries.
creator: label: Creator
content: Rogers, Francis Millet
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content: Francis Millet Rogers research material regarding Francis Davis Millet
abstract: label: Summary
content: The Francis Millet Rogers research material regarding Francis Davis Millet measures 0.4 linear feet and is dated 1897-1955, with the bulk of the records dated 1945-1955. The collection consists of the manuscript of Rogers' unpublished biography, "Frank D. Millet: American of the Americans," circa 1955, with related correspondence, reference notes, printed matter, and photographs.
bioghist: label: Biographical Note
content: Mr. and Mrs. Rogers decided to give their son, Frances Rogers, the middle name of Millet to honor the artist Francis Davis Millet. The Rogers were friends with the artist's brother, Charles Sumner Millet. Francis Millet Rogers became a scholar of Portuguese language and history who was a member of the romance languages and literature faculty at Harvard University, where he later served as Dean. Between 1945 and 1955, he researched the life and works of the man for whom he was named. Professor Rogers' manuscript, "Frank D. Rogers: American of the Americans," remains unpublished.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.4 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1897-1955
label: Date
content: bulk 1945-1955
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.rogefran
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Photographs
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection was prepared for microfilming in 1976. After microfilming some of the printed matter was transferred to the Smithsonian Libraries. This finding aid was prepared in 2005 by Cathy Gaines.
altformavail: label: Alternative Forms Available
content: The collection is available on 35 mm microfilm reels 1095-1096 in Archives of American Art offices, and through interlibrary loan.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
scopecontent: label: Scope and Content Note
content: The Francis Millet Rogers research material regarding Francis Davis Millet measures 0.4 linear feet and is dated 1897-1955, with the bulk of the records dated 1945-1955. The collection consists of the manuscript of Rogers' unpublished biography, "Frank D. Millet: American of the Americans," circa 1955, with related correspondence, reference notes, printed matter, and photographs.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Material
content: The Archives also holds the papers of Francis Davis Millet and the Millet Family.
separatedmaterial: label: Separated Material
content: Printed material concerning various institutions with which Millet was affiliated, and clippings about F. D. Millet that highlight commissions, his affiliation with the American Academy in Rome, and the Titanic tragedy, were filmed on reel 1096 but are not listed here as the originals were transferred to Smithsonian Libraries in November 1976.