Rogers Corporation Collection

Collection

Identifier: 1988-0057

Staff Only

Scope and Content

The small collection contains a complete history and surveys of the Corporation, annual reports, correspondence, newspaper clippings and a catalog of Rogers products.

Dates

undated, 1945-1980

Access

The collection is open and available for research.

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from the owner(s) of the copyright.

History

The Rogers Paper Manufacturing Company was founded in Manchester, Connecticut, by Dutch immigrant Peter Rogers in 1832. Due to ill health, Rogers transferred the business to his 19 year old son, Henry Ellsworth Rogers. The elder Rogers died in 1841. Henry Rogers improved the paper-making process and expanded the business from one mill to a complex of factories. In addition, he discovered a method for recycling used paper by using a bleach to remove the ink. The process was never patented, however, and other paper manufacturers began to utilize his technique. Henry Rogers died in 1896, and the company was taken over by his son, Knight, and later his daughter, Gertrude. In 1900, the Rogers Company began supplying insulated paperboard to electrical transformer manufacturers. The company incorporated in 1901, but thereafter, the company stagnated. It was taken over by a group of Boston financiers and incorporated in Massachusetts in 1927.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Rogers Paper Manufacturing Company was founded in Manchester, Connecticut, by Dutch immigrant Peter Rogers in 1832. In 1900, the Rogers Company began supplying insulated paperboard to electrical transformer manufacturers. The company incorporated in 1901, but thereafter, the company stagnated. It was taken over by a group of Boston financiers and incorporated in Massachusetts in 1927.

Acquisition Information

Materials were donated in 1988 by Dr. Hugh Clark, of the ConnTech Development Company, and long-time administrator and professor at the University of Connecticut.