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Leo Abbott Rogers photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0736

Scope and Contents

The Leo Abbott Rogers photograph collection consists of images of the prototype of the Rogers ore mill, a portable ore-dressing machine that Rogers invented. Some of the photos show the production of the machine’s parts at a factory. Other photos show Leo Ritchie Rogers, father of Leo Abbott Rogers, standing next to the prototype. In 1978, the father-and-son team started a business producing and marketing the ore-dressing machine, which is described as having been designed “with the small miner in mind.” It “incorporates crushing, grinding and screening of ore into a single operation.” Further records about the machine and the business are to be found in the Leo Abbott Rogers papers, Accn. 1648, which is currently unprocessed.

Dates

  • 1978

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical / Historical

Leo Abbott Rogers was born in 1934 to Leo Ritchie Rogers and Norma Abbott Rogers—he is the grandson of Bessie Ritchie Rogers. While he was a graduate student in metallurgy at the University of Utah, Leo worked for Kennecott Copper Corporation, and engaged in metals and explosive research under Drs. Melvin A. Cook and Milton E. Wadsworth. In his career, Leo was a senior analyst at the Natural Gas Supply Research Institute in Chicago.

Leo Ritchie Rogers was born December 4, 1908 to Willis and Elizabeth Ritchie Rogers in Blanding, Utah. Leo farmed in Idaho for a few years, yet spent most of his life in the Salt Lake City area. Leo initially worked for the railroad but his life-long career was as a firefighter. In 2004 he was recognized with a 70-year service award from the Utah Firefighter Association. Until his death in 2006, he was the oldest living retired firefighter in Utah.

Roger died in 1955

Sources: https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6xq28p5 https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6h45fnb https://www.deseret.com/2006/9/19/19752906/obituary-leo-ritchie-rogers/

Extent

55 Items (1 archives box) : 55 items

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Leo Abbott Rogers photograph collection consists of images of the prototype of the Rogers ore mill, a portable ore-dressing machine that Rogers invented. Some of the photos show the production of the machine’s parts at a factory.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Keith Rogers (son) in 1997.

Separated Materials

Leo Abbott Rogers papers, Accn. 1648, which is currently unprocessed

Processing Information

Processed by Mary Ann Curtis in 2000.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Leo Abbott Rogers photograph collection
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid created by Mary Ann Curtis.
Date
2000 (last modified: 2018)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

https://lib.utah.edu/collections/special-collections/index.php
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863

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