Records of the Roger Deering Trust
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Scope and Contents
This series is arranged in three main categories; correspondence, legal documents, and financial records, with one folder of biographical material. The records include correspondence, a transcript of questions and answers from Roger Deering's lunacy hearing (1930), copies of his will, revocable trust documents, a summary of accounts (1931-1936), appraisal reports (1935-1950), an agreement between his heirs and Northwestern University (1936), an agreement of sale (1936), documents on estate taxes, annuity agreements, estate accounts and schedules, and correspondence and documents from the James Deering (Roger Deering's Uncle) estate (1936-1939).
Dates
- 1930-1950
Creator
- Deering, Roger, 1884-1936 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on use of the materials in the department for research; all patrons must comply with federal copyright regulations.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is stored off-site and requires two business days advance notice for retrieval. Please contact the McCormick Library at specialcollections@northwestern.edu or 847-491-3635 for more information or to schedule an appointment to view the collection.
Extent
1.00 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
On February 2, 1936, Roger Deering, son of Charles Deering, died in his home in Albuquerque, leaving Northwestern University more than $6 million. This bequest, as noted by Northwestern's President Walter Dill Scott in his report for 1935-1936, was the latest in a long series of donations to the university from members of the Deering family. The Roger Deering bequest accounted for all but $1.5 million of the approximately $8 million contributed to Northwestern during 1936-1938. Because the bequest was unrestricted it was possible to resume the educational progress at Northwestern that had been interrupted by the effects of the Great Depression.
Arrangement
The records of the Roger Deering Trust are organized into: biogrpahical material; general correspondence; legal documents; and financial records. Materials are arranged chronologically within each folder.
Method of Acquisition
These records were transferred to the Northwestern University Archives by Thomas Cline of the Northwestern Vice President for Legal Affairs office on April 4, 1991 as Accession # 91–57.
Separated Materials
Approximately four inches of unrelated material were discarded.
Processing Information
William K. Beatty, February 1994.
- Deering, Roger, 1884-1936 -- Finance, Personal
- Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.)--Benefactors
- Title
- Guide to the Records of the Roger Deering Trust
- Author
- William K. Beatty
- Date
- 01/02/1994
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Library Details
Part of the Northwestern University Archives Repository
Deering Library, Level 3
1970 Campus Dr.
Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
847-491-3635
specialcollections@northwestern.edu