Subject Files, ca. 1909 - ca. 1950

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Subject Files, ca. 1909 - ca. 1950

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28728379

This series consists of subject files created during the establishment and operation of the military Alaska Communications System. Included are two files related to the death of Will Rogers as well as information about World War II and the development of communications within Alaska and between the Territory of Alaska and the lower 48 states.

26 linear feet, 6 linear inches

National Archives at Seattle

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SNAC Resource ID: 11614034

National Archives at Seattle

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Rogers, Will, 1879-1935

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6tz462t (person)

The youngest of eight children, William Penn Adair Rogers was born on November 4, 1879 at Rogers Ranch in Oologah, Indian Territory (what is now Oklahoma). His parents, Clement Vann Rogers and Mary Schrimsher, were partly of Cherokee descent. While growing up on the family ranch, Will worked with cattle and learned to ride and lasso from a young age. He grew so talented with a rope, in fact, that he was placed in the Guiness Book of World Records for throwing three lassos at once. One went ar...