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Coe Family Collection Planting Fields Foundation Archives Coe Family Collection For more information, please contact: Collections at Coe Hall Planting Fields Foundation PO Box 660 Oyster Bay, NY 11771 (516) 922-8682 Table of Contents Title Page Collection Description 2 Administrative History 2 Biographical Notes 3 Scope and Content 3 Rogers Family 4-12 Mai H. Rogers Coe 13 Coe-Robertson Family 14-17 William Robertson Coe 18-93 Caroline Graham Slaughter Coe 94-101 Marguerite Pettet 102-105 William Rogers Coe and Family 106-121 Robert Douglas Coe 122-160 Henry Huttleston Rogers Coe and Family 161-168 Natalie Coe Vitetti 169-177 Collection Description Title: Coe Family Collection Inclusive Dates: 1850 [1865-1960] 2005 Extent: 90 cubic feet Physical Description: Paper, Ledgers Access Conditions: Unrestricted Other access points: Inventory Administrative History Planting Fields Foundation came into custody of this Collection when William Robertson Coe, owner of the Collection, passed away in 1955. Biographical Notes The tenth of ten children, William Robertson was born on June 8, 1869 in England. He and his family immigrated to the United States in 1883. He began working in the mail office of what would become Johnson and Higgins Insurance Company and worked his way up to President and then Chairman of the Board. He married three times, and unfortunately his first two wives passed away before their time. His first marriage, which was childless, was to Jane (Jeannie) Hutchinson Falligant, in 1893. On June 4, 1900, Coe married Mai Huttleston Rogers. Their marriage produced four children and the development of Planting Fields. He leased and eventually purchased the Byrne estate, on the same property of today’s Planting Fields. That house burned down and Coe Hall was built in the same location. Mai died in 1924. In 1926, Coe married Caroline Graham Slaughter. At Planting Fields, W.R. Coe was actively involved with developing and improving the collections of rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias, and hibiscus. Coe had a particular liking for new plant varieties and modern growing techniques. In this spirit, he deeded the estate to the State of New York in 1949. W.R. Coe died in his recently acquired home in Palm Beach, Florida, on March 15, 1955 from an asthma attack. Scope and Content The Coe Family Collection is arranged by basic information pertaining to each of the individual family members of William Robertson Coe. His wives: Mai Rogers Coe and Caroline Graham Slaughter Coe, his four children: William Rogers, Robert Douglas, Henry Huttleston, and Natalie Mai have separate series. His father-in-law, Henry Huttleston Rogers, and the Rogers Family are also organized in its own subseries. Marguerite Pettet, secretary to Mr. Coe also has her own series. This collection can be used for the following research topics: development of Planting Fields Arboretum and Coe Hall until 1960, the relationship between Mr. Coe and his wives and his children, the personal history of each of the members of the Coe and Rogers families, and the activities of the Coe and Rogers families. These topics can be used to research the life and times of the Gold Coast of Long Island. Series A Box # 1 Rogers Family Sub-Series #1 – Family History Folder #: 1. Cushman, Robert - Descendants of 1580 – 1625 2. Warren, Richard - Descendants of - 1628 3. Delano, Philip - Descendants of 1602 – 1681 4. Rogers, Thomas - Descendants of - 1712/13 5. Gifford, Elihu - Descendants of - 1816 6. Benjamin Family (Enrico Caruso) 7. Rogers Family Genealogies 8. Rogers, Henry Huttleston – Family of 9. Rogers, Anne Engle (Benjamin) 1865 – 1924 10. Rogers, Cara Leland (Broughton) 1867 – 1939 11. Rogers, Mary (Mai) Huttleston (Coe) 1875 – 1924 12. Rogers, Henry Huttleston Jr. 1879 – 1935 13. The Huttleston Family Series A Box # 1 Rogers Family Sub-Series # 2 – Henry Huttleston Rogers Folder #: 1. Rogers, Henry Huttleson Portrait 2. Rogers, Henry Huttleston 1/29/1840 – 5/19/1909 3. “Henry Huttleston Rogers: Portrait of a Capitalist” “Henry Huttleston Rogers & Mark Twain” by Earl J. Diaz H.H. Rogers & Mark Twain: Portrait of a Friendship 4. Rogers, H.H. Birthplace 5. Rogers, Listing in New Bedford and Fairhaven Directory 1903 6. Rogers, H.H. and Bernard, Father Stanislaus 7. Article about 1/14/1906 8. Description of, by Thomas W. Lawson, 1905 9. Marriage Certificate: H.H. Rogers & Abbie Gifford 1862 10. Obituary 11. Obituary – Emilie H. Rogers 12. Baggage Master 1861 13. Sermon, Rogers Sunday 6/7/1970 14. Essay, “Journey to the Homes of Great Business Men” 15. Co-Partnership w/Charles Pratt & Horace A. Pratt 1874 16. Coe, Mai Rogers: Trustee of H.H. Rogers Will 17. Mark Twain: “He Created Panic on the Stock Exchange” Mark Twain: Dinner at Delmonico’s 12/5/1905 18. Yacht “Kanawha” Sub-Series # 2 – Henry Huttleston Rogers Continued Folder #: 19. Tanker “H.H. Rogers” 20. “Henry Huttleson Rogers” essay by Susan Jackson 1962 21. Evaluation on the 150th Anniversary of his Birth, by Earl J. Diaz 22. Atlas Tack Company 23. Keller, Helen, Tribute to Rogers 1909 24. “Memories of Henry Huttleson Rogers” by Thomas A. Tripp 25. Huddleston, Virginia 26. Rogers, H.H. – Health News 27. Rogers, H.H. – Travel News 28. Rogers, H.H. – Society News 29. Rogers, H.H. – Political Views 30. Rogers, H.H. – Death and Funeral News 31. Rogers, H.H. – Will, News Series A Box # 1 Rogers Family Sub-Series # 3 – Wills, Trusts & Estates Folder #: 1. Rogers, H.H. Sr. – Last Will and Testament 5/7/1907 Series A Box # 2 Rogers Family Sub-Series # 3 – Wills, Trusts & Estates Rogers, H.H. Sr. – Account of Proceedings Exhibits A-P (Bound Volume) Folder #: 1. Rogers, H.H. Sr. – Trust of U/W of, For Lady Fairhaven 2. “ “ Jr. – Judicial Settlement - H.H. Rogers Sr. 3. “ Millicent – Estate of Series A Box # 1 Rogers Family Sub-Series # 4 –Family & Friends Folder #: 1. Mrs. Wallis Howe 2. Benjamin, George Hilliard – Obituary 1927 3. “ , William Evarts 1859 – 1940 4. “ , Anne Rogers 1865 - 1924 5. “ , Beatrice 1889 – 1956 6. “ , Gloria Caruso Murray 7. Pratt, Dallas Benjamin – Obituary 1914 – 1994 8. “ “ - American Museum in Britain 9. Benjamin, Henry Rogers 1892 – 1967 10. Cromwell, Germaine, Widow of Henry R. Benjamin 11. Broughton, Cara Rogers 1867 – 1939 12. Broughton, Urban Hanlon 1857-1929 13. Urban Hanlon & Cara Rogers Broughton 14. Broughton, Henry Rogers – photos removed - 1900 15. “ , Urban Huttleston 1896 – 1966 16. Holy Trinity Church Western Chapels Dedication 1952 17. Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire 18. “Windsor Castle Through Three Centuries” – The Fairhaven Collection Series A – Sub-Series 4 – Box # 1 – Continued Folder#: 19. Rogers, Abbie Palmer Gifford 1841-1894 20. Rogers, Henry H. Jr. 1879 – 1935 21. “ “ - Family of “Port of Missing Men” 22. “The Country House of Henry H. Rogers Jr.” 1916 23. Rogers, Mary Benjamin 24. “ , Pauline Dresser Van Der Voort 25. Rogers, Mary Eldredge 26. “ , Mary Millicent Abigale 1902 – 1953 27. “ “ - Obituary, Estate 28. Salm-Hoogstraeten, Peter Anthony 1925 – 1994 29. Ramos, Mr. & Mrs Paul Arturo Peralta-Ramos - Obituary 1902 – 1992 30. Rogers, Henry H. III 1909 – 1948 31 . Research, Rogers Papers in Millicent Library 32. Twain, Mark Series A Box # 1 Rogers Family Sub-Series # 5 – Fairhaven, Massachusetts Folder #: 1. Gifford, Henry - Artist 2. Town of Fairhaven 3. Summer Home of H.H. Rogers 4. Fairhaven, Cotton Mill 5. Japanese Friendship 6. Fort Phoenix 7. Fairhaven, Gifts of H.H. Rogers 8. Fairhaven, H.H. Rogers Memorial Dedication January 1, 1912 9. Memorial Church: Rogers Memorial Fund 1904 - 1914 10. “ “ 1915 – 1919 11. Unitarian Church 1955 – 1969 12. Fairhaven- Unitarian Memorial Church-Welcome Guide 13. Fairhaven, Millicent Library 1891-1913 14. Fairhaven, Millicent Library Centennial 1993 15. Fairhaven, Millicent Library Guided Tour 1998 16. Millicent Library: Trustee Meeting 1957 17. “ : Financing of Expansion 18. “ : Gifts to 1963 – 1965 19. “ : Plans of Additions & Renovation 1960 Sub-Series # 5 – Fairhaven, Massachusetts Con’t Folder #: 20. “ : Ground Breaking & Dedication 1967 – 1968 21. Fairhaven, Millicent Library Renovations to 1990’s 22. Fairhaven, Millicent Library and Water Company 1948 23. Fairhaven, Millicent Library and Window 24. Librarian, Miss Rita Steele – Obituary 1985 25. Riverside Cemetery 26. “ : Rogers Mausoleum 27. Moving the Beech Trees 1915 28. The Fairhaven High School rescue 1994 29. “ “ : Room #7 1995 30. “ “ : 1998 31. Fairhaven: Rogers Plot-Ownership of Series B Box # 1 Mai H. Rogers Coe Sub-Series # 1 – Her Life – (9/26/1875 – 12/29/1924) - Bound Record of Securities Folder #: 1. Biography 2. Family of 3. Wedding to W. R. Coe 6/1900 4. Book Plate 5. Excerpts from Correspondence Between H. H. Rogers & 1893 – 1909 Mark Twain - Researched by Angela Trezza 6. Christening 1916 7. Horse Shows 1917 – 1918 8. Illnesses 9. Interview with Robert D. Coe 1979 10. Emerson Whithorne - composer 11. Dedication of Billiard Room, Mark Twain Memorial 1969 12. Obituary 13. Letter from Helen Keller 1910 Fairhaven Connection – Article in New Bedford Times 1980 14. Mary H. vs. J. C. Mott 15. Coe, Mai Rogers – Last Will and Testament October 24, 1924 Series C Box # 1 Coe-Robertson Families Sub-Series # 1 – Family History Folder #: 1. Research, Correspondence regarding 1998 2. Fire Insurance Policy 7/4/1851 3. Correspondence Regarding Research by Dixon Adams 4. Coe & Robertson Families in England pre 1883 5. Bisham-on-Thames 6. Cardiff, Wales 7. Coe I, Robert – Descendants of 1752 – 1834 8. Coe II, Robert - “ 1792 – 1863 Father of Frederick Augustus 9. Coe, Robert & Alice Cass – Marriage Certificate 1833 10. Coe, Frederick Augustus – Baptismal Certificate 1835 11. Coe – Robertson Marriage 1861 12. Coe, Margaret Robertson Lewis 1839 – 1924 13. Lewis, Robert – Descendants of (Robertson) 1834 – 1906 14. Robertson, William – Descendants of 1805 – 1869 15. “ “ - Doubtful Connections 16. Letter of Recommendation from Brettell, J.O. & C.E. 1881 17.
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