Biographical And Publicity Files, 1937-1994

Summary: A large part of the series consists of newspaper clippings collected by the Romeike Clipping Service in Staten Island, New York, which are divided by subject, or chronologically under the heading "General." Many of these clippings document parties or other social occasions attended by Mary Roebling.

Of particular interest are newspaper clippings documenting Roebling's appointment as the first woman governor of the New York Stock Exchange in 1958; her retirement from her position of Chairman of the Board of the National State Bank in 1984; and the dedication of the Mary G. Roebling Building in Trenton in 1988. Also of interest is the inventory and appraisal of the contents of Mary Roebling's townhouse in Trenton in 1960 and 1965, showing her collection of art and antiques.

Series also includes material documenting the relationship between Roebling and Rasponi Associates, the public relations firm owned by Count Lanfranco Rasponi. Roebling used the firm to encourage favorable publicity for herself from 1956 until 1963, when Count Rasponi resigned. Correspondence between her and Rasponi shows various public relations strategies Roebling used and her keen awareness of the power of the media. Additional material in this series documents the history of the Roebling family, including printed materials and correspondence related to the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge in 1983; and a partial run of the Roebling Record, the Roebling Historical Society newsletter (1987-1992). Finally, this series includes material about the history of the Trenton Trust Company, particularly documentation of the bank's seventy-fifth anniversary in 1963, where Roebling organized a symposium, "The Survival of Free Enterprise."