Personal Miscellany,, 1877-1929 and undated

Summary: Miscellaneous documents of John A. Roebling II collected throughout his life. Documents concern a variety of subjects, especially school, health and hobbies. Included in the papers are booklets, school reports, a map, loose notes and a small notebook.

Among the documents in the series are: inventory lists for "The Roebling Collection of Minerals," as well as for "The Roebling Collection of Meteorites," originally collected by Washington A. Roebling, which John A. Roebling II inherited upon the death of his father in 1926; and a class register from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, dated May 1889 and annotated by Roebling, containing a cumulative list of graduates among which are Charles G. Roebling, Washington A. Roebling, and, most recently, John A. Roebling II in 1888.

Oversize materials include certificates of John A. Roebling II resulting from personal interests, hobbies and/or philanthropic activities. Certificates concern memberships, fellowships and honors. Featured are certificates from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Zoological Society, New England Historic Genealogical Society and New York Academy of Sciences.

Among the documents present are certificates awarded by: the Minister of War for Ferdinand I, King of Romania, conferring the Order of the Cross of Queen Mary (Class I) for gifts Roebling made to the war orphans of Romania, dated January 24, 1924; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, making Roebling a "Fellow in Perpetuity," dated December 18, 1918; and the American Association of Science, making Roebling a life member, dated December 8, 1916.