Letter in Japanese from Vice Admiral Gombei Yamamoto, Tokyo, Japan, regarding his receipt of two pictures of the arrival of Commodore Biddle in Japan in 1846 with USS Columbus and USS Vincennes. The pictures will be kept in the Navy Department.

This collection consists primarily of lectures, student papers, and photographs that document Rogers’ experiences and research on Japan in the 1930s, and his command of the Seabees at Camp Endicott, Naval Construction Training Center, Davisville, R.I. during World War II. Of particular interest are his lectures and writings on the attempted coup d'état that occurred in Japan on February 26, 1936. Also included are four student papers that Rogers wrote while a student at the Naval War College.

Japenanese translation of Chapter 11 of A.T. Mahan's book by S. Maki, Lt. Commander, Imperial Japanese Navy. The manuscript is 144 pages, handwritten on rice paper. It is sewn on the right margin.

On the right margin in English is written "Part of the MS" At the heading, in English is "MS. Chapter XI. The Atlantic, 1796-1801. - The Brest Blocade. The French Expedition against Ireland." The rest of the volume is written in Japanese.

The manuscript is fragile, and has expereince severe creasing on the first few pages.