Rev. Dr. Roderick Terry (1849-1933) was born on April 1, 1849, in Brooklyn, New York, the son of John T. and Elizabeth R. (Peet) Terry. He earned a degree from Yale University in 1870, graduated from the Union Theological Seminary in 1875, and was awarded an LL.D. from Princeton University in 1881. Rev. Terry married Lynda Marquand on September 22, 1875, in Newport, Rhode Island, and they had two children: Roderick, Jr. (1876-1951) and Eunice Terry Hale (d. 1919).
Rev. Terry served as an ordained Presbyterian minister for twenty-seven years as well as a chaplain for the 12th Infantry of the New York State National Guard from 1890 to 1900. Following his retirement, Terry took up residence in Newport, where he was active in philanthropist pursuits and various cultural institutions such as the Redwood Library, the Newport Historical Society, the Newport Hospital, and the Red Cross. He served as President of the Redwood Library and Athenaeum from 1916 to 1933 and was instrumental in the restoration of the Harrison Room. Rev. Dr. Terry died on December 28, 1933, in Newport.
This journal was entitled "Ituna's Log 1913" and was compiled Rev. Roderick Terry, D.D., to document the time on his chartered steam yacht, the
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Roderick Terry journal with Ituna's log, RLC.Ms.Bound.0003, Redwood Library and Athenaeum.
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Bequest of the estate of Roderick Terry, Jr., 1951 Sep 24
Prior to processing in 2013, this collection was classified as mAV.T27.