Jan 20, 2020

The Roger Ailes Collection
Our home has always been full of books. Roger was an avid student of all types of history throughout his life and he never tired of a new perspective on a hundred-year-old political campaign or a WW1 military battle.

Roger became a collector of items of significant historical importance: documents, letters, photographs, speeches, and books. Of course, he had a particular affinity for political and news media memorabilia, and I have more stored than I may ever be able to catalogue.

I have always felt privileged to have these beautiful and storied items in our home and I love showing them to visiting family and friends. However, I know there are so many other students of history, particularly young students, who will appreciate this collection and I am happy to be able to share them with Hillsdale College.

The current exhibit includes books, documents and letters spanning American history from President Lincoln to Irving Berlin. I encourage any lover of history to visit Hillsdale College’s Searle Center and enjoy this exhibit.

Elizabeth Ailes

Elizabeth Ailes

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