Roger Wellington Tubby papers

Roger Wellington Tubby, a government official and educator, was born in Greenwich, Connecticut, December 30, 1910, the son of George Prentiss and Frances Reynolds (Kidder) Tubby. He graduated from Choate School in 1929, and from Yale University in 1933, and undertook postgraduate studies at the Yale Law School and the London School of Economics. From 1938 to 1942 he worked for the Bennington (Vermont) Banner, first as a reporter and later as mariaging editor. During the war he served as an information specialist for the Board of Economic Warfare, and as director of information for the Foreign Economic Administration. He was director of information for the Office of International Trade, Department of Commerce, from 1945 to 1946; and press officer for the Department of State from 1945 to 1949. After this he served at the White House, becoming press secretary to the President for a short period in 1952. In 1956 he served as a personal assistant to the Democratic presidential candidate. From 1959 to 1961 he taught at Paul Smith's College in New York. During the 1960s he was assistant secretary for public affairs for the Department of State, and also served in Geneva as ambassador and as the United States representative to several international agencies, including the European office of the United Nations. From 1969 to 1972 he worked at the Foreign Service Institute, becoming dean of academic relations; after this he returned to Paul Smith's College as director of development. From 1975 to 1977 he was deputy commissioner of operations and planning for the New York State Department of Parks and Recreation. After this he was an adjunct professor at Plattsburgh State University, New York.

In 1936 he married Anne Williams. They had four children. Tubby died on January 4, 1991.

from Who's Who in America, 42nd edition, 1982-83, p.3374.