Dan McBride collection of Rochester (N.Y.) fire department scrapbooks
Content Description
Scrapbooks, loose scrapbook leaves, newspaper clippings and other materials related to the history of the Rochester Fire Department in the 20th Century. The scrapbooks were produced by various fire houses throughout the City of Rochester (hence overlapping dates), but it has not proved possible to determine which fire house produced any individual book.
Acquisition Type
Gift
Provenance
Gift of Dan McBride142 Greenaway Road, Rochester, N.Y., 14610. Phone 585-261-2266.
Restrictions Apply
No
Dates
- Creation: 1903-1993
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1945-1975
Extent
2.2 Cubic Feet (Two Banker Boxes, filled to overflowing.)
2.0 Cubic Feet
0.2 Cubic Feet
Inventory
13 scrapbooks: 1929-19301945-47; 1948-54; 1950-53; 1952-54; 1954-57; 1957-60; 1958-59; 1961-62; 1966-71; 1966-71; 1970-72; 1974-75. 9 folders of loose scrapbook leaves, 1903-1993. 2 ledger books, 2 Rochester Fire Department Rules and Regulations books (1909, 1949), a Benefit Fund fundraiser program, art layouts for a 1979 newspaper series on volunteer firefighters.