Irving Booth papers

File — Box: 1, Folder: 4

Identifier: 2013-010

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Irving Booth was the son of James E. Booth, who was the president of the Monroe County Savings bank and a trustee to the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) during the 1890s. Papers include letters and awards of merit related to James Booth's parents, Peter and Phebe; Cooper genealogy information; chattel and deeds; several ribbons; Irving Booth's Cornell University and Alpha Delta Phi ephemera, and miscellaneous ephemera.

Dates

Creation: 1783-1923

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the collection.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, or use in any current or future manifestations must be obtained in writing from the Rochester Public Library Local History and Genealogy Division.

Biographical Note

Irving Booth was born in 1861, and graduated with a degree in engineering from Cornell University in 1883. He was the founder of Booth Brothers Corporation, a manufacturer of shoe-making machines, with his brother Quentin. The company was sold to United Shoe Machinery a few years before his death on October 6, 1955. He was a member of the Cornell Club, Genesee valley Club and Country CLub of Rochester. A noted philanthropist, Irving Booth left much of his fortune to diverse Rochester charities. Notably, he left $632,293 to the Rochester Institute of technology, of which $500,000 was earmarked to pay for the Booth Memorial Building in honor of his late father, a former RIT trustee.