"The Rochester I Know: Blake McKelvey" VHS, Undated

This collection consists of the records created during daily activities of past Rochester City Historians, Joseph Barnes, Edward Foreman, Blake McKelvey, and Ruth Rosenberg-Naparsteck. The materials date between 1920 and 2007. The records consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings, notes, photographs, and manuscript drafts.

The topics covered in this collection include the World War Service Record volumes, Rochester History, the Rochester Historical Society, Rochester’s Sesquicentennial, books and articles authored by past City Historians, and many other special projects and events that were organized by the City Historian’s.

The records document the importance of having a city historian, their daily duties, and the work necessary to preserve Rochester’s long history.