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108th Regiment Volunteer Veterans Records
This collection consists of the records of Rochester, New York-based Civil War veteran organization of the 108th Infantry Regiment of Volunteers. The materials date from 1889-1937 and consists of correspondence, address records, and speeches. The veteran organization communicated annual veteran reunions, notices of veteran's death, and veteran benefits.
1984 Memorial Day Parade Scrapbook
A scrapbook documenting the controversy over and ultimate cancellation of Rochester's annual Memorial Day Parade in 1984. The scrapbook's contents include extensive newspaper clippings, photographic prints, and a small number of original documents. The scrapbook was created by Robert Dardano, Sr., a World War II and Korean War veteran who formerly was the chair of the Rochester Veterans Memorial and Executive Council.
Abner D. Jennings papers
AIDS Remembrance Garden records
This collection consists of the records of the AIDS Remembrance Garden in Rochester, New York. The materials date between 1989 and 2004. The records are comprised of administrative and founding documents, site plans, cost estimates, photographs, VHS cassettes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, grant proposals, fundraising documents, and the Book of Life manuscript.
Al-Farabi Ishaq Collection of Frederick Douglass Memorabilia
This collection consists of eight items of memorabilia, four philatelic first day covers and four coins, collected by Mr. Al-Farabi Ishaq of Washington, D.C. The items date between 1967 and 2020.
Albert G. Smith papers
This collection consists of the records of Rochester, New York based merchant, entrepreneur and contractor Albert G. Smith. The materials date between 1805 and 1916, with the bulk dating from 1839 to 1842. The records include letters, bills, receipts, contracts, mortgages, deeds, bonds, legal briefs and filings, title and judgement searches, cancelled checks and other documents.
Alfred Langklotz papers
This collection consists of one file including: letters, a thrift card, a certificate of naturalization, regulations on permits for German immigrants, and work papers. The materials included details of life for a German immigrant family during the years of 1898-1919.
Alice Lee Bourne papers
Alling DeForest Papers
Almanac Collection
Alpha Chi Club records
Alpha Reading Club Records
This collection consists of the records of the Alpha Reading Club, a women's literary group that operated from 1901 to 1992. The materials present date from 1901 to 1992 and include:
Box #1: Programs and Minutes 1901-1992 Scrapbook, 2 ledgers, 3 loose-leaf minutes collections, 1985-1992; programs, 1901-1928
Box #2: Ledger: attendance records, minutes 1955-1966; pocketed folder: minutes 1973-1984; programs 1929-1992
American Association of University Women, Rochester Branch, Publicity Scrapbooks
Five scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings and ephemera related to publicity for the Rochester Branch of the American Association of University Women and its projects. The scrapbooks date between 1930 and 1936,
American Institute of Banking, Rochester Chapter records
This collection consists of the records of the Rochester Chapter of the American Institute of Banking from 1903 to 1946, with the bulk dating from 1905 to 1935. The American Institute of Banking is an educational and social organization, and this collection documents the first 3 decades of its presence in the Rochester, New York area. The records consist of correspondence, operating records and 4 minute books.
Amory Webber papers
This collection consists of two files containing: a medal attached to a slip of paper for the 1913 Gettysburg Reunion, a military roster list from 1917, and a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings, photographs, and writings from Armory Webber.
Anah Babcock Yates Papers
Anah Babcock Yates was a historian and genealogist, one of the first people to research the history of Rochester, New York through archival sources. Her papers include genealogical research, correspondence, clippings, photographs, legal documents, a hair album, information on early (white) Rochesterians, documents on Ebenezer Allen, early probate records, and genealogy information. The papers date from 1839 into the 1930s.
Angelo Chiarella Midtown Plaza Collection
The collection deals primarily with the Midtown Plaza shopping mall in Rochester, New York, particularly the Plaza’s 20th and 25th anniversaries. Materials include press releases, newspaper clippings, photographs, slides, and miscellaneous office documentation. Two scrapbooks of newspaper clippings concern planning for the shopping center that eventually became Rochester’s Marketplace Mall.
Anne Tischer and Bess Watts collection on marriage equality
This collection consists of the papers of Rochester based gay rights activists, Anne Tischer and Bess Watts. The materials date between 1984 and 2013, with a bulk of the materials dated between 2004 and 2013. The materials consist of ephemera, flyers, brochures, news articles, publications, meeting minutes, resource information, correspondence, notes, speeches, Pride at Work reports and minutes, photographs, and signs.
Antiquarian Study Club Records
The Antiquarian Study Club Records document the 69-year history of a local organization of like-minded individuals interested in engaging with history by means of group interaction and activities. Group members were also active collectors. The records consist of scrapbooks, bylaws, meeting minutes, photographs, programs, and member lists dating from the organization’s founding in 1942 to 2005.
Aristarchus Champion papers
This collections contains legal documents, business documents, and letters relating to Aristarchus and father Henry Champion. The legal documents relating to Aristarchus and Henry Champion date from 1806-1830. The other documents relate to Aristarchus Champion and his business and estate, and they date from 1831-1892 with some undated material.