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Hurlburt and Sweet Family Photograph Collection
15 photographs from Frank Hurlburt and family. Hurlburt was a captain in the New York Central Railroad police ca. 1920s-1930s; most photographs depict the railroad in some manner. Three of the photographs depict an “Old Timers’ Dinner” of Rochester Folding Box Company in 1954; Ronald Sweet’s mother and stepfather were employed by this company.
Ice Storm of 1991 Photograph Collection
Individual Letters Collection
Consists of an artificial collection of individual letters purchased or potentially donated to the Library. These letters were found in the library stacks. Some letters contain proof of purchase and some do not.
Interfaith Action Records
International Order of Odd Fellows Scrapbook
This volume appears to be John W. Stebbins' personal scrapbook of Odd Fellows activities. Includes articles about Stebbins' election to the post of Grand Sire, the highest position in the Odd Fellows organization. The content of the scrapbook dates between 1870 and 1892.
Invitation and Calling Card Collection
This artificial collection contains event invitations, calling cards and other slice of life invitations. The dates of the material range from 1839-1963 with any undated material alphabetized. Within this artificial collection, there are also a variety of invitations and calling cards sent to several families identified at the series level, such as: Badger, Clarke, Montgomery, Smith, Wright, and a variety of other families.
Iola Sanitarium photographs
Ira C. Sapozink papers
This collection consists of papers collected by Ira C. Sapozink, Director of Public Relations for the Times-Union newspaper of Rochester, New York. The materials date between 1934 and 1963. The materials consist of scrapbooks, photographs, correspondence, newspaper articles, and ephemera.
Irene M. Conole Collection
The Irene M. Conole collection consists of materials dating between 1942 and 1992 and includes correspondence, newspaper and magazine articles, photographs, yearbooks, and a WAVE handbook.
Iris Bassett Scrapbook
This collection consists of a scrapbook created by 1911 West High School graduate Iris Bassett. It includes photographs, event programs, ephemera and other materials reflecting her experiences as a student. The contents of the scrapbook date between 1909 and 1912; there is considerable undated material present.
Irving Booth papers
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.
Irving Koval American Bicentennial Papers
Isaac Adler Papers
Various personal papers of Isaac Adler, including financial documents, minutes of the Municipal Government Plan Committee (on which he served) and a journal of his time as a Jewish welfare worker during World War I.
Isaac Butts Papers
This collection consists of the papers of Isaac Butts. The papers date between 1852 and 1881. The materials include letters from H. Sibley, Freeman Edson, Samuel Selden, and others associated with Western Union. Incoming Western Union correspondence. It also includes a Powers Banking House account book.
Jacob Gitelman Papers
The papers of Jacob Gitelman, which includes personal items related to his tenure as a judge and attorney and records of and papers presented to the Philosophers’ Club, offer insight into a progressive thinker and social advocate who used his position to make positive changes in Rochester, a city already known for its history of reform. The papers date between the years 1936 and 1991.
James Barclay Photograph Collection
James DeVinney/Corn Hill Historian Papers
This collection consists of serials, papers of the Corn Hill neighborhood historian and blueprints of buildings in the Corn Hill neighborhood of Rochester, New York. Materials in the collection date between 1843 and 2021. The collection was donated to the Rochester Public Library by the estate of James DeVinney in 2021.
James W. Phelps Collection
Jamie and Sally S. Whitbeck Collection on the ImageOut Film Festival
This collections consists of Jamie and Sally S. Whitback's personal collection of ImageOut programs and ephemera. The materials date between 1993 and 2022. The collection consists of festival guides, published anthologies, ephemera, correspondence, newsletters, and news clippings.
Jane Bennett Collection of Scottsville (N. Y.) Ephemera
This collection consists of a small group of ephemera, the majority of which is from Scottsville, New York, and its environs. The ephemera was collected by Jane Bennett as part of her genealogical research, possibly during an April 1984 visit to Scottsville. Material in the collection includes 6 postcards (not all depicting Scottsville and environs scenes), two letters sent to Phillp Garbutt of Scottsville in 1837 and 1838, and an envelope addressed to Mrs. A. N. (Anna) Garbutt in 1876.