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Irving Koval American Bicentennial Papers

 Collection — Box: 1-7
Identifier: 2012.003
Dates: 1970-1978

Isaac Adler Papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2020-015
Content Description

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.

Dates: 1862-1925

Isaac Butts Papers

 Collection — Box: 1, Folder: 8-9
Identifier: 1946-001
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1852-1881

Jacob Gitelman Papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2013-004
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1936-1991

James Barclay Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2024-001
Dates: circa 1990-2020

James DeVinney/Corn Hill Historian Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2022-007
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1957-2022; Majority of material found within 1957-2019

James W. Phelps Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2022-012
Content Description This collection consists of materials from or related to Rochester, New York that were passed down through the family of James W. Phelps of Crawford, Nebraska. The materials were collected by Rochesterian Ida S. (Orwen) Phelps, who had moved to Nebraska with her husband, Clarence L. Phelps, around the turn of the 20th century. Her daughter, Caroline Phelps, reatined the collection as family heirlooms and ultimately passed them on to her grandson, James W. Phelps, who donated them to the...
Dates: Circa 1900-1917

Jane Bennett Collection of Scottsville (N. Y.) Ephemera

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2023-010
Content Description

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.

Dates: 1837-1912, undated

Jarvis E. Smith papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2020-001
Abstract

This collection consists of the records of a store operated by pharmacist Jarvis E. Smith in Clyde, N.Y. The materials date from 1854 to 1888. They consist of 26 bound ledger books, including account books, day books, and other forms of record keeping, along with Smith's pharmacist license and a Smith family registry.

Dates: October 5, 1854-February 9, 1888

Jean Vance Clarke Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2014-002
Abstract

The Jean Vance Clarke collection represents the wide range of Jean Vance Clarke’s philanthropic contributions to both nationwide and Rochester-area organizations. The collection includes three cubic feet of correspondence, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, programs, and other publicity materials for the committees and organizations with which she was involved.

Dates: 1914-1934

Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester Collection on Holocaust Survivors in Rochester

 Collection — Box: 1-4
Identifier: 2020-025
Content Description

This collection consists of documentary and audiovisual materials documenting Holocaust survivors, liberators and memory in the Rochester, New York area. The materials date between 1943 and 2005; many are undated.

Dates: 1942-2005, Undated

Jewish War Veterans Auxiliary David J. Kauffman Post 41 scrapbooks

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2018-008
Abstract

This collection consists of 16 scrapbooks created by Rochester, New York based Jewish War Veterans Auxiliary David J. Kauffman Post 41. The materials date between 1954 and 1990. The materials consist of scrapbooks that include newspaper clippings, photographs, newsletters, correspondence, event programs, memorandums, resolutions, by-laws, and meeting minutes.

Dates: 1954-1990

Joan Giuffre papers

 Collection — Box: 1-2
Identifier: 2017-016
Abstract This collection consists of the papers of Joan Giuffre, regarding the first National Women's Conference in Houston, Texas in 1977. The materials are dated between 1977 and 2000, with a bulk of the materials dated between 1977 and 1978. The materials consist of brochures, pamphlets, newsletters, programs, and other publications from the first National Women's Conference in Houston, Texas. Additional materials reflect gay life and culture in Rochester, N. Y., from the late 1970s to late...
Dates: 1977-2000, bulk 1977-1978; Majority of material found within 1977-1978

John Adams Lowe papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2019-022
Abstract

This collection consists of the records of John Adams Lowe, noted library administrator and director of the Rochester (N.Y.) Public Library from 1932 to 1952. The materials date from 1916 to 1950. The records include typescripts of two of his books, a scrapbook, and other personal papers.

Dates: 1916-1950

John Fenyvessy - Family Theater Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2020-047
Content Description John H. W. Fenyvessy was part of a family deeply involved in the world of theater management and production. His father, Albert, owned multiple Rochester theaters, and John carried on the family business for decades. He is most associated with the Family Theater, a vaudeville house that his family managed from 1912 to 1938. This collection includes personal and professional papers, programs, manuscripts of vaudeville shows, talent evaluations and scrapbooks. Material in this collection dates...
Dates: 1913-1943

John Griebsch Photograph Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2023-003
Content Description This collection consists of 16 35mm slides of the 1983 Surplus World fire and 5 postcards of aerial art photography, all taken by John Griebsch. The Surplus World fire was one of the most destructive fires in Rochester, New York in the second half of the m20th century. It completely destroyed the primary warehouse and product holdings of a major dealer in military surplus material. Photographer John Griebsch is a specialist in aerial photography whose workd has been exhibited in major...
Dates: 1983-2023; Majority of material found in 1983-10-31 - 1983-10-31

John Jacob Astor Letter

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: 2013-008
Scope and Contents

9 1/2" x 15" folded paper. Dated July 15, 1798. Sent by Astor from Ballstown Springs to Abraham[?] Tomlinson in Schenectady. Content of letter is concerned with the fur trade in New York State, and the quality and prices of furs Astor was interested in purchasing. Valued at approximately $10,000.

Dates: 1798

John Krist Faded Flags Manuscript

 Collection — Box: 1, Folder: 1-7
Identifier: 2020-021
Content Description

This collection consists of the manuscript of John Krist's book, Faded Flags, a guide to Gettysburg casualties from Central and Western New York State. The hand lettered manuscript also includes the author's hand drawn maps of cemeteries and original photography. The contents of the colleciton date between 1995 and 2020. The collection consists of two separate donations (accessioned as 2020.022 and 2021.004).

Dates: 1995-2020

John R. Stewart collection on Rochester (N. Y.) railroads and vehicle and engine manufacturing

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2019-004
Abstract

This collection consists of materials related to the railroads, vehicle manufacturers, and engine manufacturers that have operated in Rochester, New York. These materials date between 1867 and 2004. They include legal documents, articles, advertisements, photographs, postcards and inventories.

Dates: 1867-2004

John T. Talman Day Books

 Collection — Volume: 1-6
Identifier: 2020-034
Content Description

This collection consists of 6 day books belonging to John T. Talman, an early Rochester banker and industrialist. Best remembered today for the eponymous Talman Building, he was an important civic leader as well as a successful businessman. The day books date from 1839 to 1850, and record daily financial transactions.

Dates: 1839-1850

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