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Hurlburt and Sweet Family Photograph Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2023-004
Content Description

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.

Dates: ca. 1920-1954

Ice Storm of 1991 Photograph Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2025-026
Content Description This collection consists of photographs of the aftemath of the 1991 ice storm taken in the Park Avenue neighborhood. The collection includes a mixture of 3x5 and 4x5 color prints, along with strip and disc negatives. While the negatives do corresspond to the positives, they were not associated with one another in the container in which they were received, and there has not been an attempt to match them with one another. Provenance of the collection is unknown, though characteristics of the...
Dates: March 4-5, 1991

Individual Letters Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2024-051
Content Description

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.

Dates: c. 1810-1930

Interfaith Action Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2013-001
Abstract The Interfaith Action Records document a community-based organization established in 1994 to improve the quality of local neighborhoods and commercial districts while fostering individuals with the necessary skills to take action on issues within their communities. The collection includes corporate documents, such as mission statements, meeting minutes, and training material; financial records, including tax returns, financial statements, and grant information; correspondence; and numerous...
Dates: 1969-2011, bulk 1990-2011

International Order of Odd Fellows Scrapbook

 Item — Volume: 1
Identifier: 2015-014
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1870-1892

Invitation and Calling Card Collection

 Collection — Box: 1-3
Identifier: 2022-002
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1839-1963

Iola Sanitarium photographs

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2017-011
Abstract This collection consists of photographs depicting the construction and operations of the Iola Sanitarium, located in Rochester, N. Y. The photographs depict the Sanitarium's buildings, grounds, and day to day operations over at least the 20-year period between 1914 and 1934 (though the many undated photographs mean that the date range could extend considerably later). Not all of the photographs are labeled; unfortunately, it appears that some of the photographs are labeled on their hidden...
Dates: Based on dates visible on some photographs; actual date range may be greater.

Ira C. Sapozink papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2014-062
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1936-1965

Irene M. Conole Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2004-001
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1942-1992

Iris Bassett Scrapbook

 Collection — Volume: 1
Identifier: 2023-007
Content Description

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.

Dates: 1909-1912

Irving Booth papers

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: 2013-010
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: 1783-1923

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

Jamie and Sally S. Whitbeck Collection on the ImageOut Film Festival

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2025-032
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1985 - 2022

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

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