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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This collection consists of family record files from the Irondequoit Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. These files include notes, correspondence, copies of documents, and other research materials organized by family name. Much of the material is undated; dates noted range from 1928 to 1972.

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.

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.

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.

This collection consists of a disbound commonplace book created by Isaac N. Seymour circa 1813. Contents of the book include copied or transcribed poetry and speeches, along with what may be original poetry by Seymour. Also includes 3 tipped-in newspaper articles (housed in separate envelope).

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.

This folder consists of one stock loan certificate for Jacob Gould in 1853.

This collection consists of 7 cartons and 2 boxes of photographic prints, both black and white and color, from the studio of Rochesterian James Barclay. A professional photographer, Barclay produced these images for sale by his business. They include images of Rochester buildings, scenes and landscapes from the 1990s to the end of the 2010s. A total of 642 images are physically included in the collection. Digital surrogates are also available.

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.