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Judith Van Ness papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2023-006
Content Description This collection consists of photographs and documents from the personal papers of Judith Van Ness, a lifelong Rochester resident and former librarian at the Rochester Public Library. The photographs document Rochester buidlings and scenes from the 1970s to the 1990s. The documents include a copy of her essay on draft card burning, undated but likely written in 1966, which provides a first-person account on the topic right from the time during which it became a signifcant form of anti-Vietnam...
Dates: Circa 1966-circa 2005

Judith Van Ness Recipe Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2022-009
Content Description

This collection consists of recipes collected by Rochester resident Judith Van Ness. The receipes reflect her personal interest in low-sugar and vegetarian cooking at a time when these approaches to eating were first entering the American diet. The collection includes both recipes clipped from various sources and those written out longhand. A guide to the handwriting of various recipe writers is included with the collection.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1950-2010

Julia Sauer Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2021-002
Content Description

This collection consists of the personal and professional papers of Julia Sauer, a notable children's author (2-time Newbery honoree) and head of the Work with Children Department at the Rochester Public Library. Sauer's papers include correspondence, typescripts of her writings, radio scripts, clippings, photographs and other ephemera. The materials date between 1917 and 1961, with the bulk between 1936 and 1956.

Dates: 1917-1961; Majority of material found within 1936-1956

Julie Watts Collection on Agnes Ferguson

 Collection — Box: 1, Folder: 1-5
Identifier: 2018-012
Abstract

This collection consists of the vital records and photos of Agnes Ferguson; A Scotish Immigrant who migrated to the United States in the 1920's. The materials range from 1889-1981.

Dates: Inclusive Dates 1889-1981

Karen Monast collection of 1993 March on Washington and Marriage Equality

 Collection — Box: 1-5
Identifier: 2017-018
Abstract

This collection consists of materials collected by Karen Monast during the 1993 March on Washington and other pride events. The materials date between 1990 and 2014, with a bulk of the materials dated between 1991 and 1993. The materials consist of clothing, buttons, pins, photographs, stickers, and other ephemera.

Dates: 1991-2014, bulk 1991-1993; Majority of material found within Bulk 1991-1993

Karl Kabelac files on Rochester banking history

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2017-009
Abstract

The Karl Kabelac Rochester banking history collection includes a mixture of original documents, research materials and a published article reflecting the history of some of Rochester's early banks.



Dates: 1859 - 2005; Majority of material found within Dates of the original documents in the collection.; Publication: For the article on the Traders National Bank of Rochester.

Kate Gleason Autograph Book

 Item — Volume: 1
Identifier: 2014-060
Dates: 1884-1886

Kathie Meredith Papers

 Collection — Folder: 1-2
Identifier: 2020-045
Content Description

Kathie Meredith worked for the Canandaigua Daily Messenger newspaper from 1968 to 2008 as both a photographer and journalist. This collection includes numerous clippings from her journalistic career (articles on Rochester topics), along with original photographs she took to accompany articles on visits by Richard Nixon and Nelson Rockefeller to Rochester in the 1970s. The materials date between 1971 and 2007.

Dates: 1971-2007

Kathie Reilly papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2017-020
Abstract

This collection consists of the papers collected by Kathleen Reilly, a women's rights activist and one of the seven women dubbed the "Rochester Topfree Seven" in 1986. The materials date between 1986 and 1991. The materials consist of news articles, newspapers, newsletters, notes, photographs, brochures, legal documents, publicity, membership information and reference for C.L.A.W. (Challenging Laws and Attitudes against Women), and reference for the Topfree movement.

Dates: 1984-1991

Katy Carrier Collection of Rochester Trade Publications

 Collection — Box: 1, Folder: 1-6
Identifier: 2021-010
Content Description

Correspondence, trade publications and forms from Archer Manufacturing, Deering Harvester, Sullivan Brothers, James Vick Son’s and Walter A. Wood Mowing and Reaping Machine (all Rochester businesses), along with 3 postcards of Rochester. All items addressed to the Chapin family of Whiteville, NY, between 1890 and 1904.

Dates: 1890-1904

Kimball Tobacco Company Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2014-028
Scope and Contents This collection consists of ephemera from W. S. Kimball & Company,a major Rochester, New York tobacco products manufacturer. The company is possibly best remembered for its once-landmark factory, the smokestack of which was capped with the statue of Mercury now atop the Aqueduct Building. The items in this collection were recovered from a time capsule in the cornerstone of the building at the time of its demolition in 1951. Materials in the collection include advertising pieces,...
Dates: 1880-1885

L. Warren Patterson Pin Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2018-002
Content Description This collection consists of late 19th Century and early 20th Century pins related to Rochester New York. The material was collected by L. Warren Patterson of Spencerport, New York. The collection consists of pins and medals related to Rochester businesses, clubs, fraternal organizations, schools, special events, political campaigns, and veterans organizations. Other kinds of ephemera are also found in the collection, such as a shoehorn. Many of the pins were also manufactured in...
Dates: Circa 1890 to 1970

Ledger

 Item — Volume: 1
Identifier: 2013-011
Scope and Content Note

Small leather-bound Excelsior diary detailing daily agricultural transactions in Monroe County. The ledger book is anonymous, but can be traced to western New York through geographic references. It dates from 1879.

Dates: 1879

Leo Hart Company puzzle collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2017-004
Content Description

Two puzzles from the Leo Hart Company of Rochester, a printing firm known for making puzzles in the 1940s. One puzzle shows a scene from Gloucester, Massachusetts; the other puzzle, Glacier National Park. Both are copyright 1942.

Dates: Copyright date is 1942; actual date of publication within a few years after copyright.

Leon R. Brown papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2025-014
Abstract

This collection contains information on genealogical trees of multiple families that date back to New England and over to England going back to the 1600s. Some families included in this collection are Brown, Woodworth, Wood, Bulson. The collection contains correspondence that go between Leon R Brown and people looking for help with their ancestry along with correspondence of sending information in between people to build their family trees.

Dates: c. 1778-1955

Levy Bros. & Adler Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1959-001
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the records of Levy Brothers & Adler Rochester Inc., a major manufacturer of ready to wear men's clothing in Rochester, New York. The materials date between 1880 and 1950, with the bulk dating from 1916 to 1934. The materials include correspondence, minute books, stock records and stockholders' meeting records, contracts and other business records.

Dates: 1884-1950; Majority of material found within 1916-1934

Lilac Festival Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2014-046
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of ephemera from Rochester, New York's annual lilac festival The contents consist of 1 empty bottle Casa Larga Lilac Hill wine; purple Lilac Festival t-shirt; 1 bottle of Highland Lilac perfume; 1 Highland Lilac perfume sample foldout. The materials are not dated, but are likely from around 2010 to 2014.

Dates: n.d.

Lisa Wemett Slide Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2021-007
Content Description

This collection consists of 75 35mm slides. The slides include images of branches of the Rochester Public Library system; architectural design work by James H. Johnson on the Phyllis Wheatley Branch Library, and a set of promotion slides created by the Rochester Chamber of Commerce.

Dates: Circa 1970. One slide stamped "March 1969".

Livingston Park Seminary collection

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2019-051
Abstract The Livingston Park Seminary, originally called the Curtis Seminary, operated from 1860 to 1934; the name Livingston Park Seminary was adopted follwing the death of Mrs. Cathro Curtis in 1892. The materials in this collection include operating records of the Seminary between 1892 and 1934 (accession 2019.058), records of the Alumnae Association dating from 1896 to 1964 (accession 2019.057), and personal papers of the third and final principal, Eurith Trabue Rebasz, dating from 1863 to 1931...
Dates: 1863-1964

Lloyd Klos - Times Union local history research papers

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2016-007
Content Description

In 1978, local author Lloyd Klos discovered that the Times-Union ran multiple series of local history focused articles between 1922 and 1926. He indexed these articles for the Library, and the original indexes are held in this collection.

Dates: 1978

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