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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Local Historian Records comprise letters, papers, and correspondence of Rochester residents. These papers provide a glimpse into daily life of the Rochester community, and also provide further details of significant events in the history of Rochester, such as the City of Rochester's Sesquicentennial.

This collection consists of important photographs and drawings found loose in the collections of the Local History Division. The materials present include a large sepia portrait of young Henry Lomb; large picture of the Mercury statue; and a drawing of Rundel Library, along with various drawings and lithographs.

This collection consists of records from Lois Greene Stone, a Rochester, New York based writer. The materials include some of her published writings, writings about her family and the blueprints of her home. The materials date between 1967 and 1990.

This collection contains two letters sent to Louise Brewster from her sister in Connecticut

This collection consists of materials collected by Rochester, New York based Lum Real Estate Company. The materials date between 1905 and 1978. The materials consist of city planning booklets, plat maps, photographs, maps, and newspaper clippings.

This collection consists of records assembled by Lynn Varricchio in her various positions with the Rochester Area Task Force on AIDS. The records date between 1962 and 2011. The records include documents, presentations, articles, operating records, business cards, digital media and ephemera.

Mae (Stein) Soble was a drama and speech teacher and theater director in Rochester, New York. her papers include scripts, production notes and photographs, and the manuscript of her book The Amateur Experimental Theatre. The materials in the collection date from 1906 to 1940.

Drawn by Nathaniel Rochester showing lots owned by Charles Carroll, William Fitzhugh, Nathaniel Rochester.

This collection consists of learning materials and reciepts purchased and kept by the March Family. The contents are dated between 1930-1980.

This collection consists of the papers of Margaret Mary Lau and Cynthia Burch, a lesbian couple from Rochester, New York involved in LGBTQ+ religious and activist groups. The papers date from 1973 to 2018. They consist of periodicals, other publications, ephemera and some handwritten documents.

This collection consists of 52 pin-back buttons. All of the buttons are from Rochester, New York, with most either from LGBTQ+ organizations or in support of LGBTQ+ causes.

This collection consists of multiple letters written to Marian Emerson between the February 13- February 21 1897