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Rochester Department of Health & Milk Inspection Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2014-069
Scope and Content Note

This collection consists of materials relating to Rochester Health Bureau, particularly Chief Milk Inspector W. O. Marshall. It includes correspondence of W.O. Marshall (Chief Milk Inspector) and the Health Bureau. 1910-1911; 1913; 1916-1920, including one letter to George Goler. It also includes 54 lantern slides of Education Exhibition in 1912. The materials as a whole date between 1910 and 1918,

Dates: 1910-1918

Rochester Family Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2014-064
Abstract

The Rochester Family Papers span the years 1788 to 1881 and include deeds, correspondence, receipts, and bills belonging to members of the Rochester family. Of special note is a piece of Sophia Rochester's wedding dinner dress underskirt. The collection also includes Col. Nathaniel Rochester's 1831 handwritten will, an inventory of his estate, and deeds and indentures regarding his many land dealings. A copy of Rochester's 1830 will is also included.

Dates: 1788-1881; 1812 - 1881

Rochester Gas and Electric Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2014.001-2014.002-2014.003
Abstract

This collection consists of the records of the Rochester New York based gas and electric company, RG&E (Rochester Gas and Electric). The materials date between 1860 and 1998, with a bulk of the materials dated between 1905 and 1970. The collection consists of photographs, correspondence, administrative documents, diagrams, and maps.

Dates: 1863-1998

Rochester Leaflet: First Steps Toward Citizenship

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2018-016
Abstract

This collection consists of a single, fragile leaflet used as a text for Americanization courses taught in the Rochester City Schools during the 1920s.

Dates: Circa 1919-1931.

Rochester Licensed Drug Clerks Association Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2020-039
Content Description

The Rochester Licensed Drug Clerks Association was established in 1885 as a professional organization for licensed pharmacists in the city of Rochester, New York. Materials in the collection include letters and documents related to the foundation of the organization, the organization's first minute book, and a notebook recording druggists who operated in Rochester between 1873 and 1905 (including tipped-in labels). The collection dates between 1873 and 1905.

Dates: 1873-1905

Rochester Municipal Archives Deposit

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2023-001
Scope and Contents The Rochester Municipal Archives Deposit consists of materials on deposit with the Local History & Genealogy Division of the Rochester Public Library by the Rochester Municipal Archives. As such, these materials have not been accessioned by the Rochester Public Library; the library provides them with an appropriate preservation environment and access point. The deposit consists of fragile ledger books containing records from multiple City of Rochester departments, including the Fire...
Dates: 1827-1934

Rochester (N.Y.) sports memorabilia collection

 Collection — Box: 1-7
Identifier: 2018-003
Abstract This collection consists of Rochester, New York sports memorabilia collected by Rochester, New York based lawyer, Loren Kroll. The materials date between 1946 and 2013. The materials consist of game programs, tickets, photographs, and 3-D objects from the Rochester Red Wings, Syracuse Orange, Rochester Royals, other Rochester, New York based major and minor league teams, as well as national games and championships. Additional material includes Rochester Royals programs donated by the Buffalo...
Dates: 1946-2013

Rochester (N.Y.) Theater Programs Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2016-002
Abstract

This is an artificial collection of motion picture and live theatre programs and associated ephemera collected from various sources. The materials date from 1856 to 2023 and provide a snapshot of Rochester's cultural scene over a century and a half. Many of the 19th century materials were donated by Friedrich H. Haak.

Dates: 1856-2023

Rochester Patriot Records

 Collection — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: 2015-004
Scope and Contents

One folder of documents related to the business operations of the Rochester Patriot, an independent newspaper that published bi-monthly. The materials date between 1973 and 1986.

Dates: 1973-1986

Rochester Preschool Parent Program Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2024-004
Content Description

This collection consists of records from the Rochester Preschool Parent Program. Originally known as the Guided Observation Program, it operated from 1937 to 2018 as a pre-kindergarten program within the Rochester City School District. The collection consists of documents, photographs, 35mm slides, and two scrapbooks.

Dates: 1936-2012; Majority of material found within 1965-1997

Rochester Preservation Board Records

 Collection — Box: 1-6
Identifier: 2012.011
Dates: 1966-2001; Majority of material found within Bulk 1966-1979

Rochester Public Library Communications/Graphics Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2014-059
Scope and Contents

The Rochester Public Library Communications/Graphics Department provides advertising and other graphic design services across the Rochester Public Library. Materials in the collection include programming, City sesquicentennial, building design, clippings, miscellaneous. Also includes some Rochester Images materials (late 1990s-2000s) in Box 2. Materials in the collection date from 1974 to 2002.

Dates: 1974-2002

Rochester Public Library Local History Division Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2014-054
Scope and Content Note

The Local History Division of the Rochester Public Library is responsible for maintaining collections on and providing public services related to the history of Rochester, New York and the surrounding area. Materials in the collection consist of annual reports and budgets. They date from the 1930s to the 1960s.

Dates: 1936-1993

Rochester Public Library Radio Broadcasts Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2015-017
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of scripts for the library's weekly radio broadcast on WHEC, and includes records from the library's radio committee. The materials in the collection date from 1931 to 1959.

Dates: 1931, 1938-1941,1943-1959, undated

Rochester Public Library Records

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2015-020
Scope and Content Note

This collection consists of statistics from the acquisitions and cataloging departments regarding expenditures by genre and broken down by branches and stations. Also includes deaccession statistics. These materials date between 1917 and 1930.

Dates: 1917-1930

Rochester public works photographic album leaves collection

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: 2018-022
Abstract

This collection consists of photographs attached to album leaves, possibly removed from multiple albums. The photographs show multiple public works projects under construction in Rochester, NY during 1913 and 1918.

Dates: 1913, 1918

Rochester Red Men's Club collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2015-031
Content Description

Photographs, programs, and various ephemera documenting the Red Men's Club in Rochester, c. 1940-1950. Includes a few items related to the Jungle Club house band, for which the donors' father, Everett "Doc" VanNess played saxophone.

Dates: 1939-1949, undated

Rochester Scrapbook Photographs

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2014-067
Scope and Content Note

This collection consists of photographs of adults and children, farmyard/barn scenes, urban housing, and welfare programs, all removed from what was known as the "Rochester Scrapbook." The images date to the early 1900s, and are believed to be related to Dr. Goler's clean milk campaign.

Dates: Early 1900s

Rochester subway construction photographs collection

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2018-026
Abstract

This is a collection of photographic albums and other materials primarily regarding the construction of the Rochester subway system, under the direction of Mayor Clarence D. Van Zandt. A few items are related to Van Zandt's personal and political life. The materials date between 1909 and 1925.

Dates: 1909 - 1926

Rochester Transit Corporation Twenty-Five Year Club scrapbook

 Item — Box: 1, Volume: 1
Identifier: 2018-019
Abstract

This collection consists of a scrapbook believed to have been created by Ella Troughton, a Rochester Transit employee, to record the activities of the Rochester Transit Corporation Twenty-Five Year Club between 1947 and 1954.

Dates: 1947 - 1954

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