This collection consists of the records and news coverage of the Rochester Civic Garden Center acquired from the Center when it downsized upon its closure in 2018. The materials consist of scrapbooks, newspapers and magazines, posters and maps, photo albums, and published books dating between 1881 and 2013 on gardens and green spaces in the Rochester area.

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,

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.