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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 Savings Bank Papers

 File — Box: 1
Identifier: 2025-025
Content Description

This collection contains a series of reconciliation statements for Rochester Savings Bank bonds paid on at other banks between the years of 1841-1848

Dates: 1841-1848

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

Rochester War Council Records

 Record Group
Identifier: 1945-001
Dates: 1939-1945

Rochester Women’s Educational and Industrial Union Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2014-005
Abstract The Rochester Women’s Educational and Industrial Union Records document an organization established in 1893 to improve educational, social, and economic conditions for women and children. The collection includes business and financial records, including meeting minutes, financial statements, and correspondence; philanthropic papers documenting numerous charitable projects; commemorative and promotional materials, including newsletters, flyers, and anniversary booklets; visual materials...
Dates: 1893-1993

Rochesterville Treasurer's Ledger

 Item — Volume: 1
Identifier: 2018-001
Dates: 1827-1835

Roger B. Smith Photograph collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2014-074
Abstract

This photographic archive of Roger Bernard Smith's work comprises color slides, black & white negatives, and contact sheets representing 1,000+ photographs. The collection provides visual insight into an underdocumented period of the Rochester/Monroe County area over a 25-year period.

Dates: 1967-1991

Raymond L. Rohner Papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2014-004
Abstract The Raymond L. Rohner Papers consist mainly of letters from Rohner, who served as a medic in World War II, to his wife Else. While the letters from 1943-1945 document wartime conditions and military procedures and practices, the earlier letters from 1936-1938 paint a picture of the courtship between Raymond and Else. Rohner wrote in a humorous and detailed style, often including drawings to illustrate his narrative. Of special note are the holiday greetings Rohner sent to Else during his...
Dates: 1936-1938, 1943-1945; 1943 - 1945

Roundabout Club of Rochester Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2014-021
Scope and Content Note The Roundabout Club of Rochester was a women's study club; intially dedicated to studying foreign countries and, later, literature. The materials in the collection date from 1885 to 1945. They include meeting minutes, research papers, Constitution and Bylaws, 1895; programs; correspondence; memorials to deceased members. “The Granite File” box; label: ‘Ms B The Roundabout Club Rochester, NY. Minutes, 1927/28-1944/45, 15 v. loose-leaf; Ms B The Roundabout Club Rochester, NY. History by Miss...
Dates: 1885-1945

Samuel D. Porter Daybook

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2024-049
Content Description

Consists of credit and debit entries for the bookstore of Samuel D. Porter, Rochester, New York based abolitionist.

Dates: 1841-1842

Schuyler Family Papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2025-012
Content Description

This collection consists of receipts, correspondence, property deeds, mortgages, etc. of David Schuyler family that span 1831 to 1937.

Most correspondence addressed to the Schuylers were between family members in the reigon. Most receipts were to record farming expenses and credit repayments. Insurance policies describe the monetary extent of the Schuyler family farm.

Dates: 1831-1937

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