Susan Brownell Anthony (1820-1906) was an American reformer and advocate of woman’s rights. She crusaded for temperance and the abolition of slavery, but is best known for her work in the national woman’s suffrage movement, which culminated in the passage of the 19th Amendment to the constitution.

The collection contains correspondence and miscellaneous printed material dealing with Miss Anthony and the suffrage movement. The letters also deal with family and personal matters.

This collection consists of event programs, photographs and papers related to gay and women's cultural groups, especially choirs, collected by Susan David of Rochester, N. Y., between 1983 and 1998.

This collection consists of the personal papers of Susan Jordan, a feminist, LGBTQ+ rights activist, and social justice advocate based in Rochester, New York. The materials date between 1977 and 2018 with the bulk of materials dating between 1977 and 1990. The papers are comprised of scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, an unpublished poetry manuscript, and a bound volume of poetry. The scrapbooks have been digitized and are accessible as PDF files.

This collection consists of two diaries from rural Monroe County in the mid-to-late ninteenth century. The diary of George Gallup dates from 1848 to 1858 and was written in Sweden, New York, while the diary of Frank and Rosa Rowley was written in Hilton, New York, between 1885 and 1889. The diaries discuss the daily activities of the authors during these years.

This item is a receipt for a map of the road running from the Genesee River to Lewiston on the Niagara River through the town of Murray, completed by Philetas Swift and Caleb Hopkins. The receipt was written by Joshua Field, Town Clerk of Murray, N.Y. The receipt is dated September 25, 1815.

This collection consists of a scrapbook created by Thomas P. Stowell, Rochester, New York based fire insurance adjuster and investigator for Aetna. The scrapbook dates between 1846 to 1878. The scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings, correspondence, and notes related to the Phelps Dodge and Co. fire.

This collection consists of the personal papers of Tim Sally, a grassroots LGBTQ+ and human rights activist originally from Rochester, New York. The materials date between 1956 and 2022, with the bulk of the materials dated between 1979 and 2016. The materials are comprised of personal documents, correspondence, newspaper clippings, periodicals, photographs, academic journal articles, ephemera, realia, audio/visual cassettes, and digital materials.

The Tom Privitere collection consists of ephemera assembled by gay rights activist and labor leader Tom Privitere. The material dates from 1992 to 2006, and consists of posters, clothing, pins and a certificate.

The Travelers' Club of Rochester was a women's study club dedicated to discussing travel and history. The materials in the collection include programs, meeting minutes, newspaper clippings. Bound books of minutes, 1916-1965. Overall collection dates are from 1893 to 1985.

This collection consists of the records of the Rochester, N.Y., operations of the United Services Organizations during the Second World War. Materials in this collection include activities programs, newsletters, publications, correspondence, blueprints, negatives, and photographs. The materials date between 1943 and 1946.

This collection documents photographically public health concerns in Rochester, New York from the late 1890s to the early 1920s. The materials consist of photographs, film negatives, glass plate negatives, and one scrapbook. Photos of the milk station, Hope Hospital, and the municipal hospital are included. Possibly taken by George Goler to document sanitary conditions.

Of special note: Scrapbook of photos of smallpox victims at Hope Hospital (Box 8).

The Urbanarium Records document a local citizens’ organization that operated in the 1970s through the early 1980s to address community needs and opportunities in the greater Rochester area. The collection includes reports, correspondence, charts, financial records, meeting minutes, scrapbooks, negatives and contact sheets documenting the organization’s planning phase, administrative and financial operations, and programs.

This collection includes multiple folders full of loose recipe pages, clippings, and a recipe book. Also included are: two letters, an account book, a Methodist sewing circle meeting book, a rochester poll list, the diary of a Civil War soldier, and receipts and statements.

This collection consists of the records for the Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge, Genesee Valley Chapter. The materials date between 1944 and 2009, with a bulk of the materials dated between 1998 and 2009. The materials consists of meeting minutes, financial records, administrative documents, newspaper articles, events, and newsletters.