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Society for Total Emergency Programs (STEP) Council of the Genesee Valley Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2026-016
Abstract

This collection consists of the records of the Society for Total Emergency Programs (STEP) of the Genessee Valley. The materials date from 1963 to approximately 2020. The records are comprised of meeting minutes, financial records, correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, and other ephemera.

Dates: 1963-2020 (Approximate)

Sodus Bay Phalanx Record Book

 Item — Volume: 1
Identifier: 2015-022
Scope and Contents

This record book lists name, number in family, occupation, place of residence, personal property, amount of cash on hand, and remarks of people wishing to join the Sodus Bay Phalanx. The Phalanx itself was a Fourieran socialist group that lived near Sodus Bay from 1844 to 1846. The record book dates from 1844.

Dates: 1844

Special Projects

 Series
Identifier: OCH-ARC-0010
Abstract

This series contains papers detailing specific projects undertaken by the City Historian. The papers comprise of meeting and research notes, correspondence, programs, photographs and newspaper clippings and articles. For some projects, the papers do not fit into standard storage containers and are housed in oversized storage boxes.

Dates: 1921 - 2004

Stereograph Collection

 Collection — Box: 1-3
Identifier: 2013-012
Content Description This unique collection of almost 325 prints in stereoscopic views, centers mainly on photographs taken in the Rochester, New York area between 1865 and 1900. Supplementing this collection are stereographs from other regions of New York State and other states. Very few items are unidentified. The majority of the items were taken by local photographers, but a few are from other New York State and non-local creators. Some items are heavily annotated on the back, but most are...
Dates: 1865-1900

Sterling and Houston family papers

 Collection — Carton: 1
Identifier: 2024-057
Content Description

Consists of legal and land documents for William and Richard Sterling. Also includes manumission papers for Jane Reynolds, newspaper clippings, genealogy materials, and correspondence of Charlotte Houston.

Dates: 1802-1938

Steve Lovi collection on the Atlantic-Beacon Sculpture Committee

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2019-001
Abstract

This collection consists of documents, images, audiovisual materials and ephemera associated with the Atlantic-Beacon Sculpture Committee. The materials were accumulated by Steve Lovi during his time serving on the Atlantic-Beacon Sculpture Committee from 2003 to 2005, and reflect the work of the committee and its engagement with the Neighborhood of the Arts community.

Dates: 2003-2005

Stewart family papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2019-034
Abstract

This collection consists of letters and other manuscript records from the Stewart family of Albion, New York. The materials date between 1879 and 1888.

Dates: 1879-1888

"Study Made of the Clothing Industry in Rochester, NY" manuscript and notes

 Collection — Container: 1
Identifier: 2024-024
Dates: c. 1919-1923

Susan B. Anthony 2016 Election Gravesite Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2016-001
Dates: November 8, 2016

Susan B. Anthony Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2014-039
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1830-2006

Susan David collection on gay and women's culture in Rochester (N. Y.)

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2019-006
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1983-1998; Majority of material found within 1992-1997

Susan Jordan papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2024-063
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1977 - 2018; Majority of material found within 1977 - 1990

Susan Kinsey collection of 19th century Monroe County diaries

 Item — Volume: 1-3
Identifier: 2018-030
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1848 to 1858; 1885 to 1889

Swift and Hopkins map receipt

 Collection — Carton: A01
Identifier: 2025-030
Content Description

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.

Dates: September 25, 1815

Thomas McIntyre account book

 Item — Box: 1
Identifier: 2026-009
Content Description

This collection consists of one account book held by Thomas McIntyre from 1859-1874

Dates: 1859 - 1874

Thomas P. Stowell scrapbook

 Collection — Volume: 1
Identifier: 2018-006
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1846-1878

Thomas Van Tuyl account books

 Collection — Container: 1-4
Identifier: 2024-023
Dates: 1849-1852

Tim O. Mains Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2025-006
Abstract This collection consists of the personal and professional papers of Tim O. Mains (1948-2021), a career educator and elected official from Rochester, New York. Mains was the first openly gay elected official in New York State and the first openly gay member of the Rochester City Council (1985). The materials date between 1972 and 2021 with the bulk of materials dating between 1985 and 2015. The papers are comprised of correspondence, memorandums, legal documents, speeches, guest essays,...
Dates: 1972 - 2021; Majority of material found within 1985 - 2015

Tim Sally Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2024-059
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1957-2022

Timothy Davis photograph collection

 File — Box: 1
Identifier: 2024-061
Content Description This collection consists of the personal photograph collection of Timothy Davis, a resident of Rochester, New York. At his passing, Davis possessed three distinct, historically significant groups of photographs in his collection. They consist of photos of sewer construction in Rochester c.1915 in an album entitled “Album #3” and many photo negatives of the Civilian Conservation Corp c.1938 Camp DC15 in Juniper Flats, Likely, CA. There are also two glass plate negatives of the Court St...
Dates: 1893 - ca. 1938

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Ontario County (N.Y.) 4
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ledgers (account books) 4
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Shoulders to Stand On 31
Mains, Tim (08-04-1948-12-30-2021) 3
Aetna Insurance Company 1
Agnes Ferguson 1
Alfred Hugo Langklotz 1
Atlantic-Beacon Sculpture Commitee 1
Brandon, Abbie H. 1
Brandon, Evelyn (Evelyn Nancy Brandon) 1
Brandon, Golden O. 1
Brandon, Julia 1
Butterick, Ebenezer 1
Calvary Presbyterian Church (Rochester, N. Y.) (1851-1972) 1
Charlene Scaife 1
Citizen's City Planning and Housing Council. 1
Civil Service Employees Association (N.Y.) 1
Cohen, Harry Z. 1
Cook Opera House (Rochester, N.Y.) 1
Cora Reynolds 1
Dorothy McNeill 1
Emmerling, Fred 1
Emmerling, Leonie 1
Famous Artists Country Playhouse (Rochester, N.Y.) 1
Finch, Charles E., Director of Immigrant Education 1
GeVa Theatre (Rochester, N.Y.) 1
Genealogy Round Table of Monroe County 1
Green Family 1
John March 1
John W. Reay 1
Jordan Family (Rochester, N.Y) 1
Jordan, Anthony L, Dr. 1
Kodak Genealogical Club 1
Little Theatre (Rochester, N.Y.) 1
Louis Ferraro 1
Lyceum Theatre (Rochester, N.Y.) 1
March Family 1
Marjorie Mandeville 1
Mills 1
Mills, George C. 1
Mills, Isaac 1
Mrs. Stirling 1
Phelps, Dodge & Co. 1
Phyllis Ferraro 1
Rochester Association of Performing Arts (Rochester, N.Y.) 1
Rochester Broadway Theatre League (Rochester, N.Y.) 1
Rochester Community Players (Rochester, N.Y.) 1
Roosevelt, Theodore, President of the United States 1
Shepard, Nathaniel 1
Stowell, Thomas P. 1
Swift, Emma 1
Thelma March 1
Town and Country Playhouse (Rochester, N.Y.) 1
Townsend, Fred William 1
Weider Family 1
Whitney 1
Workmen's Circle 1