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Collection of Rochester and regional post cards
This collection consists of 194 postcards from Rochester, N. Y., the surrounding region and New York State, dating from the 1890s to the 1910s.
Collection of Rochester and Regional School Records
This artificial collection contains school records, minute books, roll books, and other documentary materials related to the history of schools in Rochester, N. Y. and the surrounding region. The schools represented include the Cruttenden School, the DeGraaf Collegiate Institute, King Seminary (also known as Briggs Place School), Washington Junior High School, several public school districts and the City Normal School Faculty Club. The materials date between 1819 and 1970.
Collection of the Pond family papers
This collection consists of court records, ledgers, letters receipts, oil mill records, and a diploma from member of the Pond family including GW. Pond, Elias Pond, Carolum Frederickum Pond, etc.
Collection on General George Armstrong Custer
This collection consists of various paper materials in regards to General George Custer. Within the collection are newspaper clippings, correspondence between Custer and his cousin Augusta, and program material from a reunion of military groups.
Collection on the Rochester Red Wings
This collection consists of historical and statistical material collected on the Rochester Red Wings baseball team and its predecessors. The material covers the years from 1877 to 1994. It includes team rosters, statistical material on individual players and teams, photocopies of articles and books on the Red Wings and other Rochester baseball teams, and a few items of ephemera.
Collection on the Rochester Sesquicentennial
This collection consists of materials related to the Rochester Sesquicentennial celebration in 1984. Practically all of the materials date from that year. The materials consist of posters, newspaper clippings, a press packet, realia, ephemera, pamphlets, fliers, programs, photographs and postcards.
Colonel John M. Swan papers
This collection consists of the papers of Dr. John M. Swan of Rochester, New York, a leader of the Medical Officers' Reserve and founder of Base Hospital 19 during the First World War. The materials date between 1922 and 1941. The records include letters, reports, memoranda, photographs and other materials.
Colonel Samuel P. Moulthrop papers
This collection consists of the records of Rochester, New York educator Col. Samuel P. Moulthrop, a leader in the city's schools and the Boy Scout movement. The materials date from 1887 to 1931. The frecords consist primarily of letters, along with a small group of calling cards.
Commercial Controls scrapbook
Includes a scrapbook created by employees of the Commercial Controls Corporation in Rochester, NY, between 1946 and 1948. The scrapbook includes newspaper and magazine clippings, radio transcripts and other materials relating to product development and advertising of the period. The coverage includes the acquisition of the Just-O-Writer company and the development of the first postage stamp vending machine.
Community War Memorial Construction Photographs
This collection consists of 63 black and white photographic prints depicting the construction of Rochester's Community War Memorial arena between 1951 and 1955. The photographs depict many elements of the project not typically seen, such as plumbing and HVAC installation. They were taken by Al Piccoli, a professional photographer, though it is unknown if he created them under contract or out of personal interest.
Concert Program Collection
This is an artificial collection of concert programs and associated ephemera collected from various sources. The materials date from 1851 to present, providing a snapshot of Rochester's musical culture over the past 175 years.
Corpus Christi School Historical Documentation Records
Cosmopolitan Club of Rochester Records
The Cosmopolitan Club of Rochester sought to foster better understanding of diverse cultures. The materials in this collection date from 1943 to 1959. The records include minutes, correspondence, membership cards, photographs, clippings, programs, etc.
Crapsey Family Papers
This collection consists of the papers of Algernon Sidney and Adelaide Trowbridge Crapsey. Algernon was an Episcopal priest defrocked for heresy in 1906, while his wfe, Adelaide Trowbridge, was a successful businesswoman. Their daughter, Adelaide, was a noted poet before her premature death. This collection consists of their personal papers, including correspondence, publications and manuscripts. The materials date between 1894 and 1944.
Crowe-Maxfield Papers
D. Eddy Barnes compositions
Daily Record records
This collection consists of 51 books containing records and accounts kept by The Daily Record in Rochester New York from 1908 to 1944.
Dan McBride collection of Rochester (N.Y.) fire department scrapbooks
The McBride collection consists of materials collected by Dan McBride as part of the research carried out for his book. In The Finest Tradition. It consists primarily of scrapbooks assembled by various fire houses around Rochester, N. Y., between 1945 and 1975. Other materials include photographs, clippings, art work and loose scrapbook leaves dating from 1860 to 2022. The third series comprises McBride's research notes and image file collection for the book.
Daniel P. Allen Papers
This collection consis of the papers of Daniel P. Allen, the brother-in-law of Joseph Harris of the Harris Seed Company. The materials date between 1800 and 1865, with a bulk of the materials dated between 1844-1865. The records are comprised of correspondence, United States Army forms, vouchers and receipts, and graphic materials.
Daniel Penfield Land Agreement
This collection consists of an agreement for the sale of the Fourth Range in Township Number Thirteen from Daniel Penfield to Salmon Fuller and Caleb Hopkins. Signed by Zachariah Seymour for Penfield. (Seymour was brother-in-law to Oliver Phelps.) This document laid the basis for the foundation of the town of Penfield. It dates to 1805.