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Collection of Bills and Receipts
This is an artificial collection comprised of bills and receipts collected by the Rochester Public Library's Local History Division over several decades. The materials in the collection date between 1808 and 1971, and represent hundreds of Rochester businesses.
Collection of Cabinet Card photographs
This collection consists of seven cabinet card photographs taken in Rochester, New York, circa 1885-1890. The cabinet cards are all anonymous portraits, but 6 of the 7 identify the photographer.
Collection of Early Photographic Materials
Collection of Lantern Slides of Early Rochester Maps
This collection consists of two sets of lantern slides of images of early maps of the Rochester area. A few slides show political cartoons and photographs of early Rochester. The origin of this collection and the date of its creation is unknown, but some of the maps and images contained therein may be unique.
Collection of Miscellaneous Glass Negatives & Lantern Slides
This is an artificial collection that provides a home for glass plate negatives and lantern slides that lack provenance. The collection consists of two groups of materials: The first includes 23 glass negatives of the interior of a house on Mt. Hope Avenue and the people who lived there. The second contains 11 lantern slides depicting various European sites.
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.