Skip to main content Skip to search results

Showing Collections: 141 - 160 of 422

George and George Herman Ellwanger papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2019-025
Abstract

This collection consists of records from Rochester nursery owner George Ellwanger and his son, George H. Ellwanger. The materials date between 1840 and 1901, and consist of letters, calling cards, trade cards and an etching.

Dates: 1840-1901

George Aylesworth Scrapbook

 Collection — Volume: 1
Identifier: 2021-008
Content Description This scrapbook was created by George Aylesworth, a 1911 graduate of Rochester's East High School. The scrapbook documents his graduating class and life in the years following his graduation, including elements of his relationship with his eventual wife, Elsie Duncan. It also includes some material related to his involvement with the Y.M.C.A. as a trainer.; professionally, he made his career as a draftsman. The scrapbook includes many greeting cards, calling cards and photographs. Of note is...
Dates: 1911-1919

George C. Latta and George C. Latta, Jr. Papers

 Collection — Volume: 1-4
Identifier: 2020-017
Content Description

Four bound ledger books dating between 1834 and 1871.

Dates: 1834-1871

George D. Stillson resident engineer letters

 Collection — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: 2017-012
Abstract

This collection consists of letters written in February and March of 1849 in support of the candidacy of George D. Stillson for the office of resident engineer for the Genesee Valley Canal.

Dates: 1849-02-03 - 1849-03-14

George Eastman papers

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: 2014-031
Scope and Contents

Carbon copies of correspondence from George Eastman regarding African hunting trip. Includes travel itineraries. Materials date from 1927 and 1928.

Dates: 1927-1928

George Goler Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2014-071
Abstract

The George W. Goler papers consists of the personal records of Rochester, New York Public Health Officer George W. Goler (1864-1940). The papers date from 1857 to 1945, with the bulk between 1893 and 1935. They include correspondence, subject files, notebooks, reports, photographs and other documents.

Dates: 1857-1945; Majority of material found within 1893-1935

George Graham Papers

 File — Box: 1
Identifier: 2025-020
Content Description

This collection contains letters written to George Graham between the years of 1943-1944

Dates: 1943 - 1944

George Lusk Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2023-012
Content Description This collection consists of personal papers of George Lusk (February 6, 1911-December 26, 1997), who served as Town of Chili Supervisor, Deputy Monroe County Clerk, and Monroe County Historian among other positions during many years in politics. The materials in this collection mostly come from his time as County Historian; some items, mostly photographic prints, represent other periods in his career. The materials include original and reproduced documents, books, ephemera and photographic...
Dates: 1914-2014

George M. B. Hawley Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2014-017
Scope and Content Note George M. B. Hawley was a Geneva, New York attorney and historian. He collected materials related to the early history of central New York. His papers include manuscripts, correspondence, newspaper articles, photographs regarding Tucson Artifacts (excavated 1924-1925), Pulteney Estates as well as others; map of homestead farm belonging to William Potter, Rhode Island, 1800. Contains deeds to Pulteney Estate land sales.Also includes a rare slave registration document from Ontario County,...
Dates: 1783-1941

George S. Riley papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2017-010
Abstract

The George S. Riley papers includes two folders of documents, the first concerning Riley's writings on temperance and the second a selection of personal papers and documents.

Dates: 1847 - 1905

George W. Aldridge papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2019-016
Abstract

This collection consists of the papers of Rochester, New York politician and businessman George W. Aldridge. The materials date from 1864 to 1922, with the bulk created between 1896 and 1899. The materials consist of letters, telegrams, business and legal papers, three ledger books (two from George W. Aldridge I), a scrapbook, a program from the 1905 Lincoln Dinner at the Republican Club of New York, and memorial resolutions offered to Aldridge's family upon his death.

Dates: 1864-1922; Undated.; Majority of material found within 1896-1899

George W. Rafter Photomicrography Plates

 Collection — Box: 1-3
Identifier: 2014-019
Scope and Content Note

A collection of about 106 mounted albumen prints created by George W. Rafter, a practitioner of high-powered photomicrography. In addition are a report by Rafter documenting his work and a modern reprint of an article he wrote for the Society of Microscopists. Plates 1-88 are described by a detailed inventory in folder 1; the descriptions here are abbreviated. Items 89-106 are smaller format prints, solely described from notes on the items themselves. Dated materials are from 1888.

Dates: 1888

Geraldine Kingsbury Genealogy Collection

 Collection — Box: 1-3
Identifier: 2020-046
Content Description This collection consists of material on family genealogy assembled by Geraldine Kingsbury of Rochester, N.Y. The collection focuses on the Greentree, Stern, and Wile families, including material on the important involvement of all three families in Rochester’s clothing industry. Additional material relates to Jewish genealogy both in general and in relation to Ms. Kingsbury’s extended family. A comprehensive typescript family history written by Ms. Kingsbury rounds out the collection....
Dates: 1894-2000, undated.

Gerard Benjamin Fleet Hallock Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2014-015
Scope and Contents

Rev. Hallock was a minister at Brick Presbyterian Church and first editor of Brick Church Life. The materials in the collection date between 1880 and the 1950s. They consist of correspondence, sermons, lectures and serials.

Dates: 1880-1950s

Gerrit Smith papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2024-045
Content Description

This collection consists of a letter to President Johnson from Gerrit Smith, biographical notes, periodical, and correspondence of Gerrit Smith, abolitionist.

Dates: 1865

Gladys Reid Holton War Council Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2014-43
Scope and Contents

Gladys Reid Holton was the executive secretary of the consumer division and community service section of the Monroe County War Council during World War Two. She assembled the materials in this collection, consisting of pamphlets, meeting notices and minutes, arm bands, and tags from WWI and WWII. Included are her radio scripts on home economics, broadcast over local stations. The materials date from 1917 to 1945.

Dates: 1917-1945

Greater Rochester Rose Society Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2021-014
Content Description

The Greater Rochester Rose Society is an organization dedicated to promoting rose horticulture and care, and the appreciation of the rose flower. The organization's records consists of operating records, press releases, event programs and other materials produced by the Society between 1919 and 2018. They also include some material related to the history of the Maplewood Rose Garden.

Dates: 1919-2018

Greeting and Valentine card collection

 Collection — Box: 1-2
Identifier: 2024-032
Dates: 1880-1940

Grenell Family Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2021-015
Content Description This collection consists of two ledger books recording transactions at a grocery business presumably employing a member of the Grenell family in Rochester in 1858-1860. The two ledgers provide a detailed register of sales starting on May 20, 1858 and ending July 25, 1860. The scale of the transactions suggests the business engaged in both wholesale and retail trade. The collection also includes an account book and a letter, which confirm the creators of this collection as Francis...
Dates: May 20, 1858-1882

H. F. Huntington Autograph Book

 Collection — Volume: 1
Identifier: 2021-003
Content Description

This collection consists of a bound notebook with pasted-in autographs from numerous notable Americans of the late 1850s, assembled by Henry Fitch (H. F.) Huntington. Also includes pressed flowers, accounts, and handwriting practice. The autographs date between 1858 and 1860; the other content likely dates from the same time period.

Dates: 1858-1860

Filter Results

Additional filters:

Repository
Local History & Genealogy Division 406
Office of the City Historian 16
 
Subject
Correspondence 17
Clubs -- New York (State) -- Rochester 15
Gay rights 15
Architecture, American -- New York (State) -- Rochester 13
Real property 12
∨ more
Family life 11
World War, 1914-1918 11
World War, 1939-1945 11
Gay culture 10
World War, 1914-1918 -- New York (State) -- Rochester 10
AIDS (Disease)--United States 9
Photography -- New York (State) -- Rochester 9
Rochester (N.Y.) -- Politics and government 9
Account books 8
City planning -- New York (State) -- Rochester 8
Parks--New York (State)--Rochester. 8
Postcards. 8
Public health -- New York (State) -- Rochester 8
Rochester (N.Y.) -- Social conditions 8
Schools -- New York (State) -- Rochester 8
Banks and banking. 7
Libraries -- New York (State) -- Rochester 7
Societies and clubs 7
Women’s rights -- New York (State) -- History 7
Community development -- New York (State) -- Rochester 6
Community organizations -- New York (State) -- Rochester 6
Department stores -- New York (State) -- Rochester 6
Families--United States History--20th century 6
Farming -- New York (State) 6
Immigration 6
Immigration and society 6
Land settlement. 6
Monroe County (N.Y.) 6
Monroe County (N.Y.) -- Politics and government 6
Receipts (acknowledgements) 6
Rochester (N.Y.) 6
Rochester (N.Y.) -- Newspapers 6
Scrapbooks 6
Soldiers--United States--Correspondence. 6
AIDS (Disease)--Prevention 5
Agriculture -- New York (State) 5
Artists -- New York (State) -- Rochester 5
Commercial real estate. 5
Families--United States History--19th century 5
Genealogy--New York (State) 5
Housing -- New York (State) -- Rochester 5
Photographers -- New York (State) -- Rochester 5
Physicians--United States. 5
Real estate business 5
Rochester (N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century 5
Rochester (N.Y.)--History. 5
Wayne County (N.Y.) 5
Women -- Social conditions -- 20th century 5
Women -- Societies and clubs 5
African Americans--New York (State)--Rochester 4
Banks and banking--History. 4
Canals -- United States 4
Chamber of Commerce (Rochester, N.Y.) 4
Civic improvement -- New York (State) -- Rochester 4
Community theater -- New York (State) -- Rochester 4
Ephemera. 4
Flour Mills -- New York (State) -- Rochester 4
Gay choirs 4
Genealogy & local history 4
Lawyers--New York (State)--New York--Biography. 4
Lawyers. 4
Letters. 4
Monuments & memorials -- New York -- Monroe County 4
Naturalization. 4
Ontario County (N.Y.) 4
Philanthropists—New York (State)—Rochester 4
Photographs--1880-1920. 4
Photography -- History 4
Poetry. 4
Portrait photography. 4
Pulteney Estate -- New York (State) 4
Religion and social problems -- New York (State) 4
Rochester (N.Y.) -- Church history 4
Rochester (N.Y.) -- History -- 20th century 4
Same-sex marriage 4
Social action -- New York (State) -- Rochester 4
Theater -- New York (State) -- Rochester -- History -- 20th century 4
Women -- Education -- New York (State) -- Rochester 4
Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- New York (State) -- History 4
Women -- New York (State) -- Rochester -- Societies and clubs 4
Women -- Political activity -- New York (State) -- History. 4
AIDS (Disease)--Patients--Services for--United States. 3
Abolitionists. 3
Architecture -- 1880-1940 3
Booksellers and bookselling 3
Bridges -- New York (State) -- Rochester 3
Building 3
Choirs (Music)--United States 3
Cities and towns--Growth 3
Clothing industry -- New York (State) -- Rochester 3
Commission merchants. 3
Contracts for deeds 3
Education, Secondary -- New York (State) -- Rochester 3
Educational planning -- New York (State) -- Rochester 3
Educational television stations -- New York (State) -- Rochester 3
+ ∧ less
 
Language
English 420
Yiddish 2
German 1
 
Names
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