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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

H. O. Waugh Hardware records

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2019-049
Abstract

This collection consists of records from H. O. Waugh Hardware, a Rochester, N.Y., hardware store and home heatin installer. The records date between 1935 and 1950. They consist of installation proposals, recipts and job notes.

Dates: 1935-1950

Harold S. Hacker Papers

 Collection — Box: 1-6
Identifier: 2014-011
Abstract

This collection consists of the papers of Harold S. Hacker, Director of the Rochester Public Library from 1954 to 1978 and the "father of WXXI", the first noncommercial public broadcasting television station in the Rochester area. The materials date between 1929 and 2004. The papers are comprised of Harold Hacker's personal and professional correspondence, speeches, reports, newspaper clippings, publications, and awards.

Dates: 1929-2004

Harold Schuler Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2024-064
Content Description This collection consists of two bodies of material. First, there are scripts, research notes, and images collected for tours that Schuler created related to the history of the Maplewood neighborhood and Maplewood Park. Second, Schuler served as an unofficial photographer for Rochester's 2001 Horses on Parade public art project, connecting with the artists to document the horses' creation and to record many of them on display. The collection includes hundreds of both photographic prints and...
Dates: 2000-2002

Harriet Seelye Rhees manuscripts

 Collection — Folder: 1-3
Identifier: 2024-021
Dates: 9999

Harvard Club of Rochester Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2020-029
Content Description

Two folders containing correspondence, notes, publications and ephemera from the Harvard Club of Rochester. The materials date between 1941 and 1954.

Dates: Ca. 1941-1954

Harvey A. Rosenthal papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2017-013
Abstract

This collection includes scrapbooks and training manuals from Harvey Rosenthal's time in high school and as a soldier in the 3rd New York Volunteers during the Spanish-American War.

Dates: 1894 - 1898

Haws Family Papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2025-004
Abstract

This collection consists of legal documents and deeds belonging to the Haws family. The documents range from 1808 - 1925. The Haws family lived in West Bloomfield, New York. The family owned land for farming. Many of the documents in the collection are for land deeds. The collection is compromised of land deeds, lawyer correspondance and undated articles.

Dates: September 1808 - July 1925

Health Association of Rochester and Monroe County Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2004-002
Abstract The records of the Health Association of Rochester and Monroe County, which date from the year of its founding in 1917 as the Rochester Tuberculosis Committee, describe the organization’s efforts to prevent, treat, and cure tuberculosis in the Rochester and Monroe County areas. The collection includes founding documents, annual reports, histories, meeting minutes, photographs, newsletters, reports, glass slides, and ephemera. The organization would evolve to encompass practically all aspects...
Dates: 1917-2004

Helen Jones files on the Citizen's City Planning and Housing Council

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 2020-003
Abstract

This collection consists of the records of the Citizen's City Planning and Housing Council, an organization founded in 1940 to advocate for the development of new and affordable housing in the city of Rochester. The materials date between 1938 and 1945. They consist of administrative documents, bylaws, publications minutes of the Board of Directors and a scrapbook that predates the organization's formal creation.

Dates: 1938-1945

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