Library directors -- United States

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.

This collection consists of the records of John Adams Lowe, noted library administrator and director of the Rochester (N.Y.) Public Library from 1932 to 1952. The materials date from 1916 to 1950. The records include typescripts of two of his books, a scrapbook, and other personal papers.