World War, 1914-1918 -- New York (State) -- Rochester
Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:
District Board Division Number 2 Western Federal Judicial District, State of New York Records
Gladys Reid Holton War Council Collection
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.
Helen Knox Scrapbooks
Two scrapbooks created by Mrs. Helena M. (Langlow) Knox of Rochester, New York. The scrapbooks concern the involvement of Rochesterians, including herself, with relief efforts in the two World Wars.The scrapbook on the First World War dates between 1917 and 1918, while the scrapbook on the Second World War dates between 1941 and 1946.
Helen Knox Scrapbooks
Isaac Adler Papers
Isaac Adler Papers
Various personal papers of Isaac Adler, including financial documents, minutes of the Municipal Government Plan Committee (on which he served) and a journal of his time as a Jewish welfare worker during World War I.
Monroe County Defense Committee Records
The Monroe County Defense Committe was the local representation of the Council of National Defense, a federal organization that coordinated war work on the home front in World War One. Materials in this collection include pass books, correspondence, memos, membership cards, receipts, orders, reports, and minutes.
National League for Woman's Service Records
The National League for Woman's Service was a patriotic organization that provided training and leadership for women's efforts to support the war effort during World War One across the United States. This collection includes enrollment forms, correspondence, and program information along with service registration forms from residents of Fairport, Rochester, Honeoye Falls. The materials date from 1916 to 1919.
Office of the City Historian Records
Office of the City Historian Records
This collection consists of the records created during daily activities of past Rochester City Historians, Joseph Barnes, Edward Foreman, Blake McKelvey, and Ruth Rosenberg-Naparsteck. The materials date between 1818 and 2007. The records consist of correspondence, special projects, publications, events, and subject research files.
Pearl Harbor Memories Collection
Democrat & Chronicle readers' memories of where they were when Pearl Harbor was attacked.
Series X: World War Service Record correspondence, 1918-1934
This series consists of the papers regarding the publication of the World War Service Record, a three volume publication of all soldiers, sailors, and marines from Rochester, New York that served in World War I. The materials are dated between 1922 and 1930. The materials consist of correspondence, reports from each town and village in Monroe county, newspaper clippings, bids, and mailing lists.
Sub-series H: Research notes, 1937-1970
This series is comprised of Rochester City Historian Blake McKelvey's research notes used to write his four volume history of Rochester, New York. The materials were assembled between 1937 and 1970. The series includes handwritten transcriptions of newspaper articles and journals; newspaper clippings, source and illustration citations, pamphlets, and notes.
World War I War Effort Ephemera Collection
This collection consists of ephemera regarding the local Rochester war effort in the First World War. The materials date between 1914 and 1918, They include flyers, brochures, pamphlets, and posters related to the local war effort.
World War One Widows, Rochester, New York, Chapter 4 Records
This collection consists of records of Rochester, New York, Chapter 4, of World War One Widows Inc. The records include meeting minutes, bulletins, and other documentary history of the organization between 1968 and 1977.