Clothing industry -- New York (State) -- Rochester

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....

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This collection consists of the records of Levy Brothers & Adler Rochester Inc., a major manufacturer of ready to wear men's clothing in Rochester, New York. The materials date between 1880 and 1950, with the bulk dating from 1916 to 1934. The materials include correspondence, minute books, stock records and stockholders' meeting records, contracts and other business records.

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This series consists of the papers from the publication, Rochester History. The materials date between 1935 and 2011. The papers consist of correspondence, articles, invoices, bids, grant applications, and circulation lists.

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This collection contains the personal papers and correspondence of Rochester City Historian Emeritus, Blake McKelvey. The materials date between 1898 and 2000, with a bulk of the materials dated between 1930 and 1960. The materials consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, research notes, and a handwritten autobiography.

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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.