Scrapbooks

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...

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A scrapbook containing a mixture of greeting and trade cards, assembled by Helen Martin of West Henrietta, New York. The trade cards are all from the Rochester, New York area. Ms. Martin frequently used the cards in an artistic manner to create designs or images on the scrapbook pages.

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This collection consists of a scrapbook created by 1911 West High School graduate Iris Bassett. It includes photographs, event programs, ephemera and other materials reflecting her experiences as a student. The contents of the scrapbook date between 1909 and 1912; there is considerable undated material present.

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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.

Content Description Wilma K. Smith was a Pennsylvania native whose family migrated to Penn Yan during her childhood and who attended the Rochester Business Institute (RBI) in the early 1920s. This collection consists of a single scrapbook that Smith maintained during her time at RBI, through her post-graduation life up to her wedding day. The scrapbook includes autographs from her classmates at RBI, programs and memorabilia from events she attended, newspaper clippings, calling cards, greeting cards, and...

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This collection consists of the papers that document the history of the of the Rochester Young Men's Christian Association (Y.M.C.A.). The materials date between 1854 and 1981. The papers are comprised of photographs, brochures, reports, periodicals, correspondence, scrapbooks, and newspaper clippings.