Ephemera.

Content Description This collection consists of calendars and carrier greetings dating between 1828 and the present. The carrier greetings and the majority of the calendars were produced by local newspapers for distribution to subscribers. While much of the collection was assembled for historical interest, recent calendars have largely been collected due to their image content. For example, the Erie Canalway calendars represent the winners of an annual photographic contest, and the calendars are retained as...

Content Description This collection consists of diverse materials created and collected by Donovan Shilling. Shilling, a historian, story teller and antiquarian, assembled extensive personal collections of documents, ephemera and realia to support his research into and writing on the history of the Rochester, New York area. This collection consists of the documentary and ephemera portions of his collection, along with notes and typescripts for his books and presentations on local history. The collection...

Content Description This collection consists of personal papers of George Lusk (February 6, 1911-December 26, 1997), who served as Town of Chili Supervisor, Deputy Monroe County Clerk, and Monroe County Historian among other positions during many years in politics. The materials in this collection mostly come from his time as County Historian; some items, mostly photographic prints, represent other periods in his career. The materials include original and reproduced documents, books, ephemera and photographic...