Introduction

The Ellwanger and Barry Papers includes the records of Ellwanger and Barry Nursery to 1918, including correspondence, order books, sketchbooks, stock record books, catalogs, price lists, inventories, and account books; records of Ellwanger and Barry Realty Company to 1963, including financial and legal papers, account books, payroll records, and blueprints for houses on the Ellwanger and Barry tract. Also business and personal correspondence, account books, and financial records of Patrick Barry, Charles P. and Julia Wald Barry, Bernard and Harriet Barry Liesching, and Arthur A. Barry, including much information about Rochester banks and civic organizations. Also family photographs and scrapbooks; memorabilia; diaries of Patrick Barry, 1857-72; and record of soldiers' bounties, 1862-1863.

The collection consists of correspondence, business records, ledgers and account books, notebooks and diaries, and blue prints.

The collection consists of correspondence of Harvey Ellis and other Ellis family members; drawings by Harvey Ellis; some records of the H. and C.S. Ellis Architectural Firm; articles and architectural studies clipped from journals by Harvey Ellis; and family members' documents.

Primarily a collection of correspondence, business papers, diaries, journals, essays, etc., of Horatio Gates Warner (1801-1876) and his immediate family.

The Kendrick Family Papers includes the correspondence and other papers of Asahel Clark Kendrick and Ryland Morris Kendrick. The correspondence of Asahel Clark Kendrick includes letters to and from University of Rochester professors and trustees at the time of the founding of the University. There are also letters from prominent educators, clergymen, and literary figures. Other papers are the lecture notes and writings of Asahel Clark and Ryland Morris Kendrick. These include translations and commentaries of various books of the Bible by A. C. Kendrick, as part of his work on the revised English version of the Bible. The papers also include books and pamphlets written by A. C. Kendrick, journals and poems by various family members, and the house plans of the Kendrick home on Alexander Street, near East Avenue. The family correspondence to and from A. C. Kendrick includes letters from his wives: Anne Elizabeth (Hopkins) Kendrick, and Helen Morris (Hooker) Kendrick; his children, and his son-in-law Rossiter Johnson.

Rush Rhees Library Addition Material includes correspondence, specifications, notes, and other documentation related to the planning, design, and construction of the 1970 addition. A thick folder of proposals, cost estimates, and correspondence relating to the renovations made to Rush Rhees Library in 1971-72 can be found in Box 6. Box 7 contains a scrapbook compiled by Augusta Hoeing, widow of Professor Charles Hoeing, who had donated $25,000 for a garden court in memory of her father, Calvin C. Laney, Rochester's first superintendent of parks.