The University of Rochester Archives is housed within the Department of Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation at the University of Rochester and is located in Rush Rhees Library. The Archive's material documents the history of the University from its founding in 1850 to the present, including administrative records, official publications, and collections that record student life. Formats include prints, maps, architectural drawings, photographic media, visual and audio recordings, and artifacts.
Architectural plans for several University buildings, most of which were on the Prince Street campus. The box also includes plans for a few non-University buildings.
The Facilities Archives and Record Center Data Books Collection consists of various data/records, photographs, and architectural drawings relating to River Campus, Prince Street Campus, and Eastman School of Music buildings and facilities.
A collection of rough sketches, blueprints, photographs of mock-ups, etc. of the original Rush Rhees Library, alterations over the years, and the major addition of the late 1960s.
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.
Includes copies of architectural renderings for River Campus buildings, floor plans and statistics for River Campus and Prince Street Campus buildings, and an "Analysis of Functions of Building and Grounds Department" personnel.
An architectural study of the expansion possibilities of the Prince Street Campus of the College for Women. Contains 11 illustrations with typescript commentary.