This collection consists mainly of letters written by Allen Paine Mills (1908-2002) to his mother, Mrs. Buell Paine Mills of Rochester, New York, while serving in the U. S. Navy during World War II (1942-1945). His letters give accounts of his daily routine in the Navy, along with his feelings toward Navy life and descriptions of his various jobs. Also included in the collection are letters from Allen Mills to his aunt, Mrs. Robert H. Jeffrey, in Columbus, Ohio, during the same period. Mr. Mills was successively stationed at Quonset Point, Rhode Island; Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, New York; Nantucket, Massachusetts; and San Francisco, California. Other correspondence in the collection is to Mrs. Buell Mills, apparently from various friends, mostly during the period from 1931-1941.

Includes minutes of the chapter's meetings (1859-1938, 1947-1960); correspondence relating to the history of the chapter as collected by Harvey F. Morris (class of 1902) and a typescript history of the chapter which he wrote (1936); brief records of members of the chapter (Class of 1883 through Class of 1959); correspondence, 1915-1959; minutes and reports of the Genesee Graduate Chapter; 1911-1940; 1946-1948; 1953-1959; newspaper clippings; and other material related to the fraternity and its Graduate Chapter.

Booklets, documents, and memorabilia of the Alpha Lambda Delta society.

The collection consists of letters written to Count Mensdorff-Pouilly, by members of the English royal family and by Leopold, King of the Belgians. The principal groups are: Queen Victoria to Alphonse Mensdorff-Pouilly, 68 letters 1843-1871; Mary Louisa Victoria, Duchess of Kent to Alphonse Mensdorff-Pouilly, 88 letters 1830-1856; Prince Albert to Alphonse Mensdorff-Pouilly, 18 letters 1847-1858; Leopold I, King of the Belgians, 20 letters 1851-1865; and also letters from Victoria, Princess Royal, later Empress Frederick of Germany and from Lady Augusta Stanley. The correspondence is written in German and concerns family matters and news, with some reference to the events of the day.

Correspondence (incoming and outgoing) of Hugh A. Smith, Alumni Association Secretary. Subjects of correspondence include the awarding of local alumni association scholarships in Rochester, New York, Buffalo, and Chicago; arrangements for the annual meetings of the Schoolmaster's Club (alumni in the field of education); and fraternity housing on the Oak Hill Campus.

Letters (1942-1946) of University of Rochester servicemen to Chuck Dalton, who edited the News Letter to University of Rochester Men in the Service .

Includes a card file with information on Rochester alumni in the Buffalo area. Also some correspondence and processed material. Correspondents include University of Rochester graduates, and Presidents Rush Rhees and Alan Valentine.

The Alumni Class Records contains materials pertaining to the alumni from the Classes of 1842 to 1963, from Columbia College and the School of Mines, later the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Content includes programs, menus, invitations, clippings, correspondence, and printed matter related to activities from college days to the many reunion events in the subsequent years.

Mimeographed agendas and minutes of the Board of Governors of the Alumni Federation. Includes minutes of the Board's Executive Committee, as well as reports and correspondence.

Correspondence and summary statistics of the Alumni Gymnasium Committee fund drive of 1897 to raise money for a gymnasium on the Prince Street campus.