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Rochester Public Library

Rochester Public Library

Rundel Memorial Building
115 South Avenue
Rochester, NY 14604, United States
585-428-8370
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The Local History & Genealogy Division of the Rochester Public Library holds more than 500 cubic feet of personal papers, records, and manuscripts related to the history of Rochester, Monroe County, and the Genesee Valley region of New York State. These important primary sources are invaluable to the preservation of the region's collective memory and provide first-hand glimpses into the lives of local luminaries and average citizens alike. Collection areas include the beginning and growth of public-supported educational media in Rochester; social reform in Rochester and Monroe County; and Rochester businesses, clubs, and organizations. Comprised of paper-based documents, glass plate negatives, lantern slides, and original artwork, highlights of these collections include a 1792 deed signed by Ebenezer “Indian” Allen; unpublished histories and biographies; and personal papers of Susan B. Anthony, former Rochester mayor Hiram Edgerton, and Nathaniel Rochester and the Rochester family, among many others.Rundel Memorial Building

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Ledger, 1879 0.1 Cubic Feet

Small leather-bound Excelsior diary detailing daily agricultural transactions in Monroe County. The ledger book is anonymous, but can be traced to western New York through geographic references. It dates from 1879.

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Susan Kinsey collection of 19th century Monroe County diaries, 1848 to 1858, 1885 to 1889 0.1 Cubic Feet

Rowley, Frank
This collection consists of two diaries from rural Monroe County in the mid-to-late ninteenth century. The diary of George Gallup dates from 1848 to 1858 and was written in Sweden, New York, while the diary of Frank and Rosa Rowley was written in Hilton, New York, between 1885 and 1889. The diaries discuss the daily activities of the authors during these years.
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