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University of Rochester: Rare Books, Special Collections and Preservation

University of Rochester: Rare Books, Special Collections and Preservation

Rush Rhees Library
Second Floor, Room 225
755 Library Rd.
Rochester, NY 14627, United States
The Department of Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation at the University of Rochester is located in Rush Rhees Library. Our collections span a range of subjects and time periods. They include manuscripts, audio and visual material, books and serials, letters, diaries, photographs, ephemera, personal and business records, architectural drawings, maps, and more.

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Lindsay, Jean Sampson, 1942-

The Jean S. Lindsay Papers contain three series: Career, Community, and Family Papers. The Career series includes typescripts, manuscripts, correspondence, research, notes, and photographs relating, with only a few exceptions, to Lindsay's work at the Watson Archives (1980-1982). The Community series consists chiefly of correspondence and notes for the Now Nameless Bibliophiles group and a small amount of material relating to the Friends of the University of Rochester Libraries (1980s). The Family Papers series contains photographs, diaries, memorabilia, newspaper clippings, and research relating primarily to Jean S. Lindsay's paternal ancestors (the Lindsay, Hatch, and Curtice families) and her maternal ancestors (the Courter and Sampson families).

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Bondurant, Joan V. (Joan Valérie), 1918-

The Joan V. Bondurant Papers includes documents relating to Bondurant's life (1918 and 2003). The collection includes documents relating to the non-violence movement and the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, manuscripts and published articles and books, political and personal papers from her work in India, notes and class lectures from her time at Michigan State University and the University of California Berkeley, personal and professional correspondence, photographs, and unpublished family poetry.

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Gardner, John, 1933-1982

This collection includes manuscript and typescript drafts and other papers associated with novels, short stories, nonfiction and criticism, poetry and children's stories, and opera librettos. There is also correspondence with literary agents, publishers, fans, students and friends. Additionally, there are papers associated with teaching and scholarship in creative writing and medieval literature, publicity materials, photographs, interviews, articles by and about Gardner, and reviews.

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Lewis Henry Morgan papers, 1826-circa 2000, bulk 1840-1881 32 boxes; 2 packages; 23 volumes (manuscripts); 5 volumes (books); 2 volumes (scrapbooks)

Morgan, Lewis Henry, 1818-1881

The papers include correspondence to and from Morgan, manuscripts of articles and speeches, manuscript notebooks and travel diaries, and the manuscripts of several of his books. Correspondents include Henry Adams, Adolph F. Bandelier, Charles Darwin, Joseph Henry, Francis Parkman, and Herbert Spencer.