The National Organization for Women, Rochester Chapter Records represents local examples of action women organized during the 1970s- 2000s. This collection is divided into four series: Chapter Records, Issue Campaigns, Printed Materials and Women Against a Violent Environment. The Chapter Records include by-laws, board of director meeting minutes, a member survey and issues from the chapter newsletter. Issue Campaigns includes materials related to supporting women's reproductive health rights, welfare, equal rights and pay equity. The third series includes pamphlets and newspaper clippings documenting various issue campaigns associated with the local chapter. The Women Against a Violent Environment series includes meeting minutes and newspaper clippings from this active sub-group of NOW.

This collection contains documents from the Monroe County chapter of the National Women's Political Caucus in addition to materials from the parent organization. Materials include 1970s newspaper clippings addressing women's rights such as abortion, co-education, employment, Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), female political candidates, gender discrimination, and maternity leave policies in addition to correspondence regarding endorsement of female political candidates speeches, press releases, political candidate screening questions and endorsements, Monroe County Republican Committee correspondence, and League of Women Votes publications.

The Coalition to Prevent Lead Poisoning collection is comprised of two main series. The first series, Organizational Files, contains correspondence, meeting minutes and other papers related to the administration of the organization and its subcommittees during the years 2000-2004. The second series, Outreach, holds content related to CPLP's work in the community, on projects, and applying for grants during the years 2000-2004. In addition to manuscripts, the Outreach series also includes a CD-ROM for which CPLP was a partner, as well as a t-shirt and posters. A 2013 accrual to the collection consists of minutes, initatives, correspondence, New York State Advisory Council on Lead Poisoning Prevention material, reports, data, articles and clippings, floppy discs, and CDs (1999-2013). The Websites series (2016-ongoing) contains archived websites created by or about the organization.

The Alternatives for Battered Women Collection consists of two scrapbooks compiled by Lura Carstens and Marion Strand of material that documents the history of Alternatives for Battered Women. Many of the records are from the files of Helen French. The scrapbooks include originals and photocopies of news clippings, meeting minutes, speeches, reports, and other relevant materials.

The papers of the Rochester Preservation Board consist mainly of agendas, minutes and staff reports compiled from meetings of the board between 1972 and 2001, along with applications for designation of historic districts and landmark status. The papers provide detailed information on buildings located within Rochester's Preservation Districts, including sketches of proposed alterations to properties reviewed by the board.

The Gay Brotherhood of Rochester papers (1971-1976) contains material related to group meetings held by the GBR between the years of 1974-1976, with a single inclusion from 1971. Subjects discussed include funding for community events, organization legislation, and The Empty Closet.

The papers contain materials relating to the local chapter of these groups, collected and donated to the University of Rochester by Margaret (Miggie) Baum, who was chair of the local council. Materials include administrative reports, meeting minutes, copies of the newsletter and correspondence (mainly to and from Miggie Baum). The collection also contains many articles on the subject of euthanasia.

The Rochester Clothiers' Exchange Collection is comprised of one series: Business Materials. There are meeting minutes from 1961-1968, letters written among Exchange members from 1961-1976, financial records, several press releases announcing new board members and two newspaper clippings.

The Saturday Club Collection chronicles the club's activities from 1952-1966. Two series comprise this collection: Meeting Minutes and Club Materials. Meeting Minutes document who the members of the Club were and the books they read. The second series includes several letters written between members, a club history, a member's obituary and two manuscript fragments.

The Italian American War Veterans Collection consists of three series: Testimonial Dinner Dances, 1960-1996, Conference Programs, 1947-2006, and Correspondence and Appointments, 1958-1981. The first series documents the community activities the Monroe Post engaged in. The conference programs include both state and national conferences. Included in the Correspondence and Appointments series are documents related to the founding of the Monroe Post, as well as the national organization, communication among members, and records of appointments to leadership positions within the organization.