The Adam Clark Works Papers contain correspondence from his family and friends. Also included are diaries belonging to Adam Clark Works, his first wife, Mrs. Elida I. (Van Sickle) Works, his second wife, Mrs. Ellen (Mihill) Works, his daughter, Ruth Elida Works, and his brother, George Washington William Works. The collection also contains memorabilia, photographs and a china figurine, "Three O'Clock in the Morning." The bulk of his papers are from the 1860's. The family correspondence includes letters from his mother, Mrs. Julia (Coolidge) Works Crouch, his brothers, George Washington William Works, Robert Miller Works, Obadiah Works, his halfbrothers, James Chesterfield Crouch, Benjamin F. Crouch, and his uncle, George Griswold, who raised him after his father, George W. Works, died in 1839. The collection includes courtship and marriage letters, from both wives of Adam Clark Works. His first wife, Elida, died in 1869 after a prolonged illness. Her letters are filled with descriptive detail concerning methods of medical treatment at the Castile Water Cure Sanatorium in 1868. Adam Clark Works' in-laws, Mary and Henry C. C. Van Sickel (or Van Sickle), referred to as "Ma" and "Pa," and the Rev. Norris and Mellissa (Lamson) Mihill (or Mihills) carried on an extensive correspondence with him. The sisters of his second wife, Ellen, Mrs. Emma (Mihill) Marsh and Mrs. Caroline (Mihill) Lengfeld also wrote often. Adam Clark Works' correspondence also includes letters from many friends. Several were from former students and teaching acquaintances. The Rev. Herbert Franklin Fisk, President of Genesee Wesleyan Seminary (1868-72) and Principal of the Preparatory School at Northwestern University wrote frequently. Another close friend that he corresponded with throughout his adult life was James M. Hodge, a professor of natural science at Fort Edward Collegiate Institute, Fort Edward, N.Y. and later a partner in Ogelsby and Hodge, Plumbers, Gas & Steam Fitters of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He also corresponded with Joel Dorman Steele (1836-1886), author of several scientific and historical books. Of special interest are the letters from Robert H. Skinner, which give a detailed account of the Civil War from his enlistment in the 77th Regiment, N.Y. Volunteers, Company D, from November 7, 1861 until his release on March 12, 1863. Lt. Skinner's letters describe his company's march to Washington, the camp conditions, Army supplies, military engagements, medical treatment of the wounded, and the attitude of the men toward the war.

The collection consists of correspondence, manuscript and typed copies of poems, manuscript and typed drafts of the studies of metrics, reading notes, critical notices of Verse, published and unpublished articles about Adelaide Crapsey, photographs and memorabilia.

The Dietch Collection consists of clippings, photographs, and ephemera related primarily to the history, preservation, and renewal of the City of Rochester in the 1960s and 1970s.

The Alexander-Rideout Collection consists of material relating to Sir George Alexander and St. James's Theatre assembled by Alexander's distant relative, Nigel Rideout. The British actor-manager Sir George Alexander (1858-1918) was born Alexander George Samson in Reading, England. He began acting in amateur theatricals in 1875, and four years later embarked on a professional acting career, making his London debut in 1881. He played many roles in the leading companies, including Sir Henry Irving's Lyceum. In 1890 he produced his first play at the Avenue Theatre and in 1891 he became the manager of St. James's Theatre. Here he produced several of the major plays of the day such as Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde (1892), The Second Mrs. Tanqueray by Sir Arthur Wing Pinero (1893), The Importance of Being Ernest by Oscar Wilde (1895), and The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope (1896).

The Alling and Cory Company Papers consists of 11 boxes and additional flat objects of company records, the majority being photographs from the mid-20th century; business records documenting product development, and company departments; and price lists of products made by the company, and other printing companies.

The collection consists of family memorabilia of the Eugene Herbert Arnold family and drawings and photographs of the work of James B. Arnold, Rochester architect from 1897 to 1957.

The materials in this collection comprise the deconstructed contents of a scrapbook/photo album documenting LGBTQ+ life at the Backstreets Neighborhood Bar and Grill in Rochester, NY, during the 1980s. A flash drive with digital images of the original layout of the scrapbook and a spreadsheet with some identification information is present. Other materials include photographs of bar patrons, staff, event decorations, food and flowers, advertisements for the opening of the bar in the September 1983 Empty Closet newspaper, and fliers for events. Highlights of the photograph collections include the 1983 Halloween party, the 1984 Mr. Backstreets competition, and various drag performers in the 80s-90s.

The Bausch Family Papers consist of two items. The first is a photograph album compiled in Ulm, Germany in 1938 to commemorate events in the life (1847-1938) of William and Edward's paternal aunt. She appears in a snapshot with the caption "lieber Besuch v. Rochester."

The Bragdon Family Papers are predominantly composed of the personal papers of architect, author, and theater designer Claude Fayette Bragdon but also include those of his parents, sister, wives and children. Included is the correspondence of Claude F. Bragdon with his family and others, including Gelett Burgess, Walter Hampden, Norman Kent, Jiddu Krishnamurti, Kathleen Cunningham, Llewelyn Powys, J.B. Priestley, Nikolai Roerich, Alfred Stieglitz, Peter Uspenskii, John Van Druten, Tennessee Williams, and Frank Lloyd Wright. There are also publications and manuscripts by Bragdon; financial and legal papers; photos of buildings he designed; drawings of stage sets; scores for color music; diaries, 1877-79, 1908-12, 1924-46; scrapbooks; records of the Manas Press; and memorabilia. The correspondence and manuscripts of his sons, Henry W. and Chandler, his father George C. Bragdon, and that of his wives, including the spirit communications of his second wife are included. In addition, the diaries of Kathleen Shipherd Bragdon, 1860-1920; letters and papers of Fayette Shipherd and family; scrapbooks and diaries of May Bragdon; family photographs; and genealogical data; and documents relating to building of Selkirk Bethel Church (Point Ontario, New York, 1848-55) are contained in the collection.

This collection is an addition to the Bragdon Family Papers (call number A.B81). While the bulk of the original collection focuses on the life and work of Claude Fayette Bragdon, the majority of the Addition relates to his family members. Included are materials on Claude F. Bragdon, Charlotte (Wilkinson) Bragdon and the Wilkinson Family, Eugenie (Julier) Macaulay Bragdon, Henry Wilkinson Bragdon, Chandler Bragdon, May Bragdon, George Chandler Bragdon, George L. Bragdon, Katherine Elmina (Shipherd) Bragdon, and the Shipherd Family. The Addition contains family scrapbooks, diaries, correspondence and photographs.

The Caldwell Family Collection is comprised of one series: Photographs, circa 1842-1954. This series is made up of photographs of family members, principally William Henry Caldwell, and his daughter Sarah Caldwell.

This collection is composed primarily of photographs, articles, and background material from the 1890s through 1976.

The portfolio contains both photographs and reproductions of renderings designed by Travers.

The collection consists of biographical information, correspondence, tapes, phonographic records, films, phonographs, and other memorabilia of Mr. Hallauer's career.

This collection is comprised of 3 boxes of memorabilia and medals concerning the life of Carl S. Hallauer, President and Chairman of the Board of Bausch & Lomb Optical Company. This information is additional material of the Carl Swift Hallauer Papers (D.105).

The Carl W. Peters Papers consists primarily of his sketches and sketchbooks, but also include material related to his life, career, and artistic legacy.

The Caulkins Family Papers consists of three series: Caulkins Family Papers and Photographs, 1810-1931; Edward Dana Caulkins, 1896-1974; and Recreation, 1923-1974. The first series includes materials that chronicle the growth of the Caulkins family. There is genealogical information compiled by E. Dana Caulkins, family photographs, Daniel Douglas Caulkins's writing and financial documents, correspondence between family members, and T. Vassar Caulkins's sermons from 1884-1938 as well as a scrapbook documenting his tenure as the minister at the First Baptist Church. The second series includes materials from E. Dana Caulkins's education at Suffield Academy, the University of Rochester and Columbia University. The series also consists of correspondence Caulkins wrote to his future wife, Ruth Smallwood, as well as to family members. This series documents Caulkins's early career working for municipal recreation organizations, speeches and articles from 1916-1945. The third series documents the development of recreation and its importance to young adult and adult health, both in the United States and internationally. Included in this series are alphabetized organizational files, with materials from the American Park and Recreation Association and other organizations, as well as subject files, with materials related to recreation in specific states and cities. Also included are printed materials and newspaper clippings related to recreation.

The collection includes papers relating to Charles England's career as Head Usher at the Eastman Theatre in Rochester, N.Y. Included are his memoirs and correspondence, as well as programs, schedules, photographs, ephemera, etc. related to the theater.

Charles Howell Ward (1862-1943), osteologist and preparateur of anatomical models, was the son of Professor Henry A. Ward, founder of Ward's Natural Science Establishment in Rochester. He attended Alfred College for two years after he returned from sea; after a stint with the Army in the Southwest, he joined his father's business, in the Department of Human Anatomy, in 1885. He left his father's firm in 1899 to found the Charles H. Ward Anatomical Laboratory, which he continued to operate until his death.

This collection of over 400 letters written by Dilks to his fiancée Virginia Smith begin in September 1943. In his letters Dilks writes of his personal and professional activities and feelings throughout his military service. A significant portion of the letters consist of affectionate prose to Smith, as well as stories and feelings shared between the two, including their passion for cats. Dilks' letters also touch on religious issues, racial attitudes of the times and his personal feelings toward Europe and the Army. Accounts of combat are scattered throughout Dilks' letters as well as other more mundane military issues including problems with mail service, censorship of correspondence, and soldiers' extracurricular activities. Dilks served as an infantryman, and also as a technician and cook and in his letters he shares his feelings about these various duties. He also expresses the effect that warfare is having on his individual character and his thoughts about other issues and nationalities. Dilks' correspondence concludes in February of 1946. After returning home he married Virginia Smith on July 30, 1948; they were divorced seven years later. Dilks died February 15, 1960. Numerous photographs, postcards, telegrams, and greeting cards accompany Dilks' letters. Also included in the collection are artifacts such as his army cap, sewing kit, medals, patches and dog tags.

The Charlie Arnold print collection (1959-2012) consists of three series containing nine boxes that predominately house matte prints of artwork created by Charlie Arnold, with the exception of three photographs by his wife, June Arnold, which were exhibited March 6-27, 1989 in the Arnolds' joint exhibition at RIT entitled "Xerographs and Color Photographs." Majority of the matte prints in this collection are from Charlie Arnold's period of work in the 1980s. His artwork in this collection ranges from Xerox prints of found objects (which Arnold notes as "original objects" on the back of one print) including his first print ever produced by the Xerox copy machine, to prints of illustrations. Additionally, there is also a mounted photograph of Arnold's RIT class, a mounted poster of the film "Just Call me Charlie" directed by George M. Cochran, and an invitation to the March 9th, 1989 opening reception of "Xerographs and Color Photographs." The Charlie Arnold Collection provides a glimpse into the innovative printing techniques Arnold used in the process of creating his artwork.

The Chester Carlson Family Papers include a correspondence exchanged between Carlson and his relatives from 1951-1968, as well as letters written to the Duke Parapsychology Laboratory from 1956-1968. Perhaps most significant are the materials related to patents that Carlson developed and his writings about xerography. The collection also includes Carlson's personal journals written from 1931-1968. There are also speeches delivered byween 1954 and 1968. There is a large body of biographical materials created by Carlson as well as others who knew him. Included in the collection as scrapbooks with articles documenting Carlson's life and legacy from 1940-1968. There are also numerous items related to the Xerox Corporation, specifically the 1968 annual report, sales publications from the 1980s, as well as news and articles written about the company.

This collection is comprised of over 1700 images housed in 11 archival boxes and 4 scrapbooks and one oversized folder. These images depict the lives of Chester and Dorris Carlson, from early childhood through adolescence and young adulthood, and include their extended families. The images also reflect their lives together as husband and wife, and Dorris' life after the death of Chester Carlson in 1968.

The Chicago Dzviti photographic collection includes photographs taken in the early 1990s by Chicago Dzviti in Zimbabwe, the United States, and Europe. The collection includes negatives, contact sheet, prints, color slides, and related print materials. The earliest known date for an image in this collection is October 4, 1991, and the latest photographs in the collection were taken shortly before Chicago Dzviti's death in 1995.

In addition to the long essay that sums up his findings, Verlyn created an individual record for each of the 152 cobblestone structures located in Wayne County. These generally consist of a photograph or two of the building, some historical background, and information about the current owners, as well as a listing of architectural details about the stones, joints, mortar, lintels, quoins, and sides. A few include old newspaper accounts quoted in their entirety. Most of the structures were private homes by the 1950s but had served other functions in the past.

The Corney Grain Archive provides an insight into the talents of Richard Corney Grain and the esteem with which he was held among his theatrical contemporaries. The archive includes personal memorabilia including his correspondence, along with photographs, periodical art and reviews, books written by or about Grain, sheet music of his songs, and programs from his German Reed entertainments, most of which include synopses and song lyrics.

The collection contains materials relating to the Algernon S. and Adelaide Trowbridge Crapsey family of Rochester, NY, one of the city's most prominent families of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

The collection includes letters from Abigail Curtis Marks of Lockport to Silas Curtis of Stratford, Connecticut; family photographs; genealogical data on Shelton family of Connecticut; autograph album; and journal of a Lockport flour mill, used as a scrapbook.

Two albums of photographs, probably from the 1920s, of Cutler Mail Chutes, which were manufactured in Rochester, N.Y. Also other photographs which had been laid in the albums and an article from the June 1931 issue of Architecture magazine, "Architecture's Portfolio of Mail Chute Boxes."

The Fellows Collection consists of a scrapbook compiled c. 1934-1935 by Dan and Marvel Fellows. It is made up of striking photographic images from newspapers and magazines showing natural scenery, buildings, and people from Rochester and other areas in Western New York.

The collection includes correspondence, photographs, genealogical data, diaries, programs, clippings, legal and financial papers, and memorabilia of Nelson P. Darling and his son Frank Nelson Darling. There are letters from Billie Burke, Anton Long, Gustav C. Luders, Leopold Stokowski, and Florenz Ziegfield.

The photographs document the Midshipmen's class marching in formation on July 3, 1943. However, most of the photographs are taken aboard the D.E. 402. showing Neptune Ceremonies as they cross the Equator, and life on shipboard during wartime.

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The Dryer Architectural Collection of added material is comprised of eight archival boxes and complements the existing collection of the Dryer Architectural Collection (D.242). This added material was uncovered by Robert L. Fitch, grandson of O.W. Dryer when he was cleaning out his grandparents' home.

This collection houses a variety of items directly related to George Eastman (1854-1932). There are several scrapbooks, the drafts and a final copy of The University of Rochester issue from the Spring of 1971, devoted entirely to Eastman, taped oral histories, and an extensive newspaper and serial file that continues to be accumulated.

The Eastwood-Bigelow Family Papers includes letters written to and from the Eastwood-Bigelow family members and friends, and are chiefly personal in nature. Included are letters written by Albert Bigelow Paine and Lewis Nathaniel Chase, as well as letters written about the Civil War and trips to California and Europe. Also in the collection are family financial papers, diaries, account books, invitations and calling cards, photographs, newspaper clippings, literary items and recipes.

The collection contains letters written by Edward Everett Hale to his father, Nathan Hale, editor of the Boston Daily Advertiser (1814-1854), to friends and business acquaintances. Notable amongst these are his letters to Richard Watson Gilder, editor of The Century and author of poetry books, and Franklin Benjamin Sanborn, author and editor of the Boston Commonwealth (1863-1867), Springfield Republican (1868-1914), and Journal of Social Sciences (1867-1897). In his letters, he expresses his views on the Unitarian church and the problem of Southern education. He refers to the sale and publication of his books and articles and mentions his endeavors with the Emigrant Aid Company that sought a "free" Kansas and his book on the subject, Kanzas. In several of the letters, he describes his work as editor of the publications, Old and New and Lend a Hand: A Record of Progress. Also included is a document petitioning guardianship of an orphan by Mr. Hale (April 23, 1858) and a photograph of Hale.

The Edward Walter Clark Papers are housed in 2 boxes. Box 1 contains the correspondence of Edward W. Clark and the Clark family, including Edward's parents Hiram and Susan (Reed) Clark, his brothers Charles V. Clark (b.1849) and George H. Clark (b.1855), and various other family members. Edward's letters are written in an attractive and legible hand, and reflect his personal experiences while serving in the Navy. Other letters include a recommendation from the superintendent of schools of Rochester, NY, naval assignments, and condolences to the Clark family from Navy personnel.

This collection contains correspondence and printed material on Jaeckle's political career locally in the Buffalo area; then statewide as NY State Chairman of the Republican Party and then on a national level; running Governor Dewey's campaign for the presidency.

The collection consists of notebooks, which contain material for the sisters' acts, scrapbooks of their reviews, programs of theaters and events at which they performed, scripts, photographs, and printed ephemera.

The collection consists of correspondence between Elizabeth M. Fisher, and elderly people who resided in Monroe, Livingston, Ontario and Wayne Counties for many years. She requested them to send her information and/or photographs concerning the old (1785-1850) town church buildings. Also included are letters from her father, F. W. Fisher, requesting similar information from his correspondents. The collection also consists of notes, photographs., drafts of papers, newspaper clippings and other material on local architecture.

The Ellen Laura Todd Photograph Collection consists of the mounted photographs taken by Ellen Laura Todd (1907-1998) on a Mediterranean vacation with her family in 1926.

The Ellwanger and Barry Papers includes the records of Ellwanger and Barry Nursery to 1918, including correspondence, order books, sketchbooks, stock record books, catalogs, price lists, inventories, and account books; records of Ellwanger and Barry Realty Company to 1963, including financial and legal papers, account books, payroll records, and blueprints for houses on the Ellwanger and Barry tract. Also business and personal correspondence, account books, and financial records of Patrick Barry, Charles P. and Julia Wald Barry, Bernard and Harriet Barry Liesching, and Arthur A. Barry, including much information about Rochester banks and civic organizations. Also family photographs and scrapbooks; memorabilia; diaries of Patrick Barry, 1857-72; and record of soldiers' bounties, 1862-1863.

A collection of material by and about Elwell Stephen Otis (1838-1909), University of Rochester, Class of 1858. A soldier by profession, he held various positions including that of commander of the Department of the Pacific; and military governor of the Philippines, August 29, 1898 - May 5, 1900.

The Emma Biddlecom Sweet Papers includes correspondence from her friend, Carrie Chapman Catt, as well as other correspondents, including Lucy E. Anthony, Mary S. Anthony, Susan B. Anthony, Mary T. L. Gannett, William Channing Gannett, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Maud Nathan, Rush Rhees, Anna Howard Shaw and Booker T. Washington. Many of the letters are in connection with a lecture series sponsored by the Political Equality Club. Other material in the collection consists of manuscript and printed records of the national and local suffrage movement and photographs. Suffrage pamphlets that were also part of the collection are now cataloged and shelved with the Department's book collection. Also found in the collection are personal legal papers, financial records, and photographs related to Emma B. Sweet, her family, and her husband Fred G. Sweet, who was an employee of the City of Rochester.

The collection consists of original oil and water-color sketches and photographs and printed reproductions of the paintings of Emma Lampert Cooper and Colin Campbell Cooper. Many of the reproductions exist in more than one copy, but different processes were used and therefore all copies are preserved.

The Ernst Family Papers, 1911-1963, consist of a scrapbook and a photograph album.

This small collection is housed in one flat manuscript box containing seven folders. The contents consist of printed materials related to Herman Rosenberg, advertisements for the company, and a photograph of Kolb Bros.

The collection includes letters to Juliett Woodworth (Mrs. Henry Fellows, in 1865) of Penfield, from various members of the Woodworth and Mead families, particularly from Mayfield, Fulton Co., N.Y. and from Michigan. Letters written during the Civil War from William N. Woodworth of the 140th New York Volunteers and Silas W. Allen of the 4th Michigan Battery. Letters from James Moore of the 108th New York Volunteers to John Fellows, Penfield, concerning the Civil War and various personal financial matters. Letters to Henry Fellows (Jr.) concerning financial matters.

A scrapbook of newspaper clippings and photographs compiled by suffragist Florence Harmon, with material dating from October 1912 through 1933. Many of the photographs of the suffragettes are labeled with their names and the dates and locations of the photos, and include candid shots from demonstrations, speeches, and events. There are also studio portrait photographs of several of the suffragists, including Florence. Other materials include a large amount of correspondence, event cards, fliers, a praise poem, certificates of achievement and recognition, and awards presented to Florence for her work. The beginning of the scrapbook has been very well organized, where the bulk of the material is arranged chronologically and dates 1912-1917, but hereafter the articles, letters, photographs, cards, etc. which had been pasted down in the beginning are interleaved loosely with the scrapbook pages. Other notable figures include Alva Belmont, Katherine Sophie Dreier, Irene Corwin Davison, Maud Cabot, Inez Milholland, Mary Ritter Beard, Blair Niles, Hazel MacKaye, and Georgiana Howland.

The Frances Angevine Gray Keef Papers consist of two series: Personal Papers and Writings. Personal Papers includes correspondence between Keef and her family as well as several pieces of professional correspondence related to her career as a teacher and writer. This series also includes family photographs, of Keef as well as her immediate family between the late nineteenth century through the mid- twentieth century. The second series, Writings includes several examples of Keef's poetry, as well as essays and articles. This series also contains newspaper reviews and articles about Keef and her work.

Folsom's long, detailed letters discuss current events (both local and national), his career, social life, and friends.

The first two boxes of the collection contain exhibits compiled by Francis Bellamy's son, David, in his effort to establish the authenticity of his father's claim. The following four boxes include correspondence about the pledge controversy, speeches and articles written by Francis Bellamy, along with news clippings and articles written both about Bellamy and the pledge. This collection is closely related to collection D.147, David Bellamy Papers, 1892-1980.

The collection consists of correspondence, business records, ledgers and account books, notebooks and diaries, and blue prints.

Legislative reference and correspondence files, general correspondence files, speeches, reports, press releases, photographs, films, and memorabilia. Please note: This collection is currently unprocessed.

Scope and Contents note for 1983 Addition: This material is an addition to the Franklin Hanford papers. It consists primarily of bound volumes such as Hanford's journals, official Navy log books and manuals of regulation and procedure, personal and family ledgers, and catalogs of books in Hanford's library. There is also some private and official correspondence, photographs, printed ephemera, and material dating from Hanford's student days at Rochester High School (1861-1862) and the United States Naval Academy (1862-1866 The correspondence contained in this collection is composed of letters Hanford received from friends and relatives as well as letters Hanford sent to various family members between 1862 and 1928. These letters concern the affairs of Hanford's immediate family, other relatives and friends. A few of them refer to Navy business, current events, and various ports that Hanford visited. Official Navy and governmental communiqués make up the rest of the correspondence. Notification of orders and promotions and clarification of regulations are the topics of these letters. The official correspondence dates from the early 1860s when Hanford began his career in the Navy and continues until his death in 1928. Although most of the letters are unbound, some of his official papers have been organized chronologically and mounted in a bound volume. Among these is a letter to Hanford from Theodore Roosevelt, then acting Secretary of the Navy (5 August 1897). Hanford's journals span six decades between the 1860s and the 1910s. Fifteen of the twenty-three extant journals cover the 1860s and 1870s. Of the remaining eight, two date from the 1880s and three each from the 1890s and 1900s. The earliest volume (1861) deals with life in and around Scottsville and Rochester, New York. Hanford recorded such events as the meetings of various social clubs, dances, public debates and lectures, concerts, deaths and funerals. He also gave an account of his chores around the house, and the subjects he studied in school. Of special interest are the entries for 13 April in which he reported the firing on Fort Sumter and 15 April when he heard the news that Major Anderson had surrendered the fort to Confederate forces. The journals kept during 1863, 1864 and 1866 focus on Hanford's days as a student at the United States Naval Academy, then located in Newport, Rhode Island. In the other volumes from the 1860s (1867, 1868, 1869) he wrote of the voyages he took aboard various naval vessels to Central and South America and the Caribbean. The journals Hanford kept through the 1870s (1871-1877) continue in this pattern, giving descriptions of the places he and his shipmates visited, some account of the customs of each country, and other events he thought interesting enough to note. During these years Hanford traveled to Central and South America (1871), Western Europe (1872), the Middle East (1873, 1875), India (1875), and China, Japan, and Southeast Asia (1875-1877). Hanford's surviving journals from the 1880s (1888, 1889) are not as detailed and complete as those from the 1860s and 1870s. They were kept for only the first three months of each year. In January 1888, Hanford was visiting Cold Spring, New York with his family while awaiting reassignment. In March he was ordered to the U.S.S. Pensacola and sailed for Venezuela. There are no entries after March 26, 1888. The journal for 1889 was kept while Hanford was attached to the U.S.S. Pensacola as executive officer. The Pensacola was at anchor in the Norfolk Navy Yard awaiting repairs; Hanford was soon given liberty and returned to Scottsville. He made no entries after March 9, 1889. Hanford kept journals for the years 1895 through 1897 when he was commander of the U.S.S. Alert. During the 1890s he saw duty in Central and South America (1895-1896), California (1896, 1897), the Hawaiian Islands (1896-1897), British Columbia (1897), and Alaska (1897). The journal for 1901 was compiled while Hanford was serving as commandant of the United States Naval Station at Cavite, Philippine Islands. The final two volumes cover the years 1906-1912, after Hanford retired from active duty in the Navy. The entries in these line-a-day diaries provide a brief daily account of weather conditions and activities in and around Scottsville and Rochester. Hanford ceased making daily entries after suffering a stroke on September 12, 1912. The balance of the collection includes newspaper clippings mentioning Hanford, members of his family, or some other matter of personal or professional interest. There are also a number of other items such as calling cards, invitations, holiday and birthday greetings, programs from concerts and sporting events, tickets of various kinds, information concerning the eye problems from which Hanford suffered during the 1890s, and notification of his election to various clubs and honorary societies. Hanford's high school compositions are also part of this collection, as are copies of the handwritten newspaper (The Scottsville Weekly News, 1856-1857) and the journal (The American Monthly Magazine, 1858) he created and edited while a teenager.

The Frederick Exley collection consists of 36 boxes and 9 oversize items of Exley's personal papers and memorabilia, including 7 boxes of correspondence; 6 boxes of manuscript and printed material by Exley; 1 box of manuscript material by other writers; 4 boxes of printed material and ephemera; 2 boxes of financial, legal, medical and personal documents and materials; 5 boxes of ephemera and memorabilia; 7 boxes of Jonathan Yardley's personal research and manuscript material; 5 packages of oversize ephemera; 1 framed oil portrait; and 3 large exhibit posterboard photos. Several books belonging to Frederick Exley have been removed from the collection and catalogued for Rare Books' stacks (see Appendix C for a detailed listing).

The collection of George Eastman's correspondence consists of over 700 letters. The first letter by him is dated November 20, 1864 and the last March 11, 1932. A little over half of the letters are personal ones to his mother and niece. Occasionally there are references in these letters to business affairs, especially in the early letters to his mother. There is a sprinkling of business letters, both to Mr. Eastman and to others by him. The rest of the collection is made up of 75th (1929) and 77th (1931) birthday greetings (including ones in 1929 from President Herbert Hoover and Thomas A. Edison), and "thank you" letters from friends to whom he had sent copies of his book, Chronicles of an African Trip, published privately in 1927, and of his biography, George Eastman, by Carl W. Ackerman, which was published in 1930.

The collection consists of correspondence, printed material, photographs, memorabilia, writings about George Matthew Adams, and two books. The chief correspondents are Ray Stannnard Baker, Paul Jordan-Smith, Ben Hur Lampman, Rebecca McCann and Fred S. Mathias. The Baker-Adams correspondence is mainly about the two authors' mutual interest in books and an offer from Adams to Baker to do a daily column. Baker also wrote often to thank Adams for mentioning one of Baker's books in "Today's Talk." The Jordan-Smith correspondence to Adams concerns their sending each other books and mentioning each other in their respective columns. Adams offered a daily column to Lampman as well as Baker and wrote about Lampman's books in "Today's Talk." Their correspondence concerned mainly these two topics. Rebecca McCann had written her book the Cheerf'ul Cherub and was looking to Adams for legal advice in drawing up a contract for the publication of the book. The Mathias-Adams letters concern a mutual friend of theirs, Robert Hobart Davis.

The collection contains correspondence from theatrical people requesting George Spencer Edwards to publish personal news items concerning their activities in future columns of the Referee. Portraits of Lady Helena Saville (Faucit) Martin and J. B. Buckstone, theatrical newsclippings and autograph signatures from fragmented letters are included in the collection.

The collection contains: his memorandum book; his discharge papers; 24 photographs (some identified by Ford) of people and places relating to his military service; a series of 18 commercially produced and labeled photographs of war scenes; a series of 10 photographic post cards of an airplane assembly factory in France; and 10 commercially produced photograph albums and/or postcard albums showing French scenes, war scenes, and the ship on which Ford returned to the states. As Ford served in the Aero Squadron, a number of the photographs relate to airplanes.

The collection consists of correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, and other memorabilia belonging to the Hanford family of Scottsville, New York.

Correspondence, documents, diaries, physician's "visiting books," household accounts, photographs, and memorabilia of various members of the Hayes-Coleman family of Canandaigua, New York. They are primarily concerned with the Canandaigua area, but they include, either in the original or in transcript, diaries and letters relating to Frederick, Maryland, Brooklyn, New York, ranch life in Colorado, and the life of an art student in Paris in 1890. Transcripts of practically all of the material, with illustrations and careful documentation, have been made by Mrs. Elizabeth Hayes Goddard.

The Hazel Diamond Macy diaries, 1855-2012, the bulk of which document the writer's daily life from 1898-1942. The collection is arranged into three series: Diaries, Manuscripts and Printed Matter, and Photographs.

The Helen Hess prints, 1935-1945, contains 13 black and white prints. It appears that Hess submitted these prints to be shown in exhibitions, namely the Kodak Camera Club. The subject matter of these photographs is mainly centered on outdoor photography with the exception of Hess's still life of flowers in a vase. Forests, lakes, snow, and numerous individuals are captured in the photos. Some of these prints appear to be a series of photographs taken at the same location, with a focus on the same lake in a forest. The dates vary from the mid-30s to the 40s with some photos noticeably clearer and younger in age than others. Hess used bromide processing to create these prints, as indicated in her handwriting on their backsides.

The Helen Shaddock Rockwell Papers consist of Shaddock's letters during her time in the WAVES to her mother in Rochester and her transcriptions of the letters. The collection also includes a photo album and various miscellaneous items about the WAVES.

The Henry Augustus Ward Papers contain indexed correspondence from many famous contemporary scientists, and letters from P. T. Barnum, for whom Ward did much work including the stuffing of Jumbo the elephant. There are also family letters, travel diaries, photographs, catalogs from the Science Establishment and material relating to Ward's meteorite collections.

The collection consists of letters written by Herbert Stern to his family from Harvard, 1902-1907, and from Europe, summer 1904 and summer 1906, as well as office records of the firm Arnold and Stern, 1923-1931, and photographs of projects. Among the clients and projects represented in the office job book are Harold Alling, Thomas R. Stern, Arthur M. Sloman, John D. Pike, Avon Public Library, St. Augustine's Church (Rochester), the Hochstein School, Highland Hospital, Ellwanger and Barry, and Ernest Woodward.

Upon Isabel Herdle's death in 2004 at age 99, the MAG inherited most of her estate, consisting of the contents of her longtime Pittsford home. The MAG kept papers that related to their institution and transferred what became the Herdle Family Papers in November 2005. The papers include numerous photographs of the Herdle, Bachman, and Miller families, as well as material related to Gertrude's interest in tombstones as American folk art.

The collection includes correspondence and notes, and the manuscripts of his published and unpublished books, articles and addressee. The collection has been expanded with the acquisition of photographs, photographic glass plates, scrapbooks, additional notes, miscellaneous papers and memorabilia.The final additions to the Fairchild papers were made after the Professor's death, when his wife gave the residue of his personal papers to the Library.

The collection consists of correspondence, documents, clippings, music programs, photographs, scrapbooks, and memorabilia relating to the musical career of Hermann Dossenbach. Also present in the collection is Dossenbach's masonic Corinthian Temple Lodge pin.

This collection is housed in one box, consisting almost entirely of historical material about the company. The materials are arranged chronologically, and include photographs of Jeremiah G. Hickey, several printed articles about the history of Hickey-Freeman Co., newspaper clippings, and a limited amount of research correspondence. Folder 14 contains an orientation packet for a visit to Hickey-Freeman by Jennifer Tirone, daughter of CEO Gasper Tirone, in May 1987.

The Hillside Children's Center Papers contain historical materials such as records of the children cared for by the Rochester Orphan Asylum and later, Hillside Children's Center; original legal documents and by-laws of the institution; correspondence; committee/board minutes and reports (printed annual reports and various other printed materials have been removed and catalogued); financial documents; property maps, floor plans, and blueprints; audio-visual materials such as videotapes and slides; photographs; newspaper clippings; and miscellaneous printed materials and ephemera.

Boxes 1-7 contain meeting minutes and lists of Board of Directors and Executive and Nominating committees. Boxes 8-11 describe the service programs established by the Service Overview Committees to carry out the mission of the organization. Boxes 12 and 13 contain financial reports, including endowment funds, guidelines and manuals for different sections of the organization. Box 14 contains photographs, annual reports, publications, and other miscellaneous ephemera.

The collection consists of material of the families of Rochesterians Harriet (Hollister) Spencer (1887-1962) and her husband Thomas G. Spencer (1884-1978). Included in the collection is correspondence the Spencers received from their two children Hollister (Holly) and Thomas. While Thomas was in Europe in 1934, he wrote numerous letters home to his parents. These often included the articles which he wrote about his travels in France, Germany, Poland, Russia, Portugal and Brussels. The following year, Holly spent the summer away and wrote home frequently. Other family related materials include a day book (1869-1887) of Sarah E. Hollister, poems written about individual family members, a catalogue of Harriet and Thomas Spencer's house belongings, and a list of Harriet Spencer's family silver pieces. There is also a scrap book (1880-1910) containing newspaper clippings of social notices and obituaries pertaining to the Hollisters, Spencers, Starks and Sibleys, along with other prose and poetry clippings. Another note book contains the obituaries of Mrs. George A. Hollister, and Emmet H. Hollister (October 6, 1853), and a memorial sermon by Rev. A. G. Hall (June 18, 1871). The collection also includes photographs of various members of the Weed, Barnes, Hollister and Spencer families.

The Homer Collins Papers consists of one series: Photographs. There is one photograph album and two folders with loose photographs. These photographs date from ca. 1872-1879.

The Hooker Family Papers, 1790 to 1963 are arranged in five sections: correspondence, 1820 to 1930; financial and legal papers, 1790 to 1920; diaries and petty cash books, 1852 to 1926; miscellaneous papers, 1820 to 1963; and photograph albums, ca 1860's - 1890's. Sixteen of the twenty-seven boxes contain correspondence.

The papers contain correspondence, much of it with University of Rochester classmates of Mr. Rogers, a diary from 1878 when he was a student at the University, financial and legal papers, class notebooks, and photographs.

The Isaac Howd Papers consist of one series: Personal Papers. In that series are three handwritten sermons that Howd preached during his career as a pastor. Also included is an 1863 published sermon titled, "God in Providence." There are family photographic reproductions created by Howd descendent, Judith Hill (Fielder) Harris in the 1980s. Harris also compiled genealogical information on her family and that is included.

The Cominsky Papers consist of letters, clippings, memorabilia, scrapbooks and albums, and photographs, which reflect the varied interests of Mr. Cominsky and the esteem with which his colleagues regarded him. Correspondents include George Eastman, Louis Wiley, Harry S. Truman, and persons associated with the Saturday Review and the field of publishing.

The collection contains photographs of Greenleaf throughout her life, as well as a candid photograph of Greenleaf speaking with Susan B. Anthony taken by Vahan Abkarian. Two letters are included, along with a "Votes for Women" satin sash and a pin from the American Women's League.

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).

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.

Johanna O. Euler's Rochester, NY photo album from 1895-1913 contains 50 pages, yet only 39 photographs. Most of the photographs are black and white 5" x 7", though there are some 3.25" x 5.5", some of which appear to be hand colored. A few of the photographs have captions such as "Flood 1913" or "First animated electric sign Orange Blossom Cigar," however many are unlabeled.

The collection contains five scrapbooks covering the period 1906-1918 (see descriptive listing); a notebook of salesmen's information for the Hickok Manufacturing Co. from the 1940's; and printed, processed and manuscript material relating to the Lanni family genealogy, the First World War and Lanni's service in it, and his retirement in Sun City.

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.

Papers of John Hall Deane, University of Rochester, Class of 1866, lawyer and University of Rochester trustee. Includes correspondence (1864-1874), checks and receipts (1867-1875), law certificates and memorabilia. Some of the correspondence includes references to his experiences as a soldier in the Civil War.

The John Crabtree Papers consists primarily of undated photographs, most of which appear to be from the 1920's.

The John Larish Papers are comprised of one series: Research Papers. This series includes the research materials Larish used in writing his book, Out of Focus. Materials include documents recording the history of the Eastman Kodak Company, the surrounding field of electronic photography, and associated technologies. The first box, Kodak Product History, provides some information about the Rochester area and the issues surrounding the photographic industry as the technology of digital photography developed. The bulk of the collection is arranged by date, beginning in 1970. These folders contain news and industry publications that continue through 2012. Beginning in Box 9, there are contextual materials on the structure and leadership of Kodak and its competitors, as well as notes from interviews Larish conducted with key figures in Kodak, and elsewhere in the industry. Box 10 includes a small group of photographs and Larish's notes from a trip to Japan to meet with colleagues, as well as financial reports tracking Kodak's standing in the industry from 2004 to 2008. The final box in the collection includes VHS, audio cassettes, CDs and DVDs with interview recordings.

The collection consists of correspondence, manuscript notes, manuscript parts as played by Toole, programs of amateur productions in which he appeared, broadsides and handbills, memorabilia, photographs and newspaper clippings.

The collection consists primarily of documents relating to the latter half of Read's career, specifically to his posting in Greece. These documents were transcribed into a series of typewritten folios with the intention of being published as a book, tentatively titled Impressions of Greece Under King George, 1873-1882. The transcriptions include extensive notes on historical and travel works by other authors, Read's correspondence, Read's general impressions of Greece and commentary on Greek life. These transcriptions were presumably made around the time of Read's death; many have handwritten corrections and additions. There is also a series of handwritten notebooks from which some of the material was transcribed, although many of the original notebooks are not in the collection and may no longer exist. In addition to the Greek material, there are also typewritten manuscripts covering topics such as Read's experience during the sieges of Paris; travel memoirs of England, France and Cuba; and autobiographical sketches. Some miscellaneous handwritten notebooks are in the collection which are preliminary notes and collections of sources for Historic Studies in Vaud, Bern and Savoy. Finally, there is a series of notebooks, scrapbooks and sketchbooks belonging to Read, Read's eldest son Harmon Pumpelly Read, Harmon Read's wife (Marguerite de Carron d'Allondans) and a relative of Mrs. Read's (Louise Carron), as well as some notebooks that may belong to John Meredith Read, Sr. The titles and descriptions of the contents in the collection are taken directly from the papers themselves when possible, although they have been expanded where necessary to assist the researcher. Most of the documents are in English, with some in French.

The collection consists of ledgers and labor records of the John P. Smith Printing Company during the period 1876-1891, and personal and business correspondence of Frank J. Smith. The non-personal pieces include material by or about the United Typothetae of America, N.Y. State Alcoholic Beverages Control Board, Army Ordnance Association, and the Rochester printing business. The personal pieces include material on Rochester clubs and charitable organizations, the Rochester Centennial of 1934, the Bausch Memorial Bridge dedication, and the Veterans' Memorial Bridge dedication.

The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, reports, speeches, and clippings from Wilson's participation in numerous business and community organizations. The bulk of the collection is dated 1959-1971, a period of growth for Xerox as well as the city and University of Rochester.

The collection consists of professional correspondence, printed ephemera relating to the Mock photography studio, newspaper clippings, diplomas and awards, music and photographs. The photographs are primarily portraits of his family, taken by Mock; work by other photographers is noted. There is also a set of 38 panels mounted with examples of all photographic processes used by Mock from 1888 to 1941. The bound volume is a mass presumably composed by J.E. Mock.

The Harris Papers are a collection of letters, photographs, and papers spanning the mid to late 1800s of the Harris and Mathews families, both prominent families of Rochester, New York. The collection centers around the 1860-1877 business correspondence of Joseph Harris (1828-1892), and the 1840s through 1860s personal correspondence of his wife, Sarah Ann Mathews Harris (1833- ). In addition there are also the letters and papers of Sarah Harris' parents, Selah and Mary Pitkin Mathews.

Boxes contain business and legal papers, including wills, deeds, mortgages, birth and marriage certificates; lists of books and family possessions brought from England; clippings; genealogical and biographical material; unpublished bits of writing of several members of the family; tintypes, photographs, framed portraits; books, postcard album, and other memorabilia. One box contains family correspondence.