The Academic Regalia collection contains robes, hoods, and caps worn by University of Rochester administrators, faculty, students, and trustees at formal events. Descriptions of regalia include the name of the manufacturer (Cotrell and Leonard, for example) when this information is known. Each set of regalia has been assigned a number, which appears before the title of the item(s).

The ADAM International Review Papers contain records from the University of Rochester's affiliation with the literary magazine ADAM. These materials date from 1968 to 1973. The papers also include photocopied manuscripts that the magazine's founder-editor, Miron Grindea, donated to the University. The collection is organized into five series: 1) correspondence, 2) distribution, 3) finances, 4) publicity, and 5) manuscripts.

Correspondence, programs, membership lists, etc., of Administrators Anonymous, a group of junior level University administrators who met regularly for a luncheon and speaker.

This collection includes Adviser's Handbooks from the 1971/1972 academic year to the present. Handbooks are organized alphabetically and cover topics such as academic honesty, grades, majors, and studying abroad. The last few pages of some handbooks provide advisers with examples of paperwork such as "add/drop" forms, requests for an incomplete grade, and approval forms for concentrations and minors. The collection also includes some copies of handbooks that have been annotated. In addition to the handbooks themselves, some folders contain correspondence, notes, and information about University programs. Starting in the 2015/2016 academic year, handbooks were produced in electronic form only; printed copies have been included in the collection.

The African Student Center Records contains five series: Administration Files, Correspondence, Finances, Student Files, and Photographs.

Specifications and records of payments for the construction of Anderson Hall, 1859-1861. Also a "Sketch for proposed luthern windows", by Alex. R. Esty, Architect, Boston.

Architectural plans for several University buildings, most of which were on the Prince Street campus. The box also includes plans for a few non-University buildings.

The Boar's Head Dinner Collection contains materials about the planning of the event, speeches by University faculty and administrators, music, formal invitations and posters, and some historical background. Much of the material about planning and speakers dates from the mid-1990s to the early 2010s.

Material related to the events leading up to and following the November 8, 1967 Dow Chemical Company job interview at which students and faculty blocked the way of those wishing to be interviewed.

Correspondence, newspaper clippings, programs and other ephemera. Includes "Last Will and Testament" written by Class of 1916. "U OF R" is printed on the cover of the scrapbook.

The George Eastman Statue Papers contain materials which document the publicity leading up to the dedication of the George Eastman Statue on the Eastman Quadrangle on October 10, 2009. Also included are some materials from the dedication and post-dedication feedback and articles.

The Kodak-University of Rochester Exhibit Collection consists of the photographs and slides used in a joint exhibit in 1960. The photographs are primarily scenes from the River Campus and University Medical Center Pediatrics unit, as well as classrooms from area schools.

Correspondence, publicity, etc. for a 39-week radio series, "Let's Learn Spanish," which was prepared by Time Inc. and sponsored by the University of Rochester over WHAM radio in 1944 and 1945.

Material related to and prepared for the accreditation visit of the Middle States Association to the University of Rochester in December 1959.

A small collection of material relating to Middle States Association evaluation of the University of Rochester in 1959 and 1970.

The Monatspost Collection consists of correspondence and other material related to the publication of and response to Monatspost.

The Musical Activities Collection includes six series: Correspondence and Other Records (1932-1987); Programs (1875-2014, undated); Photographs, Color Slides, and Negatives (1908-1987); Posters (1911-1985); Scrapbooks (1884-1995); and Audio and Video Recordings (1940-2010).

This collection includes the published and personal works of Joseph O'Connor, his wife Evangeline O'Connor, and their daughter Evelyn O'Connor. In addition to personal journals, letters, and other paper ephemera, this collection includes newspaper clippings from 'The Rochesterian', 'The Indianapolis Sentinel', The Rochester Post Express', and 'The Buffalo Courier'. Many of the handwritten works by Joseph and Evangeline O'Connor in this collection were transposed to type in the 1940s for easier reading.

The collection contains material related to Orientation programs for first-year undergraduate students, including transfer students, from 1941 onward. Items within the collection tend to address one of three audiences: students, their families, or staff and faculty at the University.

A register of visitors to the University of Rochester. Those in 1935 were guests who attended the inauguration of Alan Valentine as President of the University. This item has been cataloged with the call number LD 4710 .A1r.

Folders for Enlisted Reserve Corp (ERC), Army Air Corp Reserve (AACR), Marine Corp Reserve, Navy Reserve. Contents include filled-out mimeographed forms indicating status of individual students and carbons of correspondence regarding status of students.

The Reunions collection contains materials related to University reunions from the Class of 1871 to the present. Items include publications; ephemera; mailings; photographs; and planning documents such as meeting minutes, itineraries, registration forms, and information about alumni. Materials were generated by the Office of Alumni Relations and by alumni volunteers who worked with them to plan reunions. Among other activities, reunion planners collected updates from alumni and used them to create a booklet about members of a given class. This publication has varied in style and has been circulated under a variety of titles over the years: "Questionnaires," "Personal History," "Autobiographies," "Life Lines," "Alumni Updates," "Bulletin," "Who's Who in the Class of ___?," and more recently "Class Memory Book." In these booklets, alumni have shared memories from the University of Rochester and details about their career paths, families, and other aspects of their lives.

Cumulative grade record folders of Rochester Prize Scholarship holders, Classes of 1940, 1942, and 1944 of the College for Men. The folders were apparently filled out after the 1939-1940 school year (except the folders of the Class of 1944, which were filled out at mid-term in the fall semester of 1940).

Material related to Rochester Prize Scholarships for the year 1941-1942. Includes letters of inquiry about the scholarships, application forms of successful candidates who latter withdrew and unsuccessful candidates, and related correspondence.

A scrapbook of printed material of, and related to, the University. Includes form letters, invitations, programs, tickets, etc.

A scrapbook of printed forms and material of the University, such as letterheads, programs, tickets, etc.

The Senior Orations held by the University Archives run from 1868 to 1877. The collection also contains several senior essays from 1913 and 1914 by female students, who were first admitted to the University of Rochester in 1900.

The collection contains numerous museum objects, publications, and ephemera related mostly to Sesquicentennial Weekend.

The collection contains four series: Volumes, Pamphlets, Song Sheets, and Manuscripts.

The Student Army Training Corp Collection (1918-1919) contains material such as correspondence, reports, publications, and forms. Reports include information about trainees such as their general health, academic program, housing, medical insurance, and clothing inventory. The collection also includes rosters showing the number of men enrolled, returning students, departing students, and officers, as well as financial documents such as claims, payrolls, and expense sheets. Publications for the general public include bulletins, newspaper clippings, and general information booklets. Materials from early 1919 are located, for the most part, at the end of the collection; these items relate to equipment-removal strategies, demobilizing plans, financial claims, and other topics.

Correspondence, scripts, and publicity relating to "This Atomic World," a series of 10 radio programs sponsored by the University of Rochester and presented over station WHAM in 1946.

The Tiernan Project Collection contains organizational, planning, and other material from 1994 through 2015 relating to the group's service in the Rochester community.

Correspondence, scripts, and publicity related to "Time for Science," a series of 13 radio programs sponsored by the University of Rochester with the cooperation of TIME Magazine over station WHAM in 1944.

Correspondence and scripts, etc. relating to the radio program "Understanding the Headlines," which Dr. May of the University of Rochester gave over station WHAM, 1943-1945.

Consists chiefly of processed material received by the University of Rochester, as one of the members of the Associated Universities, Inc., the sponsors of the Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Listing of forthcoming campus events. (Has been published by several offices and has undergone several title changes during its history.) Superseded, fall 1973, by the "Calendar of Events" in the University publication Currents.

Subject folders for various University events and conferences. Includes original correspondence and carbons of correspondence, processed and printed material relating to the event.

This collection consists primarily of the extant texts or excerpts of the commencement addresses delivered at the main Arts, Sciences and Engineering ceremony. One address from the Eastman School of Music, and another from the School of Nursing, are included as a subseries of the main collection.

A manuscript volume listing those men delinquent in attendance, examinations, etc.

The Wilson Day Materials collection contains items related both to the day's original focus on seminars, concerts, and other events and to its current form as a day of community service. Materials from earlier Wilson Day celebrations (1972-1987) include letters of invitation, tickets, programs, speeches, photograph albums, and press clippings, as well as planning material such as guest lists, correspondence between guests and event organizers, and drafts of programs and letters of invitation. Early correspondence is between Chancellor W. Allen Wallis, University Relations Director Don Lyon, and Wilson Day committee members. Correspondence is also between Lyon or President Robert L. Sproull and those involved with planning Wilson Day. Letters of invitation are from President Sproull. Materials from 1990 onward consist of correspondence among organizers, service project lists, letters of invitation, T-shirts, press clippings, and photograph albums. Correspondence from 1990 onward is often written by the Associative Director of Media Relations Jan Fitzpatrick.

The Winston Churchill Commencement Materials contains letters, telegrams, memoranda, clippings, and other items relating to Churchill's speech and honorary degree. Correspondents include Winston Churchill, Fred Hovde, and Alan Valentine. A collection of additional photographs and postcards was received from the Minneapolis Collection at the Minneapolis Public Library in March 2004.

Contains transcripts and other material.

The Writers Workshop Collection consists of primarily of photographs taken by James S. Peck. Mr. Peck was formerly the Director of Public Relations for the Graduate School of Management (today the Simon Graduate School of Business). He had also handled public relations and promotional activities for Dean Robert Koch of the University School, which included both the Writers Workshop and the University Summer Theater. The collection also contains the annual flyers or programs for most of the years of the series.

The Western Union news reports received by campus radio station WRUR during the first months of its operation, February-May, 1948.