Adaline's diary, kept from August 1840 - March 1843, when she was in her early twenties, reveals an intelligent and lively young woman, whose ambitions were challenged by her era's gender conventions, as well as the debilitating effects of tuberculosis. The diary not only captures the hopes and faith of Adaline, the intimacies of the Lindsley family, and community life in her Yates County, New York village in the early 1840s, it also documents a unique period of growth and transition in ante-bellum America.

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 letters written to Arthur Barry by his sons H. Brewster Barry and H. Pomeroy Barry, other relatives, and friends. There is also correspondence with the officials of the schools the boys attended, as well as letters concerning the property Barry owned, and his financial and business affairs. The rest of the collection includes Barry's private journals, personal financial and tax records, and the reports and correspondence of the charities and clubs with which he was affiliated. The correspondence and records of the East Side Savings Bank, the Community Savings Bank, and the Rochester Trust and Safe Deposit Company make up the balance of the collection.

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.

Mr. Hamilton's diaries cover a sixty-six year period, 1879-1943. The diaries reveal many interesting incidents from his personal life, the School for the Blind, local, national and world events. The diaries for the years 1885 to 1889 give a vivid picture of Hamilton's experiences as an undergraduate at the University of Rochester.

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.

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.

The Clarence King Moore papers consist of his correspondence (many of the letters were written by him and his wife, Rida S. Moore, during their European tour from 1910-1912), lecture notes, writings, diaries, and family papers.

The correspondence, nearly all of which is to other writers, discusses the work both correspondents have in progress and their reactions to various plays. A letter to Ellis discusses Bax's Victorian upbringing; the Kilgour correspondence is centered around the Playwrights' Club; the Lafitte Cyon letters make frequent mention of Meum Stewart. The manuscript genealogical materials trace the Tingle and Lea branches of the Bax family; their compiler is unknown.

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 collection includes correspondence and other papers; his diary, which reveals research activities, especially an interest in European artists in South America during the 19th century; and activities as a print dealer; and record books of print purchases and sales, 1962-1966. Unpublished material includes a work of fiction (Love In Santiago: Four Tales) and material on artists, including Auguste Borget (1809-1877), Otto Grashof (1812-1876), and Johann Moritz Rugendas (1802-1858).

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.

This collection consists of the personal, business, and family papers of Edmund Lyon (1855-1920), a noted Rochester inventor, humanitarian, philanthropist, and manufacturer. It includes family and business correspondence, diaries, notebooks, manuscripts of books and articles, financial records, photographs and memorabilia of Lyon, his wife Carolyn Hamilton (Talcott) Lyon, Harriet E. Hamilton (her aunt), and a few other members of the family.

Included in his Papers are a diary (a microfilm of this diary is kept with the diary) he kept in 1919-1920 while Secretary to John A. Gade, United States Commissioner to the Baltic Provinces; material relating to his service in World War II; the typescripts of a number of his speeches; and correspondence, including over forty letters, 1945-1967, from Dwight David Eisenhower.

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.

The collection includes detailed and illustrated field notes of his geological expeditions in the years 1872-1874, a loose-leaved geological report, personal diaries 1867-1911, account books and miscellaneous notes, newspaper clippings, etc.

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.

The Ellwanger Family Papers includes the letters, diaries, scrapbooks, personal financial papers, etc. of George Ellwanger, his wife Cornelia (Brooks) Ellwanger, and his children and grandchildren. Box 3 contains correspondence to Helen and Margaret Ellwanger (daughters of Edward S. and Leah Cresswell Ellwanger) variously addressed to them individually and jointly. Their correspondents include: Gertrude Jekyll, Marianne Moore, Gertrude Herdle Moore, William Robinson, and Fletcher Steele. Letters from the following have been indexed: Patrick Barry, Algernon Sidney Crapsey, George Eastman, David Jayne Hill, Henry O'Rielly, Mrs. Caroline (Erickson) Perkins, and Charles Sprague Sargent.

The Ethel Rogers Papers includes diaries and published writings, mostly on vocational guidance for girls.

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.

The collection includes a copybook and diaries of Elisha Fish (1770-1804), a copybook of Catharine G. Bills (1819), and miscellaneous items and correspondence of Mrs. Catharine Ann (Fish) Stebbins (1835-1915) who lived in Rochester and was active in the anti-slavery movement and secretary of the Western New York Anti-Slavery Society. Letters from the following have been indexed: Mrs. Sophia Eliza (Rochester) Child; William Lloyd Garrison; Benjamin Franklin Butler (1818-1893); Mrs. Catharine Ann (Fish) Stebbins.

The Hastings Horticultural Papers provide insight into the business of setting up a nursery in Chicago, along with much information regarding the various types of trees and plants shipped westward from Rochester.

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.

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 George Eastman Tuttle Papers includes diaries from 1868-1870, 1872-1875, 1877-1888 whose short entries reveal the daily activities of the Orleans County farmer. There are also two small notebooks, dated 1895-1896 and 1915, and a large photograph of Tuttle, circa 1890.

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.

Diaries, records and account books of various members of the Chapin family, farmers and fruit growers of East Bloomfield, New York.

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.

Primarily a collection of correspondence, business papers, diaries, journals, essays, etc., of Horatio Gates Warner (1801-1876) and his immediate family.

Letters to and from the Huntington-Hooker family members and friends, chiefly personal in nature. Included are letters written by Albert Huntington and Horace Hooker during the Civil War, and their Civil War papers and documents; letters from Harriet Beecher Stowe and information on the Stowe Memorial Window which was installed in the church at Mandarin, Florida through the efforts of Susan Huntington Hooker; letters from Blanchette Hooker (Mrs. John D. Rockefeller III), Adelaide Hooker (Mrs, John P. Marquand), Elon Huntington Hooker and Frank Huntington. Also in the collection are diaries, survey maps, deeds, indentures, wills, mortgages, family financial papers; newspaper clippings about Rochester history and the Huntington-Hooker families, general clippings and articles from newspapers and magazines; articles and speeches by family members, cards, invitations; University of Rochester, Vassar and Cornell programs and bulletins; family scrapbooks, and miscellaneous memorabilia.

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 collection includes personal diaries containing detailed daily accounts; miscellaneous notebooks and pads containing lecture notes, "out of pocket expenses," miscellaneous material; and a number of printed books primarily on the Impeachment of H.L. Ritter, a district judge of the United States for the southern district of Florida.

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.

The Joseph O'Connor Papers are comprised of three boxes containing poems and essays written by Joseph O'Connor. There is also some material relating to his wife, Evangeline (Johnson) O'Connor, and his daughter, Evelyn O'Connor, who graduated from the University of Rochester in 1903. This latter material includes some correspondence, 1947-1948 and undated, and several travel diaries, 1895-1951.

The collection includes the personal papers and correspondence of the Bradford King family of Rochester. Among the papers are the diaries of Bradford King, the son of Gideon King who settled near Rochester in 1797. Bradford left this area after his father's death in 1798, but returned many years later. The diaries cover the period from June, 1811 to April, 1874. During some years the entries are scattered or very brief; in others the notes are voluminous. Included in the correspondence are four volumes of letters from Bradford King to his brother Moses King. Also in the collection are the diaries and personal papers of Moses Bradford King, son of Bradford King, who was a prominent Rochester druggist. Moses Bradford King wrote and published a pamphlet which advocated changes in the calendar for the twentieth century. Much of the correspondence consists of letters written between the two daughters of Moses B. King, Ella G. King and Ada M. King. For a time Ella and Ada King operated the King Seminary for Young Ladies and Children in Rochester. When the school closed, Ella King went west and taught in an Indian school in South Dakota. Ada remained in Rochester where she tutored high school and college students. In 1944, at the age of 80, she enrolled for courses at the University of Rochester extension school, becoming the University's oldest co-ed. She died at the age of 100 in 1964.

The Lewis and Grace Reynolds Papers includes approximately 95 letters they wrote to their families in Rochester. The correspondence and diary reveal their experiences in Germany.

The three manuscript volumes of Margaret Holahan's diary cover the years 1923-1925. She describes in great detail an active social and family life. She keeps the diary until one week before her death on June 23, 1925.

The collection includes other items of historical interest, including the diary Horace McGuire kept during the Civil War and his war time correspondence with his mentor William Alling and his fiancee Alice E. Kingsbury. McGuire entered the army as a sergeant in the 18th New York Battery, a unit formed to test the new Billinghurst Gun. He participated in federal campaigns in Louisiana and was a member of the garrison of Baton Rouge in 1862-1863. In 1864, McGuire was promoted to first lieutenant and transferred to the Corps d'Afrique (later 7th U.S. Colored Artillery) and became actively involved in recruiting blacks from the Baton Rouge vicinity into the Union forces. He was commissioned as a captain, and by act of Congress in 1866 was given the rank of brevet-major.

The collection includes correspondence, school compositions, farm records, pension office correspondence, photographs, including daguerreotype and ambrotype portraits, personal account books and receipts.

Finks' papers collected in Rare Books/Special Collections begin with writings by David Finks and then move to documentation of Finks' life and work, including material and some correspondence relating to Catholic Council of Urban Ministries, Campaign for Human Development, and the Downtown (Rochester) Community Forum. Next are Finks' personal records which are combined elements of both a journal and a scrapbook. Contained in binders, they are a combination of journal entries, articles, letters, cards, flyers, programs, and anything else that was meaningful to him. There are a few gaps, but the journals cover from 1985-2007. Finally, the last few boxes are articles and letters regarding people and issues, largely religious, of interest to Finks as well as personal correspondence and photographs.

Material relating to the Worden and Chesebro families of Canandaigua, New York. Consists of family genealogical records compiled by Mrs. Robert H. Chesebro, 1963, or copied by her from the originals; and Xerox copies of four scrapbooks kept by Frances (Worden) Chesebro (1826-1909), the niece of Mrs. William H. Seward, which contain letters from family and friends, newspaper clippings of deaths of family and friends, and invitations. Also a diary (1854 or 5 - 1931) kept by Margaret McJannet, nursemaid for Frank Chesebro, on a trip to Nassau, Bahamas in 1859-60.

Consists of correspondence, writings, diaries and account books of Roswell Howell Ward. Papers pertain primarily to his 1948 biography Henry A. Ward, Museum Builder to America.

There are 15 boxes in the Virginia Moscrip Papers: 2 boxes of correspondence dating from 1818 through 1962, 3 boxes of Charles H. Moscrip ephemera reflecting his theological and theatrical interests as well as his time spent at the University of Rochester; 2 boxes of Virginia Moscrip ephemera from childhood through her years as a student and educator; 2 boxes of miscellaneous family ephemera; and 4 boxes of photo albums. Much of the family ephemera and correspondence are associated with Minerva (Lamareau) DeLany (1837-1919) and her husband, Amos N. DeLany (1832-1895), Virginia Moscrip's maternal grandparents, who had lived in Clyde, New York, since 1852. The DeLany's are buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, New York, along with their grandchildren, Lydia Bell Moscrip, Minerva L. Moscrip, and Charles B. Moscrip and his wife, Elsie (1890-1912). The personal papers of Virginia Moscrip's mother, Lydia Bell DeLany Moscrip, are held at Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts. Also included are Liberty Loan flyers and advertisements, membership cards and a service flag, food rationting campaign items and recipes, knitting patterns, two undated clippings, including an editorial by Anna Howard Shaw; and a commemorative booklet celebrating Susan B. Anthony's eightieth birthday.

This collection, the Ward-Macomber Family Papers, 1829-1974, contains material relating to Levi Alfred Ward's son Levi Frederick Ward (1842-1907) and his family. On October 13, 1864 Levi Frederick Ward married Alice Smith (1844-1913). They had three children. Levi Smith Ward (1864-1926) married Florence Yates (1871-1931) in 1895. They had one son, Levi Yates Ward (b. 1904), who later changed his name to Andrew Lee Yates Ward. Laura Page Ward (1867-1959) married Francis Selden Macomber (1867-1956), a Rochester lawyer, also in 1895. Frederic Kemp Ward (1876-1910) married Hortense Thomas (1878-1909), the daughter of the architect John R. Thomas (1848-1901). Frederic Kemp and Hortense Ward had two children, Frederic Kemp Ward, Jr. (b. 1904) and Caroline Allen Ward (b. 1905). After their parents died, the children lived with their aunt and uncle, Laura Page and Francis Selden Macomber.

The William Carey Morey Papers include the diary that Professor Morey kept while a member of the Union Army during the Civil War, as well as copies of papers and addresses written by Professor Morey.

The collection includes the correspondence and other papers of William Channing Gannett (1840-1923), who was a Unitarian minister in St. Paul, Minnesota (1877-1883) and Rochester, N.Y. (1889-1908). The correspondence to and from Mr. Gannett includes letters from Jane Addams, Abigail May Alcott, Susan B. Anthony, Samuel Longfellow, Elihu Root, Alphonso and William Howard Taft, Booker T. Washington, Frank Lloyd Wright and many Unitarian leaders of the late 1800s and early 1900s. There are also letters relating to the Western Unitarian Controversy, the education of the freedmen at Port Royal, the temperance crusade, Unity magazine, Unitarian church organization and membership, and to the editing of Unity Hymns and Chorals by Mr. Gannett and Frederick L. Hosmer. About 400 letters, dated 1875-1912, were added to the collection by Charles H. Lyttle and relate to the Western Unitarian Controversy.

The collection includes the Corporation Counsel papers, business and personal correspondence, and family papers of Colonel William Hubbell Emerson of Rochester, retired Corporation Counsel for the city.

This collection consists of additions to the William Henry Seward papers after the main collection was microfilmed in 1981.

Family papers and correspondence to and from the William Perkins Cross family members and friends, chiefly personal in nature. Included is some information about the Daniel E. Cross Company Boot & Shoe Patterns, Rochester, N.Y. Also in the collection are family and business financial papers, bills, statements, wills, diaries, account books, notebooks.