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.
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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.
General records; individual student folders of the C.A.P.P. which was run by the University of Rochester to provide guidance, counseling, and tutoring for disadvantaged Rochester school students.
Folders apparently removed from other files, on the Committee on Educational Policy. Includes correspondence, reports, minutes, etc.
Computer Science papers, 1969-1973 1.67 Cubic feet
This collection is organized in four series: 1) search committee, 2) candidates, 3) research documents, and 4) inquiries.
Dean of Student Life: miscellaneous records, 1946-1965 0.74 Cubic feet
Two notebooks and several subject folders. The notebooks contain mimeographed minutes (1955-1965) and financial records (1962-1965) of the College Cabinet Financial Board. The folders contain material on the Graduate Living Center (mimeographed committee minutes, 1961-1964), the Towers Dormitories (1962-1964), student activities (1958-1964), and rules and regulations for campus parties (1940's and 1950's).
The collection includes chapter minutes (1911-1934) and six scrapbooks from the 1930s to the early 1950s, with a letter from Brother David Levy Reiner (Class of 2003) entrusting the scrapbooks on behalf of the chapter. The scrapbooks were compiled in part by Brother Robert Elwell (Class of 1950), and they contain pictures, clippings, and captions covering subjects such as class pictures, football and other sports, social events, pledging, and Delta Upsilon involvement at the University of Rochester.
Department of Mathematics papers, 1916, 1922-1943 [bulk 1930s] 2.31 Cubic feet
Department of Mathematics Papers contain correspondence and other files of Arthur Sullivan Gale, chairman of the Department of Mathematics and dean of the College for Men. Correspondence organized alphabetically by subject appears first, followed by chronological correspondence (1927-1943). Additional files relate to faculty candidates, committees, organizations, examinations, the department's Stoddard Prize, and other subjects. Stoddard Prize material includes problems and students' answers, by year. The collection also contains some photographs.
Department of Romance Languages papers, 1931-1954 0.74 Cubic feet
Departmental material of Neil Cole Arvin (1889-1953), Chairman of the Department of Romance Languages. Includes correspondence (to and from students, faculty, and administrators), material on the Honors Division (of which Arvin was chairman), and material on the Library Survey of 1938.
Material related to the Greater University Program, a fund raising program, of the late 1950's and 1960's. Includes correspondence, printed, and processed material. Also some fund raising material from the middle 1950's.
Dorothea Michelsen de Zafra papers, circa 1929-1974 0.37 Cubic feet
The papers include several undated essays and lecture notes, as well as information about various Class of 1929 reunions.
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.
Edwin Fauver papers, 1914-1944, undated 0.19 Cubic feet
Material of Edwin Fauver, Professor of Hygiene and Physical Education, who was on the University of Rochester faculty from 1916-1945. Includes correspondence; annual reports, 1920-1944 (incomplete); and printed, mimeographed, and typescript material relating to athletics, health, and physical education, especially at the University.
Extension Division papers, 1919-1921 0.37 Cubic feet
Correspondence, reports, publicity, etc. of the Extension Division. Mostly for 1920-1921, the first year Dr. Louis Augustus Pechstein was its director.
Record of contributions of members of classes of 1857 through 1924 to the Greater University Campaign.
Henry C. Mills Vice President for Educational Administration papers, 1958/1959-1963/1964 26.69 Cubic feet
The Henry C. Mills Vice President for Educational Administration Papers contain materials for the academic years 1958/1959 through 1963/1964. The collection is organized by year, and each year consists of three sections: staff folders, folders corresponding to schools and colleges at the University, and subject folders.
Hopeman chimes and carillon papers, 1926-2016 5.25 linear feet
Box 1 of the Hopeman Chimes and Carillon Papers contains material from various bellfoundries related to the purchase of the original chimes from 1926 to 1929. Boxes 2 and 3 deal mostly with the purchase, installation, and dedication ceremony for the carillon, while boxes 4-8 include information on the Bellman Society, the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America, and concerts, as well as objects, brochures, and audio recordings. Box 9 and Box 10 include ephemera and publications related to concerts performed on the Hopeman Memorial Carillon. Box 11 and Box 12 contain administrative material related to maintaining the carillon and planning concerts. The collection also contains oversize materials such as posters and signs.
Three manuscript volumes of library circulation records. The first volume records the accession number of the books charged out to each library user (circa 1856-1862); the second volume records circulation statistics, 1911-1925 (and also periodical check-in statistics, 1909-1910; and catalog department statistics, 1910-1925); and the third volume records circulation statistics for the Catherine Strong Hall reading room.
Library: Educational Film Service, 1942-1946 0.93 Cubic feet
Material relating to the free educational film lending service which Rush Rhees Library operated, 1942-1946.
Middle States Association accreditation material, 1958-1961 2.57 Cubic feet
Material related to and prepared for the accreditation visit of the Middle States Association to the University of Rochester in December 1959.
Middle States Association material, 1958-1961, 1968-1970 0.19 Cubic feet
A small collection of material relating to Middle States Association evaluation of the University of Rochester in 1959 and 1970.
Sigma Xi papers, 1926-1961 2.04 Cubic feet
The papers include correspondence, meeting minutes, membership information, financial documents, printed ephemera, and other materials related to the first thirty-five years of the Rochester chapter's history.
A small group of material relating to the dedication of the River Campus of the University of Rochester. Includes printed programs, manuscript guest lists, etc.
Correspondence and processed material relating to dormitory housing on the River Campus (College for Men). Includes dormitory assignments, rules, etc.
Reports of faculty members to the President and/or the Board of Trustees of the University. Holdings are incomplete.
Papers of a religious survey (1933); folders of financial records of the classes of 1935, 1937, and 1939; and subject folders from an office file, 1940-1941. Some of the material was apparently that of William Edwin Van de Walle, Professor of Philosophy and later Dean of Men at the University of Rochester.
University of Rochester College for Women: correspondence and subject folders, 1914-1940 2.97 Cubic feet
The collection consists of two series: General Correspondence and Subject Files. Correspondence is mostly that of Annette Gardner Munro, who was Dean of Freshman and later the first Dean of Women at the University of Rochester. There is also correspondence of Katherine Bowen, Registrar of the College for Women, and other administrators. General correspondence relates to topics such as student applications and requirements for admission. It includes letters between Dean Munro and high schools regarding students' courses, grades, and recommendations; letters notifying students whether they have been accepted to the University; and letters in which students already enrolled inquire about courses and requirements for various degree programs. Additional correspondence with students relates to topics such as reserving rooms, certificate programs, scholarships, and tutoring. There are letters from alumnae applying to graduate school who request catalogs, lists of courses they have taken, and transcripts as well as some letters with correspondents outside the University community that discuss possible memberships and jobs for students. Subject Files contain mimeographed material and correspondence on topics ranging from alumnae associations, to nursing, to student government.
University of Rochester College of Arts and Science: Division of Honor Studies Student folders, classes of 1959-1962, 1959-circa 1963 3 file drawers
A folder for each honor student containing scheduling sheets, faculty evaluatons, examination booklets, etc. Mainly for the Classes of 1959-1962, with some information for the Class of 1963.
Contains material, such as reports, proposals, awards, working papers and requisitions related to the National Science Foundation's Science Development Award to the University's Departments of Chemistry and Biology.
Several files of correspondence and reports, etc., from the early 1960s on the institution of a four course program; and future projections for the College. Additional miscellaneous files added in 1977.
University of Rochester College of Arts and Science: pilot training papers, early 1940s 0.23 Cubic feet
The collection relates to the pilot training program offered to University of Rochester students in the early 1940s in cooperation with the Civil Aeronautics Administration of the Department of Commerce. Materials include training reports, letters of reply, applicant consent forms, and other documents.
University of Rochester College of Arts and Science: Summer Orientation Program papers, 1971-1972 0.19 Cubic feet
Papers related to the 1971 Summer Orientation Program for Freshmen which was coordinated by Mark Beach, Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Science. Includes correspondence, memos, and other materials.
University of Rochester College of Education papers, 1966-1970 5.13 Cubic feet
Teacher certification applications and correspondence, 1966-1969, and academic advisement files of Dr. Eastman and Dr. Kennedy, 1966-1970.
University of Rochester College of Engineering and Applied Science: graduate student folders, degree recipients, 1967-1970 2.57 Cubic feet
Contains correspondence, schedules, grade reports, etc.
University of Rochester College of Liberal Arts: faculty committee reports, 1894-1914 0.19 Cubic feet
Reports and decisions of various ad hoc committees of the faculty.
Petitions of students to the faculty requesting permission to alter degree requirements, change their schedules, etc.
University of Rochester Dean of Students: Administrative Committee material, 1954-1959 0.19 Cubic feet
Includes processed and manuscript material, such as correspondence, minutes of meetings, decisions on student petitions, etc.
Most folders relate to the merger of the two campuses in the 1950's, or contain faculty meeting minutes. There is also a Faculty Advisor Manual from 1964. Some unrelated material includes a book of academic regulations apparently from the 1930's, and a set of Board of Control minutes, 1934-1946.
University of Rochester Dean of Students: subject folders, circa 1930-1962, bulk 1940-1950 2.94 Cubic feet
Most material is from the 1940s and 1950s.
The Delta Kappa Epsilon (Beta Phi Chapter) papers include minutes, a history of the chapter, material relating to the alumni organization, material relating to the 150th anniversary of the chapter and other events, publications, various three-dimensional objects, a songbook, scrapbook, and guest books.
University of Rochester Department of Biology papers, 1890-1965 [bulk 1950s], bulk 1950-1959 3.43 Cubic feet
The collection contains subject folders and comprehensive examination papers. Subject folders include, among other subjects, material about the merger of the College for Women and College for Men in 1955 and about collections in the University's Museum of Natural History. Comprehensive examination papers consist of undergraduate examinations from 1950-1959.
University of Rochester Department of English papers, 1959-1965 1.11 Cubic feet
Subject folders on courses, conferences, and other departmental affairs. Includes correspondence and processed material. Mostly from the early 1960's.
Subject folders from the Department of English. Includes material on honors examinations, departmental staffing, budgeting, course examinations, and the departmental chairman's correspondence.
Subject folders of the Department of English. Includes folders on summer school, University School, freshmen English, departmental notices and meetings, and River Campus Council.
Subject folders of the Department of English. Includes folders on the conference on Milton, curriculum committee, faculty meetings, honors program, leaves of absence, library, and prizes.
University of Rochester Department of English: subject folders and faculty candidate material, 1961-1971 2.94 Cubic feet
Includes selected retired folders on such subjects as the student book collection award, committees, MLA conventions, and scheduling. Also contains faculty candidate material (1968/1969).