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Alfred Hugo Langklotz
This collection consists of one file including: letters, a thrift card, a certificate of naturalization, regulations on permits for German immigrants, and work papers. The materials included details of life for a German immigrant family during the years of 1898-1919.
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Champion, Aristarchus
This collections contains legal documents, business documents, and letters relating to Aristarchus and father Henry Champion. The legal documents relating to Aristarchus and Henry Champion date from 1806-1830. The other documents relate to Aristarchus Champion and his business and estate, and they date from 1831-1892 with some undated material.
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Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, N.Y.)

This collection consists of calendars and carrier greetings dating between 1828 and the present. The carrier greetings and the majority of the calendars were produced by local newspapers for distribution to subscribers. While much of the collection was assembled for historical interest, recent calendars have largely been collected due to their image content. For example, the Erie Canalway calendars represent the winners of an annual photographic contest, and the calendars are retained as much for aesthetic reasons as for informational ones. This is an artificial collection assembled by the Local History & Genealogy Division of the Rochester Public Library.

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This collection consists of historical and statistical material collected on the Rochester Red Wings baseball team and its predecessors. The material covers the years from 1877 to 1994. It includes team rosters, statistical material on individual players and teams, photocopies of articles and books on the Red Wings and other Rochester baseball teams, and a few items of ephemera.
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Campanelli, Ben
This collection consists of materials related to the Rochester Sesquicentennial celebration in 1984. Practically all of the materials date from that year. The materials consist of posters, newspaper clippings, a press packet, realia, ephemera, pamphlets, fliers, programs, photographs and postcards.
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Barrows, Charles Storrs, Jr.
This collections consists of letters, business documents, property information, drawings, blueprints and maps created by or belonging to Rochester, New York-based architect C. Storrs Barrows. These materials were created between 1923 and 1935.
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Booth, Irving

Irving Booth was the son of James E. Booth, who was the president of the Monroe County Savings bank and a trustee to the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) during the 1890s. Papers include letters and awards of merit related to James Booth's parents, Peter and Phebe; Cooper genealogy information; chattel and deeds; several ribbons; Irving Booth's Cornell University and Alpha Delta Phi ephemera, and miscellaneous ephemera.

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Astor, John Jacob

9 1/2" x 15" folded paper. Dated July 15, 1798. Sent by Astor from Ballstown Springs to Abraham[?] Tomlinson in Schenectady. Content of letter is concerned with the fur trade in New York State, and the quality and prices of furs Astor was interested in purchasing. Valued at approximately $10,000.

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Hussey, Obed
This collection consists of the records of Obed Hussey, inventor of an early mechanical reaper. The materials date between 1833 and 1916, with the bulk of the material dating between 1852 and 1858. The materials include letters, trade catalogs, advertising images, and popular magazines.
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Reynolds Library, Rochester N.Y
This collection consists of records from and materials related to the Reynolds Library of Rochester, New York. Due to a lack of provenance, this may be an artificial collection. Materials in the collection include ledger books, operating records, manuscripts, and correspondence. The materials date from 1879 to 1935.
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Popp, Wiliam Frederick, Detective
The William Popp detective ledger book collection consists of the daily diary maintained by Detective William Frederick Popp of the Rochester Police Bureau between January 5, 1920 and August 12, 1939. It also includes a folder of photographs and a folder of biographical information and clippings provided by his descendants.
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Boynton, Beulah

William Ringle was a Times-Union reporter who wrote to Beulah Boynton, daughter of Edward Everett Boynton, for information about the construction of the house bearing her father's name in 1954. The collection includes correspondence between William Ringle and Beulah Boynton re: the Edward Boynton house. Includes a signed letter from Frank Lloyd Wright to Beulah Boynton. The materials in the collection date from 1954 to 1955.