This collection covers the years 1817 through 1930 and includes deeds, mortgages, bonds, protests, catalogs, photos, invoices, and receipts. Deeds and tax receipts for land in Utah, Colorado, Iowa, Wisconsin, and others addressed to W&T Smith Co. point to their ownership of land in these states with connections to other nurseries. Most dates for deeds/mortgages/bonds are those for the date the deed was recorded by the clerk, not the date on the deed itself.

One 4x5" artist's book containing a small plastic box of transparent sheets, approximately 1x1.5" each. Contents are described as "World libraries of artist'books collected in edible microcard form.(24) To Consume before the meal." Published in Charleroi, Belgium.

This poster advertised a weekend event including film showings, workshops, and lectures regarding women in history, feminism, and women's rights.

Wilma K. Smith was a Pennsylvania native whose family migrated to Penn Yan during her childhood and who attended the Rochester Business Institute (RBI) in the early 1920s. This collection consists of a single scrapbook that Smith maintained during her time at RBI, through her post-graduation life up to her wedding day. The scrapbook includes autographs from her classmates at RBI, programs and memorabilia from events she attended, newspaper clippings, calling cards, greeting cards, and business cards.

North American Land Company stock certificate no. 978 representing shares 14098 to 14102.

This RPI field notebook, kept by William Schneider, Class of 1912, was used for a hydrographical survey on the Hudson River in New York, and for a topographical survey in Bennington, Vermont. Included in this notebook are survey readings, small drawn maps, tide gages, and flow readings of the Hudson River, motor ratings, and more.

Scrapbook maintained by Wilber Fay Parsons, Rensselaer Class of 1921. The scrapbook includes newspaper clippings concerning Rensselaer and local history, Rensselaer ephemera, grade reports, etc.

This collection consists of photographs taken by a member or members of the Villnow family of Rochester, New York. The photographs consist of 114 glass plate negatives, containing images of family, friends and Rochester, New York-area scences. The images are dated from 1910 and 1911.

Photograph album of projects completed by the Victor Mendoza Company, Engineers, 1922. The album contains both Spanish and English writings and translations.